Lip Balms are essential for many of us as it helps to keep our lips hydrated so that they don’t chap and irritated. Also, putting lip balm on before applying lipstick helps to create a smooth and supple base for the lipstick to glide on smoothly. Especially for matte lipstick which contains more wax and pigment which tends to make our lips look drier.  After all, lipstick doesn’t show well on chapped lips, right?

Using natural ingredients to personally customize a lip balm to your own like is a fun activity and it can be done with ingredients that can be found in your kitchen cabinet. I will be sharing 3 favorite recipes for DIY lip balm below.

DIY Peppermint Oil Lip Balm 

Ingredients:

1. 1 Tablespoon of Beeswax 

2. 10 Drops of Peppermint Essential Oil

3. 2 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil

4. Tin Containers or Lip Balm Tubes to hold the lip balm

Instructions:

1. Heat the beeswax in a saucepan 

2. Add coconut oil ( remember to keep the stove on low heat )

3. Stir with chopstick & wait till both are completely melted 

4. Pour the peppermint essential oil in & continue stirring for awhile

5. Pour the mixture into your desired container & allow it to cool down

2. DIY Grapefruit Lip Balm

Ingredients:

1. 1 Tablespoon of Shea Butter

2. 2 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil

3. 1 Tablespoon of Castor Oil 

4. 1 Tablespoon of Beeswax

5. ½ tablespoon of Grapefruit Essential Oil

6. ¼ of Teaspoon Fresh Beet Juice ( for coloring)

7. Tin Containers or Lip Balm Tubes to hold the lip balm

Instructions: 

1. Start by heating the shea butter, beeswax, coconut oil & castor oil together in a saucepan over low heat

2. Stir it continuously with a chopstick & wait till the mixture is completely melted

3. Remove the saucepan from the stove and add grapefruit essential oil in

4. Mix well

5. Add Fresh Beet Juice in by slowly mixing it a tiny bit under the desired shade is achieved

6. Pour the mixture into your desired container & allow it to cool down

3. DIY Vanilla Lip Balm 

Ingredients:

1. 2 Tablespoon of Beeswax

2. 2 Tablespoon Shea Butter

3. 1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil

4. 10 Drop of Vanilla Essential Oil

5. Tin Containers or Lip Balm Tubes to hold the lip balm

Instructions:

1. Melt the beeswax, shea butter & coconut oil together in a saucepan over low heat

2. Stir it continuously with a chopstick

3. Add in the Vanilla Essential Oil

4. Pour the mixture into your desired container & allow it to cool dow

5. For a minty smell, add in peppermint oil / add cocoa butter instead of shea butter for a “ chocolate “ scent lip balm!

Taa-Daa, you have managed to create your own DIY Lip Balm! Easy isn’t it? 

*Best recommended to keep the lip balm for a maximum of 5 months once opened *

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