Make your own lip balm or lip gloss in just ten minutes! Homemade lip balm is a fantastic DIY gift idea with unlimited flavor and color options!
I’m one of those people who can never have enough lip balm – seriously, I just went digging through my purse and discovered that I have NINE of them in there! With the harsh and dry winter weather starting to settle in, it’s especially important to keep your lips hydrated so that they don’t get chapped and irritated. Lip balm also makes a quick and easy DIY holiday gift idea, and trust me, once you start to make your own, you’re going to want to make about a zillion different versions!
This basic recipe will create a lip balm that is firm to the touch, but that softens upon contact with your lips – perfect for filling tubes or pots. If you want a softer and glossier version, reduce the amount of beeswax by 1/3 and add a tiny bit more of the liquid oil. This recipe is VERY easy to alter to suit your needs and the ingredients that you have on hand, so feel free to play around with it!
What You’ll Need:
- 3 Tbsp. Beeswax Pellets
- 2 Tbsp. Shea Butter
- 4 Tbsp. Coconut Oil or other liquid oil such as Almond Oil, Olive Oil or Grapeseed Oil
- Essential Oil (10-20 drops) or Flavor Oil (1/2 gram)
Instructions:
- In a microwave-safe container (I use a glass Pyrex measuring cup), melt the beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in 30-second increments, stirring well after each one.
- Stir in the essential oil or flavor oil.
Homemade lip balm
Experiment with your favorite flavor and color combinations! Essential oils are a great way to add flavor along with additional health benefits (try peppermint, wild orange, lemon, lavender, citrus bliss, and more!) or if you prefer to use a traditional flavoring oil, you can enjoy every flavor from watermelon to cheesecake to tropical punch and root beer (and about a thousand other flavors in between!).
A rainbow of different colors can be achieved with mica cosmetic coloring powders or you can simply melt down an old lipstick along with the lip balm ingredients to give it a colorful tint. Cosmetic powders will also allow you to add a bit of pearl shimmer or full-on glittery sparkle!
There are SO many ways that you can play around with this recipe to make it your own, and I hope you have as much fun creating your customized lip balms and glosses as I do!
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Asma Sadiq says
Much obliged for sharing ā so simple and exceptionally comparative to my lip balm I just ran out of Will be making it once more !
Renee says
This will be my first time attempting making a DIY lip balm. When I am purchasing the Shea Butter what exactly and I looking for? I see there is unrefined raw. Is that what I should be purchasing? I have always used lotions with Shea Butter but I would assume those would not work since of all the other ingredients .
Any advice would help!
Thank you!!
Heidi says
Yes, look for unrefined raw shea butter! š
Ellie Shearer says
Do I use raw shea butter, or do I use whipped shea butter?
Heidi says
Raw shea butter! š
Sharmon says
I’m so behind, but I’m wondering about the texture of the lip balm. Melting Shea Butter always leaves me with a grainy texture. Does that happen in this recipe? Wondering if maybe the beeswax prevents that.
Heidi says
I have never had that issue, Sharmon! š
Josie says
The grainy texture if from allowing it to cool too fast.
Heather says
Would cocoa butter work with this as well? My mom is allergic to Shea.
Heidi says
I haven’t tried it myself, but I believe cocoa butter would be a great substitute! If you try it, please let us know how it turns out! š
Christine says
Was just looking for a particular lip balm on line, but after checking out your web-site, I just decided I was going to try MAKING some! It sounds fun too! Glad I came across this! Thank you so much…
Heidi says
Thanks, Christine! I hope you love it!
Jennifer Duke says
I prefer to add fruit powders or something natural for color tinting for something more natural, but melting down lipstick is a great idea to get rid of the last little bits in the tube.
Ana Pereira says
Have you tried using an extract instead of oil? I wanted to use strawberry extract for flavor.
Heidi says
I haven’t tried extracts, Ana, so I’m not sure how well they would work. It depends on if it is oil or water-based – water-based tends to bead up in the lip balm, so just make sure that it doesn’t have too high of a water content if you decide to give it a try! š
Kita says
Will Kool-aid work as an colorant for this recipe?
Heidi says
I haven’t ever tried it, but I have heard of other people doing it successfully. If you try it, please let me know how it works!
Marian Booth says
Like the recipe for this lip balm. I do have an addiction for lip balm and lip gloss. How much of the ingredients i would need to make for one or two lip balms? Thanks
Charlotte says
Thanks for sharing – so easy and very similar to my lip balm I just ran out of š Will be making it again soon!
mahjabeen says
These are amazing!!
Charlene says
You said that it fills fifteen of 10 ml sized pots, right? Five pots of 4 oz size should be enough then, right?
Charlene says
About how many pots of lip balm would you say this makes?
JoAnna Boardman says
My kids and I are really excited to try out this recipe for Christmas presents, but, I was wondering how many lip balms this recipe will yield?
Heidi says
Hi JoAnna,
This recipe yields approximately fifteen of the 10 ml sized pots of lip balm. š
blubbers says
Thanks for the recipe! They look delicious =) I was just wondering how many lip balms does this recipe yield? Thanks!
Heidi says
This recipe yields approximately fifteen of the 10 ml sized pots of lip balm. š
Britany Root says
This is my third try with lip balm and this recipe is My absolute favorite !! Thank you so much for sharing!
Heidi says
Yay! I’m so glad that you’re enjoying it, Britany! š
Danielle says
I have hibiscus powder here for to add a colorful tint, how much would you reccomend I us? I also want to make a mint chocolate one with cocoa powder. Would it work the same?
Linda says
What is the weight of this amount of beeswax?
Bethany says
One can just use things like food coloring to color it and, say, vanilla flavor to flavor it, right?
Heidi says
Vanilla will flavor the lip balm; however, food coloring will not work to color it! It does not combine well with the beeswax, and you’ll likely end up with food coloring bubbles that do not mix in. š
Latina says
What can you use to make it different colors?
Heidi says
I like to tint my lip balm with a bit of melted lipstick from one of my tubes, but there are also colorants available.