This homemade lip balm is perfect for cold New England winters!
I enjoy making my own beauty products at home – it’s fun and easy, and they make wonderful gifts, too. I’ve been wanting to experiment with making my own lip balm for awhile now, especially since my poor kiddos have such chapped lips all winter long.
Speaking of kids, mine are are forever ruining my traditional lip balm tubes by twisting it up too high so it breaks, or putting the cap on and smashing it everywhere. I decided to use these little containers that I had purchased from Pick Your Plum earlier in the year.
This homemade lip balm is light and smells like just a hint of honey. The warmth from your finger melts it a tiny bit, making it easy to swipe a little across your lips and it feels heavenly!
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Soothing Homemade Lip Balm
Materials:
- 1-1/2 tablespoons Beeswax Organic Pellets
- 4 tablespoons Organic Coconut Oil
- 1-1/2 tablespoons honey
- Dropper
Directions:
- Fill a small saucepan with about 3 inches of water and bring to a low simmer.
- Place a glass bowl over the pot and add in the beeswax pellets, coconut oil and honey.
- Heat the ingredients for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally while the pellets and oil melt and meld together with the honey.
- Remove the pot from the heat, but leave the bowl on top so the mixture doesn’t harden while you’re filling the tins.
- Use a dropper to carefully fill each tin. Do not handle the tins while the mixture is hot or you’ll burn your fingers. The balm with harden in about 5-6 minutes, but wait about 30 minutes for them to cool completely before handling.
Makes approximately 5 tins 1-1/2″ tins.
This lip balm makes great gifts – it seems small, but it’s a great addition to:
- Hospital kits for expectant moms
- Get well baskets
- Diaper bags
- Spa gift sets
Download these super cute (if I do say so myself!) labels and gift away!
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Jennifer Johnson says
March 13, 2014 at 12:30 pmLove this pinned!
Ang says
March 17, 2014 at 12:51 pmThank you Jennifer! 🙂
cathy says
March 13, 2014 at 3:14 pmlove love lip balm, never thought to make mine own! Definitely going to be trying this out 🙂
Cathy
Ang says
March 17, 2014 at 12:51 pmI hope you do, Cathy! Let me know how it comes out! 🙂
Erlene says
March 17, 2014 at 5:18 amAlways wanted to try making my own lip balm. Pinned. Visiting from Sweet Sharing Mon. blog party
Ang says
March 17, 2014 at 12:52 pmErlene, good luck! Thanks for stopping by from the party 🙂
Wendy @ www.mamasblogcentral.com says
March 18, 2014 at 9:57 amLove the lip balm. This would also make a great little shower favor. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Ang says
March 18, 2014 at 3:20 pmThanks so much for stopping by, Wendy, and for your sweet comment 🙂
Heather @ French Press says
March 18, 2014 at 11:39 pmStella and I love making our own beauty stuff,this looks wonderful
Ang says
March 19, 2014 at 9:05 amThanks so much Heather!
David Smith says
March 19, 2014 at 1:09 pmOne of these days when I have some money coming in, I want to try making all sorts of different stuff like this at home. My fiance would really like a homemade product like these as a surprise present I think. Thanks for the info.
Nancy A. says
March 21, 2014 at 6:35 amI love lip balm so am going to make this when I get the beeswax pellets. I love your Coffee Sugar Scrub! Made it for my daughter for her birthday and she loved it!! Made me some, too, it is great for hands!!
[email protected] says
March 21, 2014 at 3:33 pmI need to make some of this lovely lip balm! I adore that it has coconut oil in it! 🙂
Ang says
March 22, 2014 at 6:56 pmI’m so glad you stopped by, Jocelyn! The lip balm really is so nice and light 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Jodi Geis says
March 25, 2014 at 1:20 pmIs there another oil that can be used? I’m allergic to coconut oil but would LOVE to make my own.
Ang says
March 25, 2014 at 2:21 pmHi Jodi, I’ve never tried it with anything but coconut oil. Sorry I can’t be more help!
Lisa says
May 22, 2014 at 11:03 amPinned. I’m looking forward to trying this. Thanks for the tutorial!
Ang Paris says
June 15, 2014 at 5:51 pmThanks for pinning, I hope you give it a try and love it! 🙂
Stella Lee (@Purfylle) says
November 15, 2014 at 3:46 amI’m hunting down coconut oil recipes because I just bought my first bottle- thanks for the lip balm recipe – Pinned
Ang Paris says
November 17, 2014 at 12:37 pmNo problem, Stella! You might want to check out my Coconut Sugar Scrub also 🙂
Stella Lee (@Purfylle) says
November 17, 2014 at 6:50 pmI sure will – thanks!
Donna peters says
December 9, 2014 at 12:33 pmI made up a batch of the lip balm today but couldn’t get the honey to fully incorporate. Any ideas? It still feels great on. Trying the lotion bars next. These will make great additions to the girls’ gift baskets. Thanks!
Ang Paris says
December 15, 2014 at 3:17 pmDonna, I haven’t run into the problem so I’m not sure. I hate to write that! I hope the lotion bars come out well for you 🙂
Jennifer says
December 17, 2018 at 12:52 amIf I use those type tins, how many would you think this recipe makes?
Ang Paris says
December 18, 2018 at 9:30 amHi Jennifer! If you use the 1-1/2 inch diameter tins, this recipe will make approximately 5 tins.