Most Easy DIY Lip Balm Recipes Ever

Because of the festive season coming ahead my head and refrigerator door is filled with lists and checklist of gifts for friends, family, the kids’ school teacher. So while brainstorming for DIY stuff for the goodie bags, I stumbled upon DIY lip balms.

I am sharing my personally tested easy to make DIY lip balms recipes that fit in perfectly; its useful for everyone (kids and adults), lip balms are quick and easy to make, there is plenty of room to get creative, and DIY lip balms are pocket-friendly you can make a large batch in one go, it doesn’t cost a lot. Dive right into these crazy mamas venture of DIY lip balm recipes.

The Basic DIY Lip Balm Recipe

We’ll start with the basic recipe for lip balm, all other variations of lip balms such as different flavors, tints, and essential oils follows this recipe with minute additions. The basic recipe calls for;

• Emollients; Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Beeswax, Vaseline, Paraffin, Lanolin
• Base oil: Coconut oil, Olive oil, almond oil, Jojoba oil
• Essential oil (optional); Lemon, Peppermint, carrot seed, Rose, Cinnamon, Clove, Lavender
• Lip tint(optional); Scrapings from favorite lipstick or eyeshadow. You can also opt for natural colorants like beetroot powder.
• Lip balm tubes or containers
• Double boiler
• Glass bowl and spatula

Basic Lip Balm Formula:

• Carrier oil 3 parts
• Emollient 1 part (slightly more than that)
• Essential oil     not more than 2 to 3 drops
• Solid Butter 1part (optional)

Directions:

• In a double boiler melt Solid butter and Emollient.
• Once completely melted, take off from flame and add the carrier oil. Add lip tint at this stage. Mix it nicely with a spatula or a spoon. 
• Add Essential oil to the lip balm in the end because essential oils are extremely sensitive to heat and sunlight. 
• Before adding essential oil and pouring the lip balm in lip balm tubes, I like to do the spoon test to make sure it is of desired consistency. Take a stainless steel spoon and dip the tip into the lip balm.
• Leave the spoon on the kitchen counter for a few minutes.  Scrape off the lip balm from the spoon when it hardens ad apply it on your skin to check for a smooth application. It should neither be too runny, not too hard.
• If the lip balm is too hard, add more carrier oil and lightly heat the mixture on a double boiler while stirring constantly.
• If the mixture is too runny add some more scrapings of emollient or solid butter, again gently heat on the double boiler while stirring constantly.

My Personal Tip: Use castor oil; it gives an added glossy shine to your lips. 

• Here is a list of the best ingredients for lip balms. These ingredients are sure to resolve chapped lips, leaving them soft and hydrated. Each ingredient has healing, rejuvenating, and hydrating properties attached to it.

• Coconut oil
• Vitamin E capsule
• Cocoa butter
• Essential oils

Top 13 Easy DIY Lip Balm Recipes:

So using this basic formula of lip balm recipe, we move on to different variations of lip balms. For now, I’ll be sharing my most trusted and appreciated top 13 lip balm recipes. Dive right in. 

Soothing Chamomile Lip balm

Chamomile has a soothing impact on the skin due to its anti-inflammatory properties.

What you need:

• Chamomile Tea 1tea bag (grind it into a fine powder)
• Castor oil 1/2 Tbsp
• Coconut oil 1/2 Tbsp
• Bees Wax 3 Tbsp

Directions:

1. Grind the chamomile tea into fine powder in an electric grinder.
2. In a double boiler melt beeswax and stir in coconut oil plus castor oil.
3. Take off from the flame and add the fine chamomile powder. Mix well and pour into lip balm tubes or containers.

Tinted Rosy Lip Balm

Rose essential oil is an excellent emollient; it works wonders by keeping dry skin hydrated and moisturized.

What you need:

• Dried rose petals 1 Tsp (powdered)
• Rose essential oil 10 drops
• Castor oil 2 Tbsp
• Beetroot powder 1/4 Tsp
• Bees Wax 2 Tbsp
• Vitamin E capsule 3 

Directions:

1. Melt beeswax in a double boiler, add dried rose petal powder, stir. Turn off the flame.
2. Stir in castor oil, beetroot powder, rose essential oil and empty the vitamin E capsule into this mixture. 
3. Pour the rose lip balm into lip balm tubes.

