Coconut oil lip balm is a necessary skincare product everyone should have on hand. Once you learn how simple it is to make make, you’ll never buy lip balm again!
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!
When my daughter was three years old, she was FASCINATED with my makeup. She loved to rub sparkle gel over her skin and was 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! Thanks to this recipe, when my little 3-year-old wanted to be a little glamorous I could pull out this lip balm and let her go to town.
After all, it’s just coconut oil and two of its natural friends!
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Homemade Coconut Oil Lip Balm
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Beeswax or carnauba wax (vegan)
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil, beeswax and 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.
Hi,
In the text ingredients list, the recipe indicates 1 teaspoon of olive oil, but in the picture showing the small tins of lip balm, the recipe indicates 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Which is correct and would you please update the web page so the two version are both correct? Thanks!
Can I use petroleum jelly instead of carnuba?
Will this melt easily if left in a hot car during the day?
Do you have to put beeswax or carnaubawax?
You don’t have to, but it’ll melt easily without the wax.
Does it work good for chapped lips? And can it be ordered?
Does it have to be either red palm or olive oil for the 3rd ingredient? Would apricot, almond or jojoba be a good substitute? Also, is this recipe only suitable for jars/tins or could it be put into tubes as we’ll?
Yes! This recipe is very versatile. 🙂
Hi there, I am allergic to beeswax, what else could I use?
Thank-you for your all your recipes. I absolutely love them all
Carnauba wax can be used in place of beeswax.
The recipe is good but how long does it last?
Mam wanted to know what type of beeswax I have to buy .. There is lot of options like filtered beeswax, refined , unrefined, raw ..please suggest
Thanks and regards
Radha
Is there an alternative to palm oil for the red tint? I don’t want to use something that has such negative environmental effects, kind of defeats the object of going natural really. Thanks!
Try better beetroot powder
How can I make mineral powder for face?
I want to try talc with a few drops ted Palm oil to make my own blush. Anybody know natura
l blush recipes? I use coconut oil as all over body moisturiser it’s brilliant and non toxic
I want to try talc with a few drops ted Palm oil to make my own blush. Anybody know natural blush recipes? I use coconut oil as all over body moisturiser it’s brilliant and non toxic
Brill!!! So easy!! I added a drop of lemongrass!!! This recipe made 7 lipbalm sticks!!!
Hi there how many grams are your lip balm sticks? I am hoping to do the same thank you for sharing this!!
What kind of container is recommended? Would an old tin like the Burts Beeswax lip balm containers be a good size that would fit? Any other ideas from those who have made this recipe?
where can i buy the containers?
I got mine on Amazon.
Wow
Its natural and harmless.no side effects.
The only problem is,I don’t knw where to find beeswax XD
Can it be substituted with simple honey?
I have a question. Can you use Mica to color this to make it tinted?
Hi,
I was wondering if this recipe would allow for natural powdered fruit flavors to be added and maybe what quantity considering it’s a dry ingredient?? Thanks 🙂
I wouldn’t recommend using palm oil since the majority of it comes from deforestation in Indonesia, which has killed and relocated thousands of orangutans. (and other intelligent species)
I will use beeswax and coconut oil though. 🙂
Most palm oil comes from Ghana and they are the best. You can find them at any African market
Can you add any flavors to the balm?
I’m loving my new found hobby of making homemade body products, I’ve created so far 12 body scrubs & 4 Shea body butters and looking forward to making lip balms, body cubes and so much more. I will be trying this recipe in the near future
Yes, I have started making my own cosmetics and skin care products and so far have been happy with them.
Could this be safely tinted with beet juice?? And safety precautions if so?
this may be a stupid question, but why can i never see the products on the village green site?
Would apricot kernel oil work in place of red palm or olive oil?
What is the size of the container you used? And does this lipbalm recipe set hard enough to use chapstick tubes? Thanks!
Success! Today was my first try at making something natural and this recipe was awesome and easy! The clean up was the worse part but wiping with papertowel, then oil ,then boiling water, then soapy water did the trick. Question, what is the shelf life of this lip balm? Also, I found that 1 TBS = 1/2 oz. of beeswax, for those wondering. Thank you! My natural journey has just begun!
Can you recommend a type and source for beeswax ?
I ordered mine online
thank you – pellets would be fine also right?
What can be used instead of beeswax please? I’m vegan 🙂
Carnauba wax
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.
I have never made my own lip balm or makeup but would like to try!
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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!
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.
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!
@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.
Thank you for your advice.
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!
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 🙁
candy drops are not toxic there oil to mix with chocolates and other candies that will not mix with water based extracts. I bake with them all the time you need very little to get flavor out of them. I only figured this out when i first started making chocolate and the chocolate went all funny when i added extracts that were water based looked it up and found out you need the oils. there should not be an issue using it for this…. i was thinking of doing that myself .
Do you know of any substitutes for beeswax to which I am highly allergic? Thank you.
You can use soy wax.
Yes! Making all my cosmetics and personal care items!
It is a joy to be all natural!
Try it!!
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!
I’ve added a touch of peppermint EO to my lip balms. I also infused alkanet, an herb, to tint the balm red. (dont forget to strain the alkanet)