Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm (Homemade Pink Grapefruit Burt's Bees!)
Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm is super simple to make especially when you have the right ingredients! This healthy lip balm is the perfect DIY gift to make and share with friends.
Servings: 30 -40 tubes
Ingredients
- Shea Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Beeswax pellets work best
- Essential Oil
- Containers
- Pipettes optional but handy
- Large microwave safe container 4-cup glass Pyrex measuring cup is perfect
- Stirring spoon
Instructions
- Add equal parts of shea butter, coconut oil, and beeswax to a microwave safe container. I used 4 ounces of each and that made 40 tubes plus 8 one-ounce containers. Feel free to use 2 ounces of each for a smaller batch.
- Microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring after each time, until the oils are all melted. The beeswax will melt the slowest. This should take 3 to 6 minutes of microwaving total. You can also use a doubler boiler to melt your ingredients.
- Add the essential oil to your liking. I added 160 drops of grapefruit oil for mine. You will probably want to start with less if using a peppermint oil. Stir to combine and then test a little on your lips to see if it is to your liking (careful though, the beeswax mixture will be hot).
- Use the pipettes to put the lip balm into the containers.
- Let the beeswax mixture set until firm and then place the lids on the containers. Add labels as desired.
Notes
- The amount of essential oil you need is really going to vary depending on the brand and type that you use. You'll want it to smell strongly after it has gone into the other oils/waxes. It's easier to test a little before putting it in the containers than it is to change your mind after.
- As the lip balm mixture cools, it will get harder to pour into the containers so reheat it as needed.
- Clean up right away. If you don't, you'll probably have to boil some water and pour it over the container you made the lip balm in to get the lip balm mixture hot enough to dissolve off. Mine didn't just wash out with a normal washing.
- If you want to make more than one scent, divide the melted lip balm into smaller containers and then add the essential oils of your choosing. Use a fresh pipette for each scent.
- Because of the hot beeswax mixture, I wouldn’t recommend making lip balm with little ones or kids but it would be a good project for teens.
Nutrition
Serving: 11 | Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g
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