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Homemade Lip Balm Recipe

Homemade Lip Balm Recipe

This homemade lip balm recipe is tried and true. Natural ingredients leave lips healthy and soft. Customize it to create balms for all uses.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Active Time 25 minutes
Cooling/Setting Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Servings 8 tubes
Author Debra Maslowski

Ingredients

  • ¼  cup oil (Like sweet almond, coconut, or grapeseed - find them here.)
  • ¼  cup butter (Like shea, cocoa, or mango - find them here.)
  • 1/4 cup beeswax (You can also use soy wax. Use enough wax to make ¾ cup total lip balm mixture.)
  • several drops essential oil (For flavor - use your favorite oil.)
  • 1 teaspoon powdered herbs for color (Such as beetroot powder or alkanet root powder - find organic herbs here.)

Instructions

  1. Measure your oil and butter into a heatproof glass measuring cup. Microwave a minute or two until melted. (You can also melt the mixture by setting the glass measuring cup in a pan of gently boiling water - like a makeshift double boiler.)
  2. Add enough wax to make a total of ¾ cup. Melt this in the microwave or the makeshift double boiler. The glass measuring cup will get very hot, so be extra careful when handing.
  3. Take a stainless steel spoon and mix everything together. Pull the spoon out and wait a few minutes until what's left on the spoon hardens. Test this to see if it's hard or soft enough for your liking. Make your adjustments now (adding more oil if you want it softer, or more wax if you like it harder).
  4. Optional Step: When the consistency is where you want it, add a few drops of an essential oil like peppermint or grapefruit. (One year for Christmas, I made lip balms in chocolate and orange. I melted some dark chocolate into it and added some orange essential oil.) You can color your homemade lip balm by adding small amounts of powdered herbs such as beetroot powder. Stir it in well so that there are no lumps.

  5. Carefully pour into lip balm tubes or tins. You can clean and reuse old ones or buy new ones. You can purchase lip balm tubes here or small tins here.

Recipe Video

Notes

I've been using this recipe for years.

The wax you use varies in hardness, so you may need to remelt your finished product to discover your preferred texture. Add a bit more wax to make it harder or a bit more oil to make it softer.