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homemade beeswax lip balm

Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe With Honey Flavor

I’m loving this beeswax lip balm recipe, and it’s come at such a good time with the weather getting colder by the day. My lips feel great, and so will yours!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: DIY Skincare
Cuisine: N/A
Difficulty Level: Easy
Yield (adjustable): 50 grams
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Ingredients:

Equipment:

Instructions:

  • Place the beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, and castor oil into a heat-proof beaker.
    13 grams Beeswax, 10 grams Cocoa Butter, 5 grams Shea Butter, 5 grams Castor Oil
    Place the beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, and castor oil into a heat-proof beaker.
  • To melt the oils, place the beaker into a water bath or bain marie. You can create a water bath by filling a saucepan with a couple of inches of water and bringing it up to a gentle simmer. Let the beaker sit in the simmering water until the wax and butter have just melted.
    melting beeswax and oil for a lip balm
  • Once fully melted remove the beaker from the saucepan, but keep the water bath close by as you may need it again. Stir in the calendula oil, If it starts to become solid and cloudy you can pop the beaker back into the water to gently re-melt it. We are trying to heat our calendula as little as possible so that we do not lose all of its wonderful skin loveing potency.
    14 grams Calendula Oil
    adding oils for a beeswax lip balm
  • Add the lecithin, stirring it in so that it is well combined. You will notice that the lecithin will slightly slow down the hardening process, making it easier to handle.
    1 grams Sunflower Lecithin 
    Adding lecithin, stirring it in so that it is well combined
  • Add the vitamin E, and flavor oil, stirring after each one. Once again, pop it back into the water bath to gently re-melt if it does start to solidify.
    0.5 grams Vitamin E Oil, 1.5 grams Honey Flavor Oil
    Add the vitamin E, and flavor oil
  • Make sure any tubes that you are using are fully twisted down. Pour the oils into lip balm tubes or containers. Lip balm containers can be fully filled, tubes are best with a little space left at the top ready for topping up later. For this, you will need to hang on to a small amount of the balm mix.
    When filled Leave the lids off, and put them into a cold place to solidify. A fridge is a perfect place for cooling them quickly, they shouldn't take much more than 30 minutes.
    5 Lip Balm Tubes
    how to make lip balm at home
  • Re-melt the leftover balm mix and top the tubes up. Set aside and leave them to solidify.
    When they are completely solid and cold, you can pop the lids on and leave them to sit for 24 hours before using them. This gives the lip balm time to thicken and bond with the lip balm screw at the bottom of the tube.
    Re-melt the leftover balm mix and top the tubes up

Notes:

Shelf Life: Providing you’re using a good quality antioxidant like vitamin e, and you don’t expose your lip balms to a significant amount of water your balms should be good for at least 12 months
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