A few days ago we made non-petroleum jelly. It works like vaseline but it better for you!
First we took a trip to the local honey factory and bought some beeswax. That, in itself, was great fun!
Here is a picture of the beeswax we bought:
Next, we melted the beeswax enough to get 1/4 cup for our "recipe":
EDIT: We now grate the beeswax and measure before melting.
Added 1 cup light olive oil (You can use any oil you like) and stirred it up:
Pour into jar to cool:
We had fun watching the mixture harden from the bottom up:
And there you have it, homemade, non-petroleum jelly. Good for those dry patches!
I originally found the recipe at http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php/topic,1099.0.html
RachelsSupply.com has some other interesting recipes for homemade beeswax products (I'm planning to make lotion and antiseptic balm) | 
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