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

1. Set up a double broiler by boiling a pan of water and placing a glass bowl on top of it.
2. Add the beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter and/or cocoa butter.
3. 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!)
4. 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.
5. Transfer your melted mixture to a pouring container (like this). A spatula can help to transfer all of the mixture.
6. Stand up all of your lip balm containers and place them close together in a bunch. Use the funnel to fill each container.
7. Or to be more precise, you could use a big dropper to get exactly the right amount in each container.
8. Let cool, harden, and then use!