Homemade Lip Balm is easy to make and will moisturize your lips in seconds. You only need 3 ingredients and it’s so quick and simple to make.
This natural Lip Balm Recipe works so well and smells good too. It really is very easy to make, and you only need a few simple ingredients.
You will not believe just how easy it is! It’s very quick to make and budget friendly. I also love to make Easy DIY Homemade Hand Cream and DIY Lip Scrub.
It does not require lots of expensive items and materials. This recipe is frugal, easy and works great. Chapped lips will be a thing of the past with this lip balm recipe.
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Why We Love This
There are no extra ingredients in this DIY Lip Balm with Coconut Oil and it’s so hydrating for dry lips. You won’t find hard to pronounce words, flavors or ingredients you don’t know what they are for.
If you worry about all the yucky chemicals in store bought lip balm, give this DIY Lip Balm a try. It works great with natural ingredients and takes only a few ingredients.
This recipe is very simple, all natural and simple. You can feel good about what you are putting on your lips. I also love to make this diy lip balm recipe for gifts.
For more DIY ideas, try DIY Charcoal Mask.
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Grated Beeswax
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Almond Extract or Almond Oil or essential oils
- Clear Lip Container. You can use lip balm tubes if you prefer.
- Double Boiler
How to Make Lip Balm with Beeswax
Step 1. Fill up the bottom portion of the double boiler with water. Bring to a boil.
Step 2. While you’re waiting for your water to begin boiling, take your bees wax sticks and grate them finely. This will help them melt much faster and smoother. Then pour your beeswax pellets into the top portion of the double boiler and add in your coconut oil.
Step 3. Allow the mixture to melt down to a liquid and then add in your almond extract or essential oils.
Step 4. Give it a quick stir, remove from heat and immediately pour into the clear lip balm containers or tins. The liquid will set up to a lip balm base in about 5 minutes. Once it’s solid it’s ready to use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can. I like to add peppermint essential oil to make a luxurious Peppermint Lip Balm. Other ideas include lavender and lemon. The essential oils also add a nice scent.
Yes, a small amount of Vitamin E oil will add extra moisture to dry lips.
I recommend using a double boiler to make your Homemade Lip Balm. It is a quick and easy way to melt the beeswax and coconut oil. I highly recommend one of these boilers.
If you don’t have one, you can use a microwave safe glass bowl to melt ingredients in the microwave. You can also use an oven safe bowl over a pot or small saucepan on the stove. Melt on medium to low heat.
Replace 1 teaspoon of the coconut oil with Jojoba Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Olive Oil or Castor Oil. This will give the lip balm a glossier finish.
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Give this Homemade Lip Balm Recipe a try. It makes a great gift. Please leave a comment once you make your own lip balm. I love reading your comments and hearing from you.
Homemade Lip Balm
Materials
- ½ Cup Grated Beeswax
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Almond Extract or Almond Oil or essential oils
- Clear Lip Container found in target travel section or HERE
- Double Boiler I recommend these
Instructions
- To make your Homemade Lip Balm you will need a double boiler to melt down your beeswax and coconut oil. I highly recommend one of these boilers.
- Fill up the bottom portion of your double boiler with water and set on high fire and bring to a boil. While you’re waiting for your water to begin boiling you need to take your beeswax sticks and grate them up finely.
- This will help them melt much faster and smoother.
- Pour your beeswax into the top portion of the double boiler and add in your coconut oil. Allow it to melt down to a liquid and then add in your almond extract or essential oils.
- Give it a quick stir, remove from heat and immediately pour into your clear lip container.
- The liquid will set up to a lip balm base in about 5 minutes. Once it’s solid it’s ready to use, enjoy.
Going to try the lip balm. What do you use to add color to it?
I have seen where some people add kool-aid to it.
How many containers can I fill with this recipe?
About 7-10 containers depending on the sizes that you use.
To add colour you can use an old lip stick or scrape an unwanted eye shaddow into warm oil.
Love this idea going make my friends some these for Christmas this year hah .Love it
I’ve just tried this and it worked as a charm.
I halved the ingredients and I added 3 drops of vitamin E oil to my mixture. Instead of almond extract I used blueberry essential oil.
