Original Recipe 1896
With The Addition of Bees Wax
GERMAN LIP SALVE.
.5oz
Lemon
The book that this recipe came from was dated 1896, but the recipes were a compilation of much older recipes. Unfortunately, they didn't give the history of those recipes or where the originals came from- just that these were tried and true recipes that have stood the test of time.
The ingredient list in this German Lip Salve is completely different from the 1772 honey lip salve in the shop- another reason I wanted to give this one a go. Cocoa Butter has been around for ages. In the 18th century, I even came across a recipe book pretty much saying- if you can get cocoa butter, use it.
"A great quantity of fubftance refembling Butter is extracted from the Cocoa Tree, which is excellent to mollify and nourish the fkin, and has long been ufed for this purpose amongst the Spanifh Creolian women." Toilet De Flora 1772 p. 203.
The original recipe did not have beeswax. We tried this and found it messy. So we did add beeswax, which historically is very normal because it is well documented that Apothecaries would mix their preparations according to climate or to preferred taste, like adding Bees Wax in the summer to make their products more stable.
Cocoa Butter is an amazing moisturizer for chapped skin, dry hands, and so much more; plus add lemon for the summer, and you have a winner!
Directions: For use on the lips, hands, nails, etc. To prevent chaps and help moisturize.
Ingredients:
Cocoa Butter is an amazing moisturizer for chapped skin, dry hands, and so much more! We also so combined the original recipe with some added beeswax, and we now have a WINNING Victorian lip balm that locks in moisture.
you have a winning authentic Victorian lip balm. Want to know more about Cocoa butter? Let us know!
Why is it called " German"? Apparently, because of the Cocoa butter! Confused- Yep me too! I only found one reference to why some products are called "German" it's because of the Cocoa butter. If I ever find a source that explains why I will let you know.