Homemade Coconut Oil Lip Balm

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Have you ever made lip balm before? Homemade lip balm is one of the easiest cosmetics you can make. It took me less than 5 minutes to make this!

My 3-year-old daughter has been fascinated with makeup lately. She loves to rub sparkle gel over her skin and is always sneaking into her play makeup she got for her birthday (I didn’t buy it for her). I honestly prefer her not to wear any of her play makeup because it isn’t good for her! Many makeup products contain phthalates, which are toxic and linked to reproductive abnormalities.

Keeping it natural is the way to go! Now, when my little 3-year-old wants to be a little glamorous I can pull out this lip balm and let her go to town.

homemade coconut oil lip balm

Equipment
Double boiler (or saucepan and glass bowl)
Stirring utensil
 
Ingredients
 
You can find high quality coconut oil, red palm oil (sustainable) and olive oil on my resources page. The red palm oil adds a little orange/red color to the lip balm while the olive oil leaves the lip balm a faint yellow color. 
 
Directions
Heat coconut oil, beeswax and red palm oil or olive oil together in double boiler over low heat. Melt oils and wax together. Mix mixture well and pour into storage container. Let cool before using.
 
 

Question of the day

Have you ever made your own makeup? Did you like it? I’m thinking I may explore more into making different cosmetics using natural ingredients! :)

This recipe is linked to Simple Lives Thursday, Pennywise Platter Thursday,  Fight Back Friday, Make Your Own! Monday, 

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  • Willow Black

    What a fabulously simple recipe! I’m looking forward to trying it out. I’m wondering about adding essential oils. Do you have a recommendation on an amount?
    Thanks for the great recipe!

  • Liz

    Yes! Making all my cosmetics and personal care items!
    It is a joy to be all natural!
    Try it!!

  • http://www.bb4wa.com Rachel B

    Do you know of any substitutes for beeswax to which I am highly allergic? Thank you.

  • Sara

    I added a little Shea butter to my last batch to give it staying power. And ALWAYS add 1 to 3 drops of Young Living essential oils like Peppermint for a “plumping” tingle effect or Thieves or Orange ;) A friend of mine bought some “candy flavored drops @ Michael’s recently but I’m not sure how toxic those would be :(

  • Lori

    Question..I saw a stick of beeswax at Ace Hardware the other day. It said it was great for many uses. I wonder if this beeswax would be okay to use to make lip balm? TIA!

  • Lori

    @Rachel B maybe soy wax? Use he same amount as you would beeswax. Or maybe Candelilla wax? Which you would use only about half the amount as you would beeswax.

  • http://www.bb4wa.com Rachel B

    Thank you for your advice.

  • http://www.afinninthekitchen.com Loretta E.

    I do everything homemade except shampoo and conditioner. My hair just hasn’t taken to the homemade things I’ve tried so far. This lip balm looks great!

  • The Coconut Mama

    Loretta E. » My hair doesn’t do too well on homemade shampoo either! I’m still on the look for something that will work for me.

  • http://www.nourishingtreasures.com Lea H @ Nourishing Treasures

    Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures’ Make Your Own! Monday link-up.

    Check back tomorrow when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! :)

  • http://twitter.com/culturedpal Cultured Palate (@culturedpal)

    I have never made my own lip balm or makeup but would like to try!
    I would love to have you share this on Thursday at Tasty Traditions: http://myculturedpalate.com/

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  • Erin Kennard

    I have made my own before but I will try this. It has less ingredients than the one I previously made. I was wondering if I could add cosmetic coloring to it? I think it would make a nice lip gloss.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/helencrosbie2 Helen Crosbie

    What can be used instead of beeswax please? I’m vegan :)

  • sonypepe

    You can use soy wax.

  • Tracey

    Carnauba wax

  • Maria Camacho

    Can you recommend a type and source for beeswax ?

  • http://thecoconutmama.com/ Tiffany @ The Coconut Mama

    I ordered mine online – http://amzn.to/14cH5Ey

  • Maria Camacho

    thank you – pellets would be fine also right?

  • Kate

    I currently have the greasiest nastiest hair EVER! I am trying no poo and used way to much coconut oil in my hair the other day, going to try to go kinda poo and make some shampoo bars this weekend!