Last updated on December 26th, 2020 at 05:50 pm
Homemade Lip Balm Recipes using a Beeswax Base
By Jane Lake
Beeswax lip balms are generally firmer than lip balms made with vaseline or petroleum jelly. They serve the same purpose, however, protecting your lips from chapping and the harsh effects of dry air, wind, sun and cold.
General Directions:
Melt the base ingredients in the microwave or in a double boiler. Don’t overheat: watch carefully, use small increments of microwave time, and heat only until just melted.
Use clean, sterile containers for preparation and storage. You can reuse old lip gloss pots, but thoroughly clean out the old product, then wash with soap and water, sterilize with rubbing alcohol, rinse with clean water and dry the container before reuse.
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Use only cosmetic grade beeswax and oils. Beeswax is usually available in white or yellow pellets or solid blocks and you may find it locally at health food stores.
You can buy small containers suitable for lip balms at some drug stores, dollar stores, and craft stores, or you can check lip balm containers
Peppermint Lip Gloss
Heat two teaspoons of beeswax and seven teaspoons of sweet almond oil until beeswax is just melted. Remove from heat, add one teaspoon of honey and whisk together. Let cool slightly, then stir in five or six drops of peppermint essential oil. Pour into lip gloss pot. Hint: if you like firmer lip balms, add a little more beeswax.
Essential Oil Lip Gloss
Melt two teaspoons of beeswax with two tablespoons of sweet almond oil or coconut oil
Honey Lip Balm
Melt one teaspoon of beeswax with one teaspoon of honey. Add two teaspoons of almond oil. Whisk together until well combined; pour into a small pot and let set before using.
Flavored Beeswax Lip Balm
Melt together two teaspoons beeswax and one teaspoon of either sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
Note: flavored oils suitable for lip balms are available in a wide range of flavors including apple, blueberry, chocolate, cotton candy, French vanilla, mango, peach, strawberry, watermelon and wintergreen.
Rose Petal Lip Balm
Melt two tablespoons of beeswax with one tablespoon of coconut oil. Crush dried rose petals to a very fine powder using a mortar and pestle. Add five drops of rose essential oil and half a teaspoon of powdered rose petals to melted beeswax and oil. Stir to combine thoroughly, pour into a pot and let set.
how long it will last ???
The addition of the drops from a Vitamin E capsule helps stabilize lip balm. I have used some of mine after a year and they were fine, but it also depends on storage conditions and how tightly your container lids fit.
What size labels do I need for these and how do I save and copy images to print onto labels?
Hi, Jill, I often provide labels to print for bath and body projects, but I haven’t got any for this one, partly because there is a wide variety of container sizes that people might use and one label won’t fit them all. You can buy pre-made labels in office supply stores, and I found these Avery Self-Adhesive Round Removable Labels, 1-Inch Diameter, White, Pack of 600 (5410)
which people have used for the top of spice jars and bottle tops. I think they would work. Just follow the directions on the packet to print with images from your computer.
I made the honey sweet almond lip balm in two batches. The first batch I used a sweet almond oil that had a lovely fragrance. The second sweet almond oil had absolutely no smell at all. I prefer the first but wondered if there had been a fragrance added to that oil. Which is a true representation of the sweet almond oil?
Hi, Lea,
You made me curious and I went and checked the bottle of sweet almond oil that I had; it has no fragrance really other than a mild oily scent that would easily be overwhelmed by any added scents whether they were natural, herbal or chemical. Not sure if that answers your question, but I suspect the first oil that you used was perfumed in some way.