Coconut oil is a hair and beauty staple and if you want to enjoy its moisturising benefits for lips too in a balm formula, you can easily make your own coconut oil lip balm by melting coconut oil and beeswax, combining the two and then putting in pots to harden.

The below video shows you how. If you want, you can also add essential oil such as peppermint.

Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. She writes about lifestyle including sustainable and green living.