Lip Balm Recipes

The basic formula is:

1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil
1/4 ounce beeswax
1 teaspoon honey or glycerine (humectants)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon natural flavoring oil aka Essential Oil.

Heat the oil and beeswax in a double boiler (or microvave) until the beeswax is melted.
Remove from heat and whip with an electric beater until creamy.
Add the honey or glycerine and approx 5 drops flavoring oil; whip some more. Add more flavoring if desired.
Store in small glass jars, small tupperware bowls, decorative tins or film containers.
Try different oils on your lips to choose the best one for your skin and taste preference.
If the Balm is too hard (waxy), add more oil to your mixture.
If it is too soft, add more wax.

Basic Lip Balm II

1/2 ounce beeswax beads, refined
4 ounces sweet almond oil
2 teaspoons essential oil or food flavoring oil

Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in measuring cup, add beeswax beads and melt in microwave.
Stir with spoon, and when cooled a bit, add essential or flavoring oil. Pour into jars or containers.

Silky Smooth Lip Balm

2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Grated Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1/2 Teaspoon Shea Butter or Cocoa Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Honey
Any Flavored Oil To Taste
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative) (optional)

Honey Balm

3 oz. Almond Oil
2 Teaspoons Honey
1/2 oz. Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)
1-4 Drops Essential Oil

Almond Lip Gloss

2 Teaspoons Grated Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
3 - 6 Drops Flavored Oil
1 Teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil
3 Drops Honey
1 1/2 Teaspoon Cocoa Butter
1 Vitamin E Capsule (as a preservative)

Helps heal cold sores.

1 oz. Emu Oil
1 oz. Almond Oil
1 oz. Avocado Oil
1/2 oz. Shaved Beeswax or Beeswax Pellets
1/4 oz. Aloe Vera Gel
6 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
2 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
3 Drops Lime Essential Oil

Honey Lip Balm

2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. beeswax
1/2 tsp. cocoa butter
1/2 tsp. honey
3 drops essential oil (I like orange.)
1 vitamin E capsule

Measure oil, beeswax and cocoa butter into a glass or enamel pan.
Melt over low heat. A hotplate works well and reduces the risk of overheating the oils.
Stir the mixture often until the wax is melted. Remove from heat and stir in the honey and essential oil. Pinch open the vitamin E capsule and squeeze the contents into the mixture. Stir well. Pour the mixture into containers.

Vasoline Lip Balm

3 parts vasoline
1 part beeswax
flavoring

Melt beeswax and mix well with vasoline and flavoring

Chocolate Balm

3 Tbsp. Cocoa Butter
4-5 Chocolate Chips
1 capsule, Vitamin E
Melt and blend ingredients with a spoon until smooth, put into a container
and refrigerate until solid

Vanilla Lip Gloss

1 tablespoon grates beeswax
1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Slowly heat beeswax, coconut oil, and vitamin E oil until melted.
Stir in the vanilla extract then cool

Vanilla Lip Balm

1 TBL Petroeum Jelly
1 TBL Aloe Vera Gel
1 1/2 tsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla

Heat in double boiler (or microwave) then pour into container to cool.

Cocoa Butter Lip Gloss

1/2 tsp grated Beeswax
1 tsp cocoa butter
1 tsp almond oil, or olive

Melt all together by means of waterbath ( put in a cup & set in sink of hot water)
and then put into a lip balm container

**this is a butter recipe if you want something glossy but not too.. slick :)

Castor Oil Lip Balm

3 oz castor oil
1.5 cocoa butter
1.5 beeswax
Melt in microwave. Add oil. Stir. Pour into containers.

Sweet Balm/Gloss

2 tsp beeswax
1 tsp honey
7 tsp castor oil or jojoba or sweet almond oil
1/8 tsp. Flavor oil

Melt the oil and beeswax together in a little pan over low heat until
the beeswax is melted. Take off the stove and then add in your honey
and whisk it all together. When the mixture is nearly cool add in your
flavor oil, mix it up again and then pour into your lip balm container.
Since this comes out to be more like a gloss you can always add more beeswax to it
so that it is a little harder. Maybe another 1/2 tsp would do it.

Heal Sores Balm

3 oz almond oil
2 tsp pure honey
1/2 oz beeswax
1 tsp tea tree oil
Melt all together and stir while cooling.

Quick & Easy Lip Balm

Spoon full of vasiline in a cup (you dont even need to heat it) .
Add some honey (depending on how sweet you want it).
Mix together or whip.

To solidify faster after putting it in a container, submerse it in a cup of
ice water or put it in the freezer until solid.

Hemp Oil Lip Balm

3 T coconut oil
1 T castor oil
1 T sunflower oil
1 T hemp seed oil
1 T beeswax
1 T honey
Essential Oil to taste (I use peppermint)

Melt the wax, and coconut oil together (I use the microwave)
Add the honey and heat a little. Stir constantly and add your sunflower and caster oil.
As the mixture begins to thicken add the hempseed oil and your choice of essential oil.
STIR CONTANTLY until it thickens.

Peppermint Lip Balm

2 Tbsp petroleum jelly
1 tspn beeswax
10-14 drops peppermint essential oil

In a small pot, melt the petroleum jelly, then add beeswax.
When melted, remove from heat and add peppermint essential oil.
Pour into a lip pot and cool

Fruity Lip Gloss --Made with Kool-Aid!

2 tbsp. solid shortening
1 tbsp. fruit-flavored powdered drink mix (Kool-Aid)
35 mm plastic film container

Mix shortening and drink mix together in a small microwave-safe container until smooth.
Place container in the microwave on high for 30 seconds until mixture becomes a liquid.
Pour the mixture into a plastic film container or any other type of small airtight container.
Place the fruity lip gloss mixture in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes or until firm.

Cocoa Butter Minty Lip Balm

1-1/2 parts cocoa butter
1-1/2 parts grated beