Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe
This homemade beeswax lip balm recipe has just four natural ingredients! It’s so easy to make, and it takes just minutes to mix together.
Beeswax Lip Balm
Once upon a time, I had a favorite lip balm made by a well-known health-conscious brand.
And I could never be without that lip balm. I have to admit that I was rather addicted to it!
I put it on first thing in the morning and right before going to bed at night.
Whenever I saw it on sale (which was rare), I would stock up on the lip balm because I knew I could never, never ​live without it.
I loved it so much that I even tucked it into my children’s stockings at Christmas and added it to gift baskets for friends.
But then one day I wondered: What would happen if they stopped making it? How could I live without it?
And then I knew that I needed to be free from this reliance on a company. And, I wanted to be certain that the ingredients were all-natural and healthy.
I needed to learn how to make my own lip balm. After all, I had already made my own natural deodorant, my own toothpaste, and my own sunscreen. Why not make my own beeswax lip balm?
And so this recipe was born, and it was a success, and I’ve never looked back!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This beeswax lip balm recipe is one of my favorite DIYs ever. I love everything about it.
With just a few ingredients and a few supplies, you can make 12 tubes of homemade DIY lip balm in just minutes!
And, I actually like the final product better than the natural lip balm I had been purchasing for years.
I love knowing that all of the ingredients are truly natural and that there aren’t any hidden chemicals.
This DIY recipe checks all the boxes:
- It’s natural
- It’s quick and easy to make
- And it actually works!
In addition, this is a wonderful handmade gift idea! Pretty much everyone can use a new tube of lip balm. I love giving consumable gifts because they don’t create clutter. This is the perfect clutter-free gift idea!
Beeswax Lip Balm Notes
- You can pour the finished lip balm into lip balm tubes or other lip balm containers like small jars or tins.
- If your lip balm mixture starts to harden too fast while you’re pouring it into the containers, you can re-melt it and then try pouring it again.
- To clean your melting pot, jar, or whatever you used to melt the ingredients in, put the pot back in the double boiler, heat it, and then wipe it out with a paper towel.
- You can make your own double boiler by adding water to a saucepan and putting a glass bowl, mason jar, or a wax melting pitcher (that’s what I use) into the water.
- Feel free to add more or fewer drops of essential oil.
- If you only want to make 6 tubes of lip balm, it’s easy to half the recipe. Just half all of the amounts and you’ll get enough to fill 6 lip balm tubes.
- Beeswax pellets are easiest to use, but you can also use a block of beeswax.
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Supplies Needed for This Recipe
- Double boiler or homemade double boiler (I use my wax melting pitcher that I also use for candle making)
- Wooden skewer or other item to stir the melted wax mixture (the skewer is nice because you can just throw it away when you’re done—or wipe it off if you want to use it again)
- Lip balm tubes or lip balm tins
Ingredients
The full ingredient list and instructions are found below in the printable recipe card.
- Coconut oil
- Beeswax (You can use white or yellow beeswax)
- Cocoa butter
- Essential oils: Pick your favorite essential oil or a combination of oils—my favorite is just plain peppermint! Lavender essential oil is also nice.
- Castor oil (optional—sometimes I add this and sometimes I don’t—I usually just make it plain, without the castor oil)
How to Make This Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe
- Set up your workspace. I like to line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper and set all of the lip balm tubes huddled together, lids off. This makes it easier to pour the lip balm mixture into the containers quickly.
- Heat about 2 cups of water in the bottom of a double boiler on medium to medium-high heat. You can make your own double boiler by adding water to a saucepan and putting a glass bowl, mason jar, or wax melting pitcher (that’s what I use) into the water.
- Add beeswax, cocoa butter, and coconut oil to the top part of the double boiler and heat until melted. Use a wooden skewer or popsicle stick to stir.
- After it’s melted, remove double boiler from heat and add the peppermint oil, stirring to combine.
- Pour lip balm mixture quickly into lip balm containers. It starts to harden quickly, so you need to work fast.
- Allow to cool at room temperature and harden fully, then add lids to the containers. Enjoy your homemade lip balm!
Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
I make my own double boiler by adding water to a saucepan and setting my wax melting pitcher inside. I use a wooden skewer to stir.
Melt the ingredients in the double boiler.
Quickly fill the lip balm tubes with the mixture.
As the lip balm mixture cools, it will shrink down into the container. Also, I accidentally spilled some in this batch. All you have to do is peel up the spilled mixture from the parchment paper and you can use it just the way it is. Or, you could also re-melt it and top off the lip balm tubes with it.
After the shrinkage occurs, you can pour more melted wax on top of it so that it comes to the top of the container.
Now the containers have fully set up and hardened, and they are ready for the lids.
​Optional Add-Ins
Usually I just make the plain beeswax lip balm recipe with coconut oil, pure beeswax, cocoa butter, and peppermint essential oil, but occasionally I add other ingredients.
Castor Oil: You can add castor oil, which is protective and is supposed to prevent dryness.
Jojoba Oil: Jojoba oil is said to protect and nourish the lips.
Shea Butter: Shea butter can be used in place of the cocoa butter.
Mango Butter: This is another ingredient that is nourishing to the lips and can be substituted in place of the cocoa butter.
Lavender Essential Oil: Use this essential oil in place of or in conjunction with the peppermint oil.
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- DIY Toilet Spray Recipe
- How to Make Foaming Hand Soap
- Lavender Linen Spray DIY Recipe
DIY Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe
Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp beeswax
- 2 tbsp cocoa butter
- 12 drops peppermint essential oil
Instructions
- Set up your workspace. I like to line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper and set all of the lip balm tubes huddled together, lids off. This makes it easier to pour the lip balm mixture into the containers quickly.
- Heat about 2 cups of water in the bottom of a double boiler on medium to medium-high heat. (You can make your own double boiler by adding water to a saucepan and putting a glass bowl, mason jar, or wax melting pitcher (that’s what I use) into the water.
- Add coconut oil, beeswax, and cocoa butter to the top part of the double boiler and heat until melted. Use a wooden skewer or popsicle stick to stir.
- After it’s melted, remove double boiler from heat and add the peppermint oil, stirring to combine.
- Pour lip balm mixture quickly into lip balm containers. It starts to harden quickly, so you need to work fast.
- Usually the lip balm mixture will sink down a bit in the center. If this happens, simply pour more on top until it's even with the top of the lip balm tube.
- Allow to cool at room temperature and harden fully, then add lids to the containers.
Thank you for this recipe! Love it! The only adjustment I make is I add 1/2 tablespoon extra beeswax to make it a little stiffer. I get lots of compliments! My labels have Psalm 141:3 on them: Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth, keep watch over the door of my lips.
Thank you so much for the positive review, Sue! I’m so glad the recipe was a success! And what a great verse for the labels!
Thank you for sharing this recipe, I get so many compliments every time I make it.
I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for the positive review!
Good recipe Equal amounts of bees wax, oil and butter will give you a very soft product. Add 1/2 tablespoon more of the bees was to make it ‘stiffer’. Putting your mixing/melting container in direct contact with the bottom of another pot does not make a double boiler. The upper pan of a double boiler only comes in contact with boiling water, keeping the temperature of the upper pan at 212 degrees. and preventing wax and oils from burning.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! I love the texture of this lip balm (I use it every single day!), but thanks for sharing your adjustment for a stiffer product. The melting pitcher I use doesn’t touch the bottom of the pot, as it’s suspended in the water added to the pot on the bottom. It works really well. But you can also purchase an actual double boiler if you prefer. I just wanted to use what I already had, as I use the wax melting pitcher for all of my melted wax products like candles as well as lip balm. 🙂
Put a rubber band or hair elastic around those huddled-together tubes for stability while pouring. Then you don’t have a rogue one falling over
Thanks for sharing, Angela! I did this with my last batch, and it was very helpful!
I made this and I like how easy it is. I didn’t put the peppermint in it but instead I used carrot seed oil for the sunscreen. Works great. I bought the lip balm containers thru amazon.
I’m so glad to hear that! This is my favorite lip balm, and I agree, it’s so easy to make!