All-Natural 4-Ingredient Lip Balm

Say goodbye to dry lips with our all-natural 4-ingredient lip balm!

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Easy homemade lip balm

The base for this beauty DIY is made with hydrating shea butter and coconut oil to leave lips feeling soft and supple. Bee wax creates a silky-smooth texture, helps to stabilize the balm, and further protects lips from drying out.

You can customize the lip balm with essential oils, such as peppermint, lavender, vanilla, or grapefruit. The lip balm is also a lovely and inexpensive wedding or party favor.

You can easily triple or quadruple the recipe to produce larger amounts. We love to give the lip balm as Christmas gift for our girlfriends to help them battle the frosty London air during the winter months. We created pretty printable labels for gifting, which you can download at the end of the DIY.

More beauty DIYs

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How to use the 4-ingredient lip balm

It’s best to use lip balm at room temperature. Take a small amount of lip balm and gently rub and massage it into your lips.

Storage and shelf life

Stored in airtight containers, the 4-ingredient lip balm can be kept for up to 6 months.

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Natural DIY Lip Balm Recipe

Yield: 8 containers

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Chilling Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Estimated Cost: inexpensive

Learn how to make an easy natural 4-ingredient DIY lip balm. The moisturizing and healing lip balm recipe is made with hydrating shea butter, organic coconut oil and beeswax oil to leave your lips feeling soft and supple.

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Materials

Lip Balm Recipe

• 2 1/4 tbsp / 30 g pure shea butter
• 2 1/2 tbsp / 40 g coconut oil
• 2 tbsp / 20 g beeswax
• 10 drops essential oil of your choice (e.g. peppermint, lavender, vanilla, grapefruit)

Packaging & Gift Giving

• 1 oz / 30 ml lip balm containers
• printable labels (download below)

Instructions

1. Add the shea butter, coconut oil, and bee wax into a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave set to medium in one-minute intervals until bee wax is melted. Stir in between each interval and until perfectly blended.
2. Once melted, stir 10 drops of essential oil into the mixture.
3. Pour the lip balm into cosmetic pots or tins. Allow the lip balm to set, which take an hour at room temperature or 20 minutes in the fridge. Once set, the lip balm looks white and opaque.

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  Round Lip Balm Tin Container
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  Vanilla Oleoresin
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  Peppermint (30ml) 100% Pure, Best Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil - 30ml / 1 (oz) Ounces
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  Lavender Essential Oil
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  Grapefruit Essential Oil
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  Healing Solutions Lemon 100% Pure, Best Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil - 10ml

Print the gift labels

Print the labels on DIN A4 or letter size sticker paper or self-adhesive paper and cut out along the grey outline. Remove the backing of the paper and adhere to the designated lid or container. The labels come in different size giving you many options when choosing a pot or tin.