Green Girl, YOU ROCK!
I use little tins all the time for getting stuff organized, and I have a REAL hard time locating them!
All kinds of little gun parts, transmission parts, ect. I need to keep separated!
I won't go anywhere without Chap-Stick in my pocket or gear!
I don't know about the 'Self Made' stuff, but brand name 'Chap-Stick' works for a bunch of different things!
Got adhesive goo or tape residue stuck to something,
Smear a little Chap-Stick on it and let it set, when you wipe off the Chap-Stick, the 'goo' goes with it.
That includes pine pitch and pine sap! Takes it right off!
Insect bites that itch like crazy? You guessed it, Chap-Stick will make you life much more tolerable!
Scrapes, minor cuts, ect. you don't want infected, Chap-Stick has worked for me for over 40 years.
Anyway, just one of those 'Old Fart' things you find out along the way!