The easiest DIY Lip balm Recipe
The Easiest DIY Lip Balm Recipes:
Because of the festive Christmas season coming ahead my head and refrigerator door is filled with lists and checklist primarily lists of gifts for friends, family, the kids’ school teacher. So while brainstorming for DIY stuff for the goodie bags, I stumbled upon lip balms. DIY lip balms fit in perfectly; its useful for everyone (kids and adults), lip balms are quick and easy to make, there is plenty of room to get creative, and DIY lip balms are pocket-friendly you can make a large batch in one go, it doesn’t cost a lot. Dive right into these crazy mamas venture of DIY lip balm recipes.
The Basic DIY Lip Balm Recipe:
We’ll start with the basic recipe for lip balm, all other variations of lip balms such as different flavors, tints, and essential oils follows this recipe with minute additions. The basic recipe calls for;
- Emollients; Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Beeswax, Vaseline, Paraffin, Lanolin
- Base oil: Coconut oil, Olive oil, almond oil, Jojoba oil
- Essential oil (optional); Lemon, Peppermint, carrot seed, Rose, Cinnamon, Clove, Lavender
- Lip tint(optional); Scrapings from favorite lipstick or eyeshadow. You can also opt for natural colorants like beetroot powder.
- Lip balm tubes or containers
- Double boiler
- Glass bowl and spatula
Basic Lip Balm Formula:
- Carrier oil 3 parts
- Emollient 1 part (slightly more than that)
- Essential oil not more than 2 to 3 drops
- Solid Butter 1part (optional)
Directions:
- In a double boiler melt Solid butter and Emollient.
- Once completely melted, take off from flame and add the carrier oil. Add lip tint at this stage. Mix well using a spatula or a spoon.
- Add Essential oil to the lip balm in the end because essential oils are extremely sensitive to heat and sunlight.
- Before adding essential oil and pouring the lip balm in lip balm tubes, I like to do the spoon test to make sure it is of desired consistency. Take a stainless steel spoon and dip the tip into the lip balm.
- Leave the spoon on the kitchen counter for a few minutes. Scrape off the lip balm from the spoon when it hardens ad apply it on your skin to check for a smooth application. It should neither be too runny, not too hard.
- If the lip balm is too hard, add more carrier oil and lightly heat the mixture on a double boiler while stirring constantly.
- If the mixture is too runny add some more scrapings of emollient or solid butter, again gently heat on the double boiler while stirring constantly.
Crazy mama tip:
- Use castor oil; it gives an added glossy shine to your lips.
- Here is a list of the best ingredients for lip balms. These ingredients are sure to resolve chapped lips, leaving them soft and hydrated. Each ingredient has healing, rejuvenating, and hydrating properties attached to it.
Coconut oil
Vitamin E capsule
Cocoa butter
Essential oils
Top 13 DIY Lip Balm Recipes:
So using this basic formula of lip balm recipe, we move on to different variations of lip balms. For now, I’ll be sharing my most trusted and appreciated top 13 lip balm recipes. Dive right in.
Soothing Chamomile Lip balm:
Chamomile has a soothing impact on the skin due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
What you need:
Chamomile Tea 1tea bag
(grind it into a fine powder)
Castor oil ½ tbsp
Coconut oil ½ tbsp
Bees Wax 3 tbsp
Directions:
- Grind the chamomile tea into fine powder in an electric grinder.
- In a double boiler melt beeswax and stir in coconut oil plus castor oil.
- Take off from the flame and add the fine chamomile powder. Mix well and pour into lip balm tubes or containers.
Tinted Rosy Lip Balm:
Rose essential oil is an excellent emollient; it works wonders by keeping dry skin hydrated and moisturized.
What you need:
Dried rose petals 1tsp
(powdered)
Rose essential oil 10 drops
Castor oil 2tbsp
Beetroot powder ¼ tsp
Bees Wax 2Tbsp
Vitamin E capsule 3
Directions:
- Melt beeswax in a double boiler, add dried rose petal powder, stir. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in castor oil, beetroot powder, rose essential oil and empty the vitamin E capsule into this mixture.
- Pour the rose lip balm into lip balm tubes.
Chocolate Mint Lip Balm:
Mint not only adds flavor but also has a soothing effect, whereas chocolate is packed with antioxidants and protects your lips from sunburn.
What you need:
Bees Wax 2Tbsp
Coconut oil 2Tbsp
Cocoa Powder 1tsp
Sweet Almond oil 2tsp
Peppermint Essential oil 4drops
Direction:
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in cocoa powder, sweet almond oil, and peppermint essential oil.
- Pour the minty mixture into lip balm tubes or containers.
Beeswax Lip Balm:
Ric in Vitamin A, beeswax rejuvenates your skin, because of its anti-inflammatory properties; it is also used to heal wounds such as cracked feet with deep cuts, hence ideal for treating chapped lips.
What you need:
Beeswax 2Tbsp
Coconut Oil 2Tbsp
Fine Glitter
(optional)
The essential oil of choice
Lip tint
(optional)
Directions:
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in lip tint; you can use scrapings from your favorite lip color or eye shadow, or you can use natural colorants like beetroot powder.
- Mix in Essential oil of your choice and add fine glitter or shimmer powder to up the lip balm game.
Agave Vanilla Lip Balm:
Known for its anti-aging properties, agave soothes irritations on the skin, heals wounds and keeps your skin hydrated.
