Basic DIY Lip Balm Recipe (2024)

Lip balm is truly one of the easiest and most inexpensive beauty products to create at home. Not only is crafting your own surprisingly simple, you’ll have full control over all of the ingredients and the satisfaction of knowing that you’re putting pure, natural, and organicelements on your lips!

Let's Make Lip Balm!

It’s fun to concoct recipesusing your favorite organic botanicals and essential oils!

Basic Recipe

As a general rule, blend 3 partscarrier oil to 1 partbeeswax,and add 1 part plant-based butterif using. Coarsely chop the beeswax or use beeswax pastilles. Place beeswax, butter, and oils in a small pot or glass measuring cup and gently heat in the top of a double-boiler until the beeswax and butters have melted. Once melted, remove from the stovetop and add essential oils and vitamin E oil (a natural preservative). Immediately pour the mixture into clear or white tubes. You can also purchase tins or glass jars for a more manual application. Allow to cool completely before placing caps onto the lip balm containers.

One of the great things about making lip balm is that it's almost impossible to mess up! You can always remelt it and add more ingredients until you are satisfied with the final product. I often do this when creating a new lip balm recipe, since it doesn't always come out perfectly the first time.

I've also included three of my favorite recipes below.

a Vegan Alternative

I've found that organic carnuaba wax can be used in place of the beeswax, though it hardens much quicker than beeswax. You will likely want to use about half as much carnuaba as you would beeswax.

Pro Tips

Ifyour lip balm is too soft, re-melt it and add more beeswax. If it is too hard, re-melt and add more oil. You can also adjust your recipes with the seasons: harder lip balms are better for warm summer weather and softer lip balms are great during colder times of year. Add essential oils at your discretion. Ageneral amount is 2 drops per container, but this varies depending upon the essential oil used. Less is better when it comes to essential oils, asyou don’t want to end up with lip balm that will sting or irritate your lips!

Citrus essential oils can be phototoxic.In 14 years of making and using citrus lip balms, I have never experienced any problems with this, but I also live in Oregon where it is overcast for much of the year! If you live in a sunny climate, you may choose to be more cautious with the amount of citrus essential oils added, omit them completely, or swap with another essential oil of your choosing.

Mandarin Nutmeg Lip Balm Recipe

This sweet, citrusy, and warming lip balm has just a hint of spice.Made with organic mandarin and nutmeg essential oils and otherbotanical ingredients.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. beeswax
• 2 Tbsp. organic sunflower oil
• 1 Tbsp. organic olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. organic mango butter
• 15 drops organic mandarin essential oil
• 5 drops organic nutmeg essential oil
• A few drops of Non-GMO vitamin E oil (optional, but recommended)

Directions

1. Coarsely chop the beeswax or use beeswax pastilles.
2. Place beeswax, butter, and carrier oils in a small pot or glass measuring cup and gently heat in the top of a double-boiler until the beeswax and butters have melted.
3. Once melted, remove from stovetop and add essential oils and vitamin E oil.
4. Immediately pour the mixture into clear or whitelip balm containers. You can also purchase tins or glass jars. Allow to cool completely before placing caps onto the lip balm containers.
5. Your lip balm is finished!
6. You can now add labels, ribbons, twine, or any other decorative elements. Makes approximately 1.5 oz. of lip balm, enough to fill 10 lip balm tubes, 6 of our 1/4-oz. plastic jars, or 3 1/2-oz. tins or plastic jars.

Lime Coconut Lip Balm Recipe

Reminiscent of tropical beaches, this blend is perfect for warmer weather or for those who prefer a lightweight and glossy lip balm.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. beeswax
• 2 Tbsp. organic sunflower oil
• 1 Tbsp. organicunrefined coconut oil
• 15 drops organic lime peel essential oil
• A few drops of Non-GMO vitamin E oil (optional, but recommended)

Directions

1. Coarsely chop the beeswax or use beeswax pastilles.
2. Place beeswax and carrier oils in a small pot or glass measuring cup and gently heat in the top of a double-boiler until the beeswax and butters have melted.
3. Once melted, remove from stovetop and add essential oils and vitamin E oil.
4. Immediately pour the mixture into clear or whitelip balm containers. You can also purchase tins or glass jars. Allow to cool completely before placing caps onto the lip balm containers.
5. Your lip balm is finished!
6. You can now add labels, ribbons, twine, or any other decorative elements. Makes approximately 1.5 oz. of lip balm, enough to fill 10 lip balm tubes, 6 of our 1/4-oz. plastic jars, or 3 1/2-oz. tins or plastic jars.

Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm Recipe

A refreshing, cooling, and nourishing lip balm with cocoa butter and peppermint. Like mint chocolate ice cream ... for your lips!

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. beeswax
• 2 Tbsp. organic sweet almond oil
• 1 Tbsp. organic avocado oil
• 1 Tbsp. organic cocoa butter
• 12-15 dropsorganic peppermint essential oil
• A few drops of Non-GMO vitamin E oil (optional, but recommended)

Directions

1. Coarsely chop the beeswax or use beeswax pastilles.
2. Place beeswax, butter, and carrier oils in a small pot or glass measuring cup and gently heat in the top of a double-boiler until the beeswax and butters have melted.
3. Once melted, remove from stovetop and add essential oils and vitamin E oil.
4. Immediately pour the mixture into clear or whitelip balm containers. You can also purchase tins or glass jars. Allow to cool completely before placing caps onto the lip balm containers.
5. Your lip balm is finished!
6. You can now add labels, ribbons, twine, or any other decorative elements. Makes approximately 1.5 oz. of lip balm, enough to fill 10 lip balm tubes, 6 of our 1/4-oz. plastic jars, or 3 1/2-oz. tins or plastic jars.

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