How to Make Your Own Lip Balm

Do you already make your own deodorant or whipped body butter? Then with one more ingredient (beeswax), you can also make your own lip balm! I’ve always been a big fan of using Bag Balm on my lips, but I like this even better! It makes my lips super smooth, and I love the smell! This recipe is super easy to follow, and you can have your own lip balm in no time! Not only do I use this as a lip balm but I massage it into my dry cracked hands (especially the cuticles) for super soft skin and on any skin irritation such as eczema or psoriasis. I also like mixing it with some beef tallow and use it as a moisturizer for my face. If you don’t want to make it yourself, head over to my Etsy shop and check out what I’ve made. 🙂

Ingredients/Materials

1 cup Beeswax
1 cup Coconut Oil (You can get some great organic coconut oil here or buy it in bulk here.)
1 cup Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter
*1/4 cup Sweet Almond Oil (you may want to go a little lighter on this and test the softness based on your preference)
Essential Oils: 10 drops each (more or less) of Tea Tree, Lavender, Chamomile, Frankincense, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass, Orange, and Blood Orange
*Special Fragrance: I have collected an assortment of massage oil fragrances that I like to add in for a special smell. Something like this would be nice.
Lip Balm Containers (You can use these tubes, these tins, or these small containers.)
Double Broiler (Or you can just put a glass bowl on top of a pan, which is what I do.)
Pouring Container (Just something with a lip on it.)
Funnel
Dropper

Ingredient Notes

Essential oils are all about your preference. You might enjoy using only a couple or you may be like me and add a little of this and a little of that until it’s just right.
You may have to play with the beeswax ratio, especially when considering your climate. For a firmer product in a really warm climate add more beeswax (start with a 1/4 cup at a time) and for a softer product in a really cold climate start with 3/4 cup.
Another variation is to do half the coconut oil and add more shea or cocoa butter. Both are more moisturizing than coconut oil, but also more expensive.
As with any recipe, I tend to play around and have some fun adding a bit of this and a bit of that. Through experimenting with this recipe, I have found that I prefer a softer version that I store in containers and can easily apply as a salve. So I typically add a bit less beeswax and a bit more sweet almond oil.

Directions

Set up a double broiler by boiling a pan of water and placing a glass bowl on top of it.
Add the beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter and/or cocoa butter.
The beeswax takes the longest to melt which is about 15-20 minutes. (To speed up the process, you can put a towel over the bowl. Just make sure it doesn’t touch the burner!)
Once everything is melted, fill one container and put in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes. Once it hardens, you can test to see if you need to add any more ingredients.
Transfer your melted mixture to a pouring container (like this). A spatula can help to transfer all of the mixture.
Stand up all of your lip balm containers and place them close together in a bunch. Use the funnel to fill each container.
Or to be more precise, you could use a big dropper to get exactly the right amount in each container.
Let cool, harden, and then use!