DIY Homemade Non-toxic Lip Balm Recipe
Easily make and customize your homemade lip balm with all-natural ingredients.
Equipment
- Lip Balm Containers
- Oven/Heat Safe vessel or
- Double Boiler
- Stirrer/Spoon
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp Organic Beeswax
- 1 tbsp Shea butter
- 2 tsp Sweet Almond Oil
- 1 tsp Raw honey (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Organic vanilla extract (optional)
- 6-10 drops Organic Essential oil of your choice. (optional, check instructions)
- 1 tsp Vitamin E oil (optional)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan/vessel, bring about a pint of water to simmer over medium heat.
- Place an oven-safe bowl over the vessel, making a double boiler.
- Add beeswax, shea butter, and sweet almond oil to the bowl and heat until the beeswax melts, stirring every now and again.
- When the beeswax is melted, remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the honey and essential oil of your choice. Make sure the preparation is still warm when you add these.
- Once your preparation is ready, you pour it into lip balm tubes or in any container of your choice.
- Let them cool completely before use.
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Notes
- These lip balms if kept in a cool, dry place can last for up to about 2 years.
- Consistency of this lip balm? This will make a medium-firm lip balm.
- Can you use other alternatives to the ingredients we just used? Yes!
- Essential Oil Safety- Essential oils are very concentrated and not every essential oil is safe to use on the skin or lips directly either.