DIY All-Natural Super-Moisturizing Lip Balm
Body DIY DIY Skincare & Beauty Natural DIY
Did you know that the average woman ingests 4 pounds of lip product in her lifetime?
That is a lot of lipstick/gloss/butter/balm! So it better be nasty-free.
This DIY lip balm is not only 100% natural, it is hands-down the most moisturizing lip balm I have ever tried. And I like to consider myself an aficionado of sorts. A balm buff, if you will. I mean, at any given time, there is likely at least four to six different types of (all-natural) lip products at the bottom of my purse. But enough about my cosmetics hoarding issue…
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons pure, filtered, unbleached beeswax pastilles
- 1 teaspoon organic raw shea butter
- 3 teaspoons organic unrefined coconut oil
- 20 drops of essential oil of choice (I do 10 drops of peppermint and 10 of tangerine)
- 6 3/16 oz. (5.5 ml) lip balm tubes (or if you would prefer, check out these cute 1/2 oz tins)
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients in a small sauce pot and put it on the oven on low-medium heat. Stir the mixture until all of the beeswax and shea butter has melted. Turn the burner off and remove the pot from the heat. Fill the lip balm tubes using a funnel. Let the tubes sit undisturbed for 20 minutes to cool and set (leave any spill-over temporarily undisturbed – it is not worth trying to wipe it off right now).
After your balm has cooled and set, it is ready to go! I decorated my balms by printing out eye-catching graphics on standard office labels (2 by 4 inches, 10 per sheet), cutting them to size, and then covering them with clear packing tape, also cut to size. All of you DIYers out there will have no problem with this, and will have lots of fun either designing personalized labels or finding cute graphics and patterns.
I recently made a huge batch (since, hey, this is how I get my kicks) and gave them to friends, family, and coworkers. It’s a nice little gift that does not cost much to make (my estimates place each tube at less than $1!) and everyone loves, especially if you customize the labels to the recipients (cats for Marisa, flowers for Mom…).
This recipe holds up well in the summer heat and is fantastic for protecting lips from the dry winter air!
Hey, Stella! YAYYYY I’m so happy to hear that (and I totally agree)!!
Well I think you can make as much as you want at once — just (as always) be careful to keep everything clean and to not get water into the mixture so you don’t get any bacteria growth.
Everyone will LOVE their homemade gifts 🙂
Forgot to ask tho, how big of a batch do you think would be o.k to mix at once?
Ok, I made my first batch of my own lip balm ever last night using this recipe. I have been addicted to lip balm for most of my life & I’m saying this recipe is the bomb! It is nice and creamy feeling on my lips, not waxy. I am used to having to reapply lip balm often and this balm is throwing me off because it lasts so long! I put some on before I went to bed and didn’t even need to reapply more in the morning because I could still feel it when I woke up! This is definitely going to be Christmas presents for people this year! Thank you Nadia
Well Kool Aid is anything but natural so I would not suggest that at all. But cocoa powder may work, and so would the peppermint oil you can pick up in the baking section of the grocery store.
Are there some natural ingredients (not using essential oils) that you could recommend using to flavor this balm? I have read different things from kool aid to cocoa powder. I just wondered if you have any other ideas. Thank you.
I just’t don’t have a double boiler nor do I want to buy one so I use a sauce pan. If you have a double boiler, use that — they both do the same thing: melt the wax.
Most recipes I’ve seen with these ingredients call for use of a double boiler to heat them, but yours calls for just all in a saucepan. I’m wondering which way would really be best.
SO GO AHEAD AND PIN IT!!!!!
I JUST WANT TO PIN IT!!!!!
would like to be able to make all my own make up and skin care needs.
Hey, Marie-Pier! Great question… I’ve seen all of those oils in lip balms before and know they are safe for skin use, so assume a little ingested would be OK though you may want to do some more research. Also remember that citrus EOs will make your skin more sensitive to the sun, and may irritate cracked skin (though a little probably won’t hurt).
Side note: lavender vanilla is an awesome combo 🙂
Hi! I have tried this recipe and it’s amazing! I love it. I am only wondering if any essential oil can be put in a lip balm? I mean, is it safe (because we will probably swallow a little bit of that lip balm, right?)? I put lavender in mine, and citrus (lemon, lime,, grapefruit…) in my friend’s.
Not sure!
Anyone think you can add lanolin in?? Wondering if I would have to adjust anything if I just had a very small amount??? Thanks!!
Yep!
Can cocoa butter be substituted for the shea?
Prone to cold sores and want to make this. Any suggestions to which EOs would help? Thanks
I doubled the recipe above and it filled 6 little balm containers. I added cinnamon for color and flavor with 20 drops of cinnamon EO. Looks and smells great! Can’t wait to try it! Happy new year, all! And thanks for posting this recipe/instructions!
Yayyy that makes me so happy! Yes, they totally do make awesome gifts!!