Directions:
- Melt the shea butter in the microwave or over the stove in a double broiler.
- Add in the olive oil or honey, optional mica powder, and essential oils. Mix well.
- Pour the lip balm into metal tins (approximately 2-3).
- Let the lip balm rest until it sets up.
Ingredients for DIY Lip Balm without Shea Butter:
- ½ Cup Grated Beeswax.
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil.
- 1 tsp Almond Extract or Almond Oil or essential oils.
- Clear Lip Container (found in target travel section or HERE)
- Double Boiler (I recommend these)
Steps
- Place grated beeswax and coconut oil in heatproof glass bowl.
- In medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups water to boiling. Carefully place glass dish in boiling water; stir as wax begins to melt.
- Stir in lemon essential oil, honey and vitamin E oil. Immediately pour into small containers, using small funnel.
The bulk of the lip balm is rich, glossy castor oil and creamy cetearyl alcohol. Lecithin and stearic acid further amp up the creamy factor; I love the slight tug they both add to the balm. Stearic acid also contributes to wax-less thickening. We do still have two waxes in here—beeswax and candelilla.
If you prefer not to use beeswax or you just don't have it on hand, you can still make an awesome lip balm or gloss! Coconut oil, shea butter, honey, and castor oil can all be used in various proportions to make a solid, hydrating lip gloss. Try a simple honey lip balm with coconut oil or shea butter, for instance.
Homemade Lip Gloss Recipe
- 2 tbsp beeswax pastilles.
- 2 tbsp jojoba oil.
- 2 tbsp coconut oil.
- 1 tbsp olive oil.
- 10 drops essential oils (optional)
- Reusable lip gloss containers.
Add some of these ingredients to your lip gloss making supplies and make your own beauty blend:
- Essential oils such as orange, peppermint, cinnamon, rose, lemon, grapefruit, lavender, and vanilla.
- Cocoa or shea butter.
- Wild cards like Kool-Aid mix and chocolate.
Natural Lip Balm Scents
- Peppermint – Peppermint and cocoa is a wonderful and popular scent and flavor.
- Vanilla – Vanilla oil can be added to the lip balm to create a decadent chocolate truffle scent.
Lip Balm Ideas Using Flavor Oils
- Rose + Pomegranate = Sweet Rose.
- Milk Chocolate + Buttercream = Chocolate Cupcake.
- Cranberry + Peppermint = Berry Mint.
- Cappuccino + French Vanilla = Vanilla Latte.
- Maple + Strawberry = Strawberry Pancakes.
- Maple + Buttercream = Flapjacks.
- Asian Pear + Dulce de Leche = Caramel Tart.
Simply, heat 2 tbsp of coconut oil using a double boiler method. Then, add 2 drops of lemon oil and 2 tbsps of raspberry gelatin mix to it. Mix well and apply the paste on clean lips. Use the mixture regularly for effective results.
Lip balm often contains beeswax or carnauba wax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, paraffin, and petrolatum, among other ingredients. Some varieties contain dyes, flavor, fragrance, phenol, salicylic acid, and sunscreen.
Fragrance Oils - Fragrance oil can be used in lip balm as long as it is lip safe. IFRA Maximum Skin Exposure Levels for your fragrance oil for use on lips should be 1% or more. The typical usage rate is about 1% of total lip balm recipe. Essential Oils - Essential oil can be used in lip balm as well.
Yes, but it's best to melt the petroleum jelly first and then add the food coloring so it mixes better. Food coloring is safe on your lips. It will stain your skin or lips for a few days in that color.
This pink lips cream can make you bring back the natural pigment of your lips in a few months.
- Biotique Bio Almond Overnight Therapy Lip BalmView Product.
- Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Balm SPF 15View Product.
- Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Lip Moisturizer SPF 15View Product.
Add grapeseed oil (or olive oil), coconut oil, cocoa butter (or shea butter) and beeswax to a glass measuring cup (or any glass or ceramic jar that allows for easy pouring).