Chocolate Mint Lip Balm

Mint not only adds flavor but also has a soothing effect, whereas chocolate is packed with antioxidants and protects your lips from sunburn.

What you need:

• Bees Wax       2 Tbsp
• Coconut oil                   2 Tbsp
• Cocoa Powder       1 Tsp
• Sweet Almond oil       2 Tsp
• Peppermint Essential oil    4 drops

Direction:

1. Take beeswax and coconut oil and melt them in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
2. Stir in cocoa powder, sweet almond oil, and peppermint essential oil. 
3. Pour the minty mixture into lip balm tubes or containers.

Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

Ric in Vitamin A, beeswax rejuvenates your skin, because of its anti-inflammatory properties; it is also used to heal wounds such as cracked feet with deep cuts, hence ideal for treating chapped lips.

What you need:

• Beeswax 2 Tbsp
• Coconut Oil 2 Tbsp
• Fine Glitter (optional)
• The essential oil of choice
• Lip tint (optional)

Directions:

1. You should take a double boiler and melt beeswax & coconut oil and turn off the flame.
2. Stir in lip tint; you can use scrapings from your favorite lip color or eye shadow, or you can use natural colorants like beetroot powder.
3. Mix in Essential oil of your choice and add fine glitter or shimmer powder to up the lip balm game, believe me this is one of the easiest beeswax lip balm recipe that you can ever find.

Agave Vanilla Lip Balm

Known for its anti-aging properties, agave soothes irritations on the skin, heals wounds and keeps your skin hydrated.

What you need:

• Shea butter 1 1/2 Tbsp
• Walnut oil 1/2 Tsp
• Agave Syrup 1 Tsp
• Ginger Essential oil 2 drops
• Coconut oil 1 Tbsp
• Vanilla extract 5 drops

Directions:

1. Use double boiler and melt Shea butter and coconut oil. Turn off the flame and add walnut oil.
2. Stir in Vanilla extract, agave syrup, and ginger essential oil.
3. Pour the agave lip balm into lip balm tubes or containers.

Honey and Lavender Lip Balm

If you have sunburned lips, then you must use honey and lavender lip balm as it has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory properties and can heal your lips quickly. The aroma from lavender helps relieve stress, migraines, and restlessness too.

If you were having difficulty in finding the right answer to your question how to make lip balm with honey, moreover, this is one of the best edible lip balm that you can make.

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil 3 Tbsp
• Honey 1/2 Tsp
• Almond oil 1 Tbsp
• Beeswax 2 Tbsp
• Lavender Essential oil 5 drops
• Lip balm tubes or containers

Direction:

1. Secure the lip balm tubes collectively in an upright position using a rubber band. This makes it easy to fill up.
2. In double boiler melt beeswax & coconut oil, then turn off the flame.
3. Stir honey and almond oil into the mixture.
4. Add essential oil and mix well. 
5. Pour the lip balm into lip balm tubes. 

How to make Peppermint Lip Balm Easily at home

Peppermint has a cooling impact hence soothes chapped irritated lips. Furthermore, the aroma of peppermint helps with clearing congestion, incase you are looking for a lip balm for dry, chapped lips with a sore throat. 

What you need:

• White bees Wax         4 Tbsp
• Coconut oil         4 Tbsp
• Sweet Almond oil         6 Tbsp
• Peppermint essential oil     7drops
• Lip tint         Scrapings from your favorite lip color.

Directions:

1. Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
2. Stir in Lip tint, almond oil, and peppermint essential oil. 
3. Pour the mixture into pre-set lip balm tubes or lip balm containers.

Raspberry Lip Balm

Rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C, raspberries lightens dark lips. It also shields your lips from ultraviolet rays. The red color of raspberries adds a tint to lip balm, resulting in rosy pink lips. 

