Make Lip Balm at Home with All Natural Ingredients!
Did you know that it is ridiculously easy to make your own lip balm? This recipe takes just 2 or 3 ingredients and about 10 minutes to make!
If you don’t have essential oils, you can just leave them out and your lip balm will still work just fine.
No coconut oil? Substitute olive oil, sweet almond oil, or avocado oil instead.
I like the combination of coconut oil, beeswax, and peppermint oil for my custom made lip balm. However, you can mix it up and use what you have or order the ingredients you want.
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Customize Your Lip Balm Recipe
This is a very simple recipe. It comes out quite hard so it could easily be poured into a tube container if you prefer those to the small tins or plastic flip-top containers.
I used the flip-top container because it can be washed and reused. This saves money and reduces waste. Win-win!
If you would like your lip balm to come out a bit softer, reduce the amount of beeswax to 1 1/2 tablespoons. The resulting product will be much easier to spread on your lips.
This winter I want to try a few more essential oil combinations for my homemade ‘chapstick.’ A combination of grapefruit, lime, and lemon would be really nice! You can mix it up and use the essential oils you like.
The best essential oils for this purpose are either food-grade or generally recognized as safe for internal use. Although lip balm isn’t for internal use or human consumption, make sure that anyone using it is aware of this…especially young children.
Here’s the super easy recipe…
Coconut Oil Lip Balm
Equipment
- Double boiler
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps coconut oil
- 2 tbsps beeswax grated
- 2-5 drops essential oil of your choice
Instructions
- Add an inch or 2 of water to the bottom pan of a double boiler. Place the top pan on the bottom pan and place on a burner on medium-low heat.
- Add the coconut oil and beeswax to the top of the double boiler.
- Heat until beeswax melts. Stir and remove from heat.
- Add 2 or 5 drops of the essential oil (depending on how strong you would like the scent) of your choice and stir.
- Remove top pan from double boiler and dry the water off the bottom. Pour the lip balm mixture into lip balm containers and allow to cool.
Notes
Make Your Own Bath & Body Products!
You can make a lot of your own moisturizers, salves, ointments, balms, and other bath and body products with just a few ingredients and a little bit of your time.
Make a refreshing Peppermint Foot Balm Recipe for your tired feet or Peppermint Sugar Scrub for cleaning and moisturizing your face! In fact, you might be interested in making a complete Peppermint Spa Gift Set for a loved one! You can even make your own Petroleum-Free Jelly!
Making your own bath and body products allows you to leave out ingredients you may be allergic to or you would prefer not to put on your body. I’m eliminating petroleum products from my skincare products, so coconut oil and beeswax are a great substitute.
You might find that you’re allergic to some of the ingredients that are commonly found in skincare products. Here is an article about some of the ingredients in lip balm that commonly cause allergic reactions or sensitivities.
Do you make your own skincare products? Have you tried making your own lip balm? Leave a comment!
what if you dont have bees wax
Hi Piper,
You could use paraffin wax in place of beeswax, but just be aware that it is a petroleum product. I buy beeswax from a co-op to make my own salves and lip balm, so I have it on hand. I hope this helps… Lisa
In the ingredient list, it says 2-3 drops EO and in the instructions it says add 4-5 drops EO. Wondering which one I should follow?
Hi Fawn,
Sorry about that. Either measurement will be fine. 4 to 5 drops will have a stronger scent.
With the amount of lip balm that I go through, especially during the winter months, I feel like it would be best to make it myself. This looks pretty simple to make, so I will have to get my hands on the ingredients and give it a try.
Love this! It’s so simple. I’m going to try this with my girls – we are always looking for easy, natural, homemade cosmetics. Maybe we’ll try some other oils too – we’re experimenting with making rose oil from our foraged rose petals. Found you on the Farm Fresh Blog Hop!
Hi Sarita!
I hope you and your daughters enjoy the homemade lip balm! I love it and I really enjoy trying new essential oils. 🙂
Thanks so much for visiting!
Such a great idea! We tried making some lip balm once but I think we used too much coconut oil as it was quite greasy and melty. Pinned.
Thank you, Joanne! Yes, the amount of beeswax to oil is important or you end up with lip balm that is too hard or not hard enough!
Thanks for this great recipe!
Happy to share, Michele! Thanks for stopping by!
This is such an easy-to-make recipe. I love the sweet orange scent. Thanks for sharing it! Definitely going to give it a try.
Hi Sarah…I’d like to make some orange lip balm soon 🙂
Happy to share! Thanks for stopping by!
What a great idea! I love it. Pinned!
Thank You, Amy!