Put some dried lavender flowers and one or two whole vanilla beans, split down the middle, into a jar.
Then fill the jar with a carrier oil, or blend of oils, of your choice.
Cover the jar and let it sit in a cool and dark place for at least a week or two, if not longer.
Vanilla Lavender Lip Balm
Create a makeshift double boiler by putting a small bowl or a glass Pyrex measuring cup over a pot with about an inch of simmering water.
Put the vanilla lavender oil and beeswax into the small bowl or Pyrex, and heat until the beeswax completely dissolves into the oil, stirring occasionally.
Add the shea butter and stir until it completely dissolves.
Stir in the lavender essential oil.
Carefully pour the mixture into small tins or lip balm tubes and let sit until the lip balms sets up completely.
Notes
You will need tins or lip balm tubes to keep the finished lip balms in. This recipe makes approximately 6 ounces total (which is about 40 standard lip balm tubes).