• Raspberries (freeze-dried) 1/3 Cup
• Coconut oil 2 Tbsp
• Bees Wax 1 Tbsp
• Lemon Essential oil 4drops
• Lip balm tubes 

Directions:

1. Crush raspberries and strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
2. Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Turn off the flame.
3. Stir in crushed raspberries and lemon essential oil.
4. Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes. Seal the tube and turn it upside down to set. The raspberries tend to set down in the tube, this turning over distributes it evenly in the lip balm. 
5. If you prefer not to turn over the lip balm tube, it creates a beautiful gradient ombre effect. 

Kool-Aid Lip balm

If you are looking for a fun craft project for the kids to pass long summer afternoons in peace, then you just found one, these easy kool ail lip balm recipe is for you.  

What you need:

• Vaseline         4 Tbsp
• Kool-aid         1 Packet
• Caster Sugar  1 Tsp
• Lip balm containers

Directions:

1. Scoop Vaseline out into a double boiler and melt it.
2. Empty a Kool-aid sachet of your choice into the Vaseline and mix thoroughly.
3. Add sugar while stirring constantly. Make sure the mixture is smooth and not grainy; this might take a while, though.
4. Once the mixture is smooth, pour it into lip balm containers and place the sealed containers in the refrigerator to set for 5 to 10 hours.

Note: It is best to store Kool-Aid lip balm in a cool and dry place. This lip balm does not have a very long shelf life. 

Tropical Citrus Lip balm

Citrus in grapefruits, lemon, orange, and lime improves your skin elasticity and lightens dark lips. Besides, the delicious aroma grapefruits prevent photosensitivity of skin hence reducing the chances of skin cancer.

What you need: 

• Sweet Almond oil 2 Tbsp
• Shea Butter 2 Tbsp
• Mango Butter 2 Tbsp
• Orange essential oil 7 drops
• Grapefruit seed essential oil 10 drops
• Lemon essential oil 10 drops
• Lime Essential Oil 3 drops

Directions:

1. Melt Shea butter in a double boiler along with mango butter and turn off the flame.
2. Stir in sweet almond oil and all the essential oils mentioned.
3. Pour the mixture into lip balm tubes or containers.

Plumping Lip balm

Clove essential oil helps breakdown dead cell and improves blood circulation. Clove, cinnamon, and peppermint essential oil collectively cause the lips to appear plump. 

What you need:

• Coconut oil 4 Tbsp
• Shea butter 4 Tbsp
• Clove essential oil 5 drops
• Cinnamon essential oil 7drops
• Peppermint essential oil 4drops

Directions:

1. Take a double boiler and melt Shea butter and coconut oil and turn off the flame.
2. Stir in clove, cinnamon, and peppermint essential oil. 
3. Pour the plumping lip balm into lip balm tubes.
4. Use this along with other DIY lip plumpers to get fuller, plump lips.

Note: The plumping lip balm might cause slight irritation. 

Essential Oil Lip Balm

With essential oils, you have endless possibilities and combinations. Essential oils have a wide array of properties ranging from anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory to protection from UV rays and retaining moisture in the skin.

What you need:

• Cocoa butter 1 Tbsp
• Beeswax 1 Tbsp
• Castor oil 1 Tbsp
• Essential oil 10 to 15 drops (of your choice)
• Lip tint as required

Directions:

1. Take a double boiler and melt beeswax and cocoa butter in it. Turn off the flame.
2. Stir in castor oil, lip tint and essential oil of your choice.
3. Empty the essential oil lip balm into lip balm tubes or containers.

Burt’s Bees Knock Out Lip Balm

Before I dived into the world of DIY lip balms, I was (and still am) a huge fan of Burt’s bees lip balm. How could I not try out a DIY version of my favorite lip balm? This DIY will help you make your own burt’s bees lip balm which will be very much close to the original one as possible. 

What you need:

• Beeswax 2 Tbsp
• Shea Butter 2 Tbsp
• Coconut oil 2 Tbsp
• Peppermint 15 drops
• Vitamin E 4capsules
• (essential oil)

Directions:

1. Take double boiler and melt beeswax, coconut oil and shea butter and turn off the flame.
2. Stir in peppermint essential oil and vitamin e.
3. Empty the DIY Burt Bees lip balm into lip balm tubes.