What you need:
Shea butter 1 ½ Tbsp
Walnut oil ½ tsp
Agave Syrup 1tsp
Ginger Essential oil 2 drops
Coconut oil 1Tbsp
Vanilla extract 5 drops
Directions:
- Melt Shea butter and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame and add walnut oil.
- Stir in Vanilla extract, agave syrup, and ginger essential oil.
- Pour the agave lip balm into lip balm tubes or containers.
Honey and Lavender Lip Balm:
Lavender and honey lip balm is an ideal choice for sunburned lips due to its anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory properties. The aroma from lavender helps relieve stress, migraines, and restlessness too.
Ingredients:
Coconut oil 3tbsp
Honey ½ tsp
Almond oil 1Tbsp
Beeswax 2Tbsp
Lavender Essential oil 5 drops
Lip balm tubes or containers
Direction:
- Secure the lip balm tubes collectively in an upright position using a rubber band. This makes it easy to fill up.
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir honey and almond oil into the mixture.
- Add essential oil and mix well.
- Pour the lip balm into lip balm tubes.
Easy Peppermint Lip Balm:
Peppermint has a cooling impact hence soothes chapped irritated lips. Furthermore, the aroma of peppermint helps with clearing congestion, incase you are looking for a lip balm for dry, chapped lips with a sore throat.
What you need:
White bees Wax 4Tbsp
Coconut oil 4Tbsp
Sweet Almond oil 6Tbsp
Peppermint essential oil 7drops
Lip tint Scrapings from your favorite lip color.
Directions:
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in Lip tint, almond oil, and peppermint essential oil.
- Pour the mixture into pre-set lip balm tubes or lip balm containers.
Raspberry Lip Balm:
Rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C, raspberries lightens dark lips. It also shields your lips from ultraviolet rays. The red color of raspberries adds a tint to lip balm, resulting in rosy pink lips.
Raspberries (freeze-dried) 1/3 c
Coconut oil 2Tbsp
Bees Wax 1Tbsp
Lemon Essential oil 4drops
Lip balm tubes
Directions:
- Crush raspberries and strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in crushed raspberries and lemon essential oil.
- Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes. Seal the tube and turn it upside down to set. The raspberries tend to set down in the tube, this turning over distributes it evenly in the lip balm.
- If you prefer not to turn over the lip balm tube, it creates a beautiful gradient ombre effect.
Kool-Aid Lip balm:
If you are looking for a fun craft project for the kids to pass long summer afternoons in peace, then you just found one.
What you need:
Vaseline 4Tbsp
Kool-aid 1 Packet
Caster Sugar 1tsp
Lip balm containers
Directions:
- Scoop Vaseline out into a double boiler and melt it.
- Empty a Kool-aid sachet of your choice into the Vaseline and mix thoroughly.
- Add sugar while stirring constantly. Make sure the mixture is smooth and not grainy; this might take a while, though.
- Once the mixture is smooth, pour it into lip balm containers and place the sealed containers in the refrigerator to set for 5 to 10 hours.
Note: It is best to store Kool-Aid lip balm in a cool and dry place. This lip balm does not have a very long shelf life.
Tropical Citrus Lip balm:
Citrus in grapefruits, lemon, orange, and lime improves your skin elasticity and lightens dark lips. Besides, the delicious aroma grapefruits prevent photosensitivity of skin hence reducing the chances of skin cancer.
What you need:
Sweet Almond oil 2Tbsp
Shea Butter 2Tbsp
Mango Butter 2Tbsp
Orange essential oil 7 drops
Grapefruit seed essential oil 10 drops
Lemon essential oil 10 drops
Lime Essential Oil 3 drops
Directions:
- Melt Shea butter and mango butter in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in sweet almond oil and all the essential oils mentioned.
- Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes or containers.
Plumping Lip balm:
Clove essential oil helps breakdown dead cell and improves blood circulation. Clove, cinnamon, and peppermint essential oil collectively cause the lips to appear plump.
What you need:
Coconut oil 4Tbsp
Shea butter 4Tbsp
Clove essential oil 5drops
Cinnamon essential oil 7drops
Peppermint essential oil 4drops
Directions:
- Melt Shea butter and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in clove, cinnamon, and peppermint essential oil.
- Pour the plumping lip balm into lip balm tubes.
- Use this along with other DIY lip plumpers to get fuller, plump lips.
Note: The plumping lip balm might cause slight irritation.
Essential Oil Lip Balm:
With essential oils, you have endless possibilities and combinations. Essential oils have a wide array of properties ranging from anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory to protection from UV rays and retaining moisture in the skin.
What you need:
Cocoa butter 1Tbsp
Beeswax 1Tbsp
Castor oil 1Tbsp
Essential oil 10to 15 drops
(of your choice)
Lip tint as required
Directions:
- Melt beeswax and cocoa butter in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in castor oil, lip tint and essential oil of your choice.
- Empty the essential oil lip balm into lip balm tubes or containers.
Burt’s Bees Knock Out Lip Balm:
Before I dived into the world of DIY lip balms, I was (and still am) a huge fan of Burt’s bee lip balm. How could I not try out a DIY version of my favorite lip balm? This DIY of Burt’s Bees gurned out too be as close to the original one as possible.
What you need:
Beeswax 2Tbsp
Shea Butter 2Tbsp
Coconut oil 2Tbsp
Peppermint 15 drops
Vitamin E 4capsules
(essential oil)
Directions:
- Melt beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
- Stir in peppermint essential oil and vitamin e.
- Empty the DIY Burt Bees lip balm into lip balm tubes.