I also tried to experiment adding some pink food colouring but it didn’t dissolve. It stayed at the bottom of my mixing jar so didn’t get into my lip balm (which was good cause I didn’t want pink chunks in it).
Thanks for this easy recipe!
I just made this lip balm and filled Chapstick tubes. It resulted in a less smooth texture than expected for a chapstick. Difficult to apply to lips! Should I add more coconut oil or Almond oil? Please help. Thanks
Carrie I tried your lip balm recipe .I thought it was great. Made it for my daughters and Granddaughter Thank you again for the recipe
I put my ingredients in a cleaned out pasta sauce jar & sit it in a pam of simmering water with the lid just resting so no water gets in. I pick it up once in a while using a dry towel close the lid down & swirl it. When I’m done filling my containers I throw the jar out – no clean-up!
This was an EXCELLENT idea. Worked like a charm!!
I’m so glad!
Where will i find the beeswax?
Where do u buy the beeswax?
I get mine on amazon. Thank you!
I buy it at Mountain Rose Herbs.
We buy it directly from beekeeping personnel
Oh great idea – Thanks for sharing!
What can you add to it to make a flavor lip balm. I love this idea
Kool aid or gelatin mix
I was thinking of adding peppermint essential oil to make a candy cane lip balm! with a drop of green food dye. The possibilities are endless with essential oils, blue raspberry and vanilla would make cotton candy!
They sell lip balm flavors at Bulk Apothecary.com
Wooooow me encantó tanto!
Muchas gracias por compartir tus recetas con nosotras!
If you have a Sprouts Store nearby. I find they have all u need for any E O. Recipe s.
Definitely trying this.
Thank you for sharing.
Great simple recipe, feels good.
Living in Arizona I go through a lot of lip balm, so glad I found your recipe.
Next time I will try it with some flavor.
If I wanted a lavender or fruit smell would I just add essential oils? How can I change the color?
You can add essential oils as long as they are the ones that can be ingested. On the color, you can use food dye or mica for the color on the lip balm. Thank you.
How many tubes of lip balm will this recipe make?
This makes about 3-4 depending on how much you put in each container.
i think there is a typo in the list of ingredients. i made this and had to keep adding coconut oil because 1/2 cup grated bees wax waa too much. i used the bees wax beads but should not have made such a diff. i ended up with so much lip balm i could open up my own business! hope this was helpful.
Dee Dee
How much more coconut oil did you add.
I tried this recipe and it is a little difficult to get the product on my finger. I think it needs another oil or butter maybe. I did add peppermint and the smell is wonderful.
Carrie, will this consistency stand up in a roll-up lip balm tube?
Do I add the essential oil instead of the almond oil? Or all together? And how much of the essential oils should I use?
You can use essential oils instead of Almond oils. I would use 2-3 drops. Thanks.
Coconut oil will start melting once it gets warmer than room temperature I believe so will this mix melt if it’s a little warmer than usual? I’m worried the balm will turn into liquid like coconut oil does sometimes.
The beeswax helps the lip balm stay in the solid form so it won’t melt at room temperature. I have made this several times and have never had an issue with it melting. Thank you!
I’m having a little trouble getting the product on my finger to apply. Can I add something else that will make it a little easier?
The beeswax makes it thicker, I would recommend adding more coconut oil until it’s the consistency that you prefer. If it has already hardened, you can transfer to a microwave safe bowl and re-melt it down to add in more coconut oil. Thanks!
Do you measure the coconut oil in solid form and then melt it. Or do you measure it already melted? Mine turned out very wet and oily….I measured mine solid then melted it???!!
I measure the coconut oil in its sold form. If it’s very wet and not solidifying, I would add more beeswax as this is what helps it turn into a solid. Thanks.
I’m going to give this recipe a try!!! I Love EO’s and I make plenty of blends with them! This simple recipe sounds to good to be true 🤗!! I will post an update, once my product is made!!
Thanks!
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I hope that you love it and can’t wait to hear what you think!
Can I use hibiscus powder for color?
I have made many lip balms, chapsticks, etc. I have never had success with extracts. They are usually water based. Water and oil do not mix. So make sure your flavoring is oil based.
You can also add a drop or 2 of lanolin which will increase the benefits of this product. Thank you for the recipe.