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Learn how to make lip balm that works like a dream! This homemade chapstick recipe uses only five ingredients and can be made in just a few minutes.
If you’re the kind of person who has at least two backup chapsticks, you’re going to LOVE this homemade lip balm recipe. It’s ready in a flash and ingredients that are easy to find.
How to Make Lip Balm Supply list
- Coconut oil
- Double-boiler
- Sweet Almond Oil
- Cosmetics-grade beeswax
- Shea butter
- Metal chapstick containers
- Chapstick tubes
If you have leftover beeswax, try your hand at making this incredible lotion bar recipe. Homemade lip balm and lotion bars in cute reusable fabric gift bags make amazing handmade gifts.
Pro Tips:
- If you want to “flavor” this, you have two options. You can add essential oils to the double boiler when everything is melted, or you can add a few drops of essential oil into your container. If adding the oils to the containers, you’ll want to stir with a toothpick right after you’ve incorporated the melted mixture, before the mixture sets.
- For a harder chapstick, you’ll want to go a bit heavy on the beeswax. For a softer chapstick, add a bit more sweet almond oil.
- If you have a coconut allergy or don’t enjoy coconut smell, try subbing in all shea butter.
- Need to make more or less of the recipe? Click and slide the “servings” number on the recipe card and the ingredients will adjust as needed. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
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How to Make Lip Balm
Learn how to make lip balm that works like a dream!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cosmetics grades beeswax
- 2 tbsp shea butter
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp sweet almond oil
Instructions
- Pour 2 cups of water in a medium pot, and fit with a double boiler. Place over medium heat on the stove.
- Add the beeswax and shea butter, and heat until melted.
- Add the coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and honey and stir with a spoon you plan to only use for working with beeswax.
- Heat until the coconut oil has melted.
- Pour into your containers of choice, and allow at least 15 minutes to cool.
Notes
If you want to “flavor” this, you have two options. You can add essential oils to the double boiler when everything is melted, or you can add a few drops of essential oil into your container. If adding them in the containers, you’ll want to stir with a toothpick right after you’ve incorporated the melted mixture.
For a harder chapstick, you’ll want to go a bit heavy on the beeswax. For a softer chapstick, add a bit more sweet almond oil.
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I was wondering if I was able to use the beeswax pellets? Would it be the same as using the block??
I’m sure it would be fine!
I just made these and they are awesome. However, I had an issue with the honey dissolving.
I was so blown away by your chap stick recipe I really want to make those as a holiday gift to my girly friends 🙂
Can you tell me how many little containers you were able to make out of this recipe? 🙂 And where did you get your containers? 🙂
Great job it’s really mind blowing.. Can’t wait to try it myself! 🙂
~Lisa
Hi Lisa, the containers were from Sunburst Bottle company, and Amazon. The amount it makes depends on the actual size of your containers. One batch makes enough for all my Christmas gifts for the year.
Hi there,
Would love to make this! I want to add vanilla to it. Would pure vanilla extract work or should I use vanilla essential oil? Thanks for your thoughts!
Probably essential oil if you want a strong scent!
Thank you!
Can this be made to turn out as the “medicated” Chapstick? If so, do you know the ingredients? Thanks so much! Tammie
I’m sure it could be! No idea of the ingredients, but snag a medicated chapstick at the grocery store and check the ingredients. I’m sure there is a mixture of a few essential oils.
I love this, I used the little Altoids tins for mine. I also added some vicks vapor rub to the mix for camping (2 spoon full). It makes the best rub for hands and feet. I to had a mess with wax on my beaters so I put them in the oven on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 5 to 10 minutes to melt off the wax then wash in very hot water. My dish washer is great for this. Hope this helps!
Hi! this is great, but I am super allergic to coconut and almost all recipes I find like this involve coconut oil… is there anything that can be used instead?
You’d want a solid oil to replace the coconut…like shea butter.
You can use almond oil.
Learned a lot with this simple lip balm. 1). Make sure you read the directions properly.
2) Nothing is as simple as it seems.
3) Love my hand mixer.
After making the proper adjustments, I ended up whipping the mixture with my handy, dandy electric hand mixer. Then used a spatula to fill my containers.
The wax kept solidifying in the bottom. Whipping fixed that problem. However I don’t know why that happened. Any suggestions?? Also how do I get wax off my implements?
Hey Hey Chapstick Addict
Have you ever tried adding Kool Aid powder as Flavours? Been wanting to try it out just don’t know much about it
THANKS for what looks like an Awesome ‘recipe’
This may be a dumb question but is there a substitute for the beeswax? I’m very allergic but would still like to make my own chapstick. Thanks so much!
What can you put in it to get that Carmen “warming” feeling? I like it’s “healing” feeling and would like to incorporate that.
Love your blog~! Bookmarking!
i would like to know how long the shelf life for this is please, my daughter loves chapstick and lip gloss both. thank you
From my understanding, honey is the only food that never goes bad. So considering this recipe has honey, and beeswax, I can’t see this chapstick going rancid any time soon. I have some containers that have been around for at least 2 years and are fine.
Thank u sooooo much for this idea! It looks AMAZING! Any ideas for creating yr own double broiler?
Thanks again!
Jessica try weighing uour beeswax as opposed to measuring. Eg; 2 oz beeswax to 4-6 oz oils. So then it makes no difference if its chunks or pastilles.
I was thinking about using beeswax pastilles and was wondering if anyone else has used them. Also I’m not to sure about the measurements, I tried to google 1/3 cup solid beeswax = how many cups beeswax pastilles and I can’t find anything.
Bulk Apothecary has lip balm jars for .18 cents each- https://www.bulkapothecary.com/product/containers/lip-balm-tubes-jars-and-tins/white-empty-25-oz-lip-balm-jars-with-caps/
They also have flavorings and a lip balm base for $10. a pound. It is premixed all you need to do is add your flavorings or any other special ingredients you would like. I have ordered from them several times and have no complaints. Shipping is fast and well packaged too.
Ordered my supplies for this…hope it turns out well. I also found this in case your readers would prefer traditional chapstick like tubes instead of jars or tins: https://www.specialtybottle.com/lipbalmtubesmi.aspx
I have to laugh at the measurement people. I’m Italian and happy to say this is precisely how Italians cook. We don’t do measurements. so I get the recipe. I know exactly what to do.
“a pinch of this, a palmful of that” and that is how our family shares a recipe! ;-D
Same here so when I need to share a recipe I have to make it and try to capture the measurements LOL!
does it have to be coconut oil? would like to do this but am allergic to coconut oil.
It doesn’t have to, but you’d need to find an oil that is solid at room temperature. I’m not sure what kind of oil that would be, but it is definitely doable.