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How To Make Homemade Lip Balm

By Manuela Williams

This cold winter air can really dry out your lips! I love using lip balm and discovered that making your own is really easy and such a money saver versus buying organic lip balm! This homemade lip balm is pretty good at sealing in the moisture and only needs 3 ingredients! You can purchase really inexpensive lip balm containers (links at the end of the post) or you can pour it into small (repurposed or new) glass jars or tins  instead.

Homemade lip balm | Making your own is really easy and such a money saver versus buying organic lip balm

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Below is a basic lip balm recipe but if you do a little reasearch you can find ways to customize it (including tinting it).

Homemade Lip Balm

 

homemade lip balm recipe

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil
2 Tablespoons Beeswax Pellets
1 teaspoon Raw Honey
Lip Balm Containers or small glass jars or tins
Essential Oils (vanilla, cinnamon, peppermint & lavender are good ones to try) (optional)

Directions:

1. In a heavy bottom pan or double boiler, slowly heat up the coconut oil and beeswax until the beeswax has become a liquid. Do not boil.

2. Add in the honey and whisk until all of the ingredients are combined. The honey makes this a sweet lip balm

3. Remove from heat. Add in a few drops of essential oils if desired.

4. Use a small spoon to pour into lip balm tubes or glass/tin containers. Using a dropper makes it easier to pour into the lip balm containers. *If it starts to cool before you finish just heat it back up to the liquid state. *If it looks like the honey is separating from the oil just stir it again and then pour.

5. Let the balm cool until hardened.

6. Wipe away any drips and put on the tops of the containers.

This recipe will make several containers of Lip Balm depending on the size of the containers used.

To apply:

  1. Use your finger (or lip brush to place on lips)

Homemade lip balm | Making your own is really easy and such a money saver versus buying organic lip balm
Remember this is a natural product so if you leave it in a hot car it will melt – keep away from extreme heat. These make great gifts!

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon, which means that I may earn a small commission from some of the links in this post. Please see our Disclosure Page for more information.

Other Homemade Beauty Products you might like: DIY Lavender Body Scrub

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Filed Under: DIY Projects, DIY Projects, Frugal Living, Frugal Living Tagged With: DIY Lip Balm, Homemade Beauty Products, Nesting Skills Series

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Comments

  1. Carol Cook says

    January 21, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Our son is getting married and I am working with the Maid of Honor on the bridal shower. I want to make some of the party favors. This would be a fun project and cute in a goodie bag.

    Thanks!

  2. Mitzi says

    January 26, 2015 at 10:32 am

    I am a lip balm addict! Love this–thanks for sharing with us at Motivation Monday 🙂

  3. Amanda says

    January 29, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    I’ve always wanted to make my own lip balm since I go through it so quickly….this looks like a great recipe and easy to do! Thanks for sharing!

  4. Diane Ugo says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:41 am

    Stopping by from the Show Me Saturday link party. Thanks for this, mine and my boys lips are really dry this season. Maybe making my own lip balm will stop me from losing them all the time. Pinning, Diane @ Mrs U Makes

  5. Joanne/WineLady Cooks says

    January 31, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your Homemade Lip Balm recipe with Foodie Friends Friday. We look forward to seeing you again soon with another great recipe/tutorial.

    A FFF co-host,
    Joanne/WineLady Cooks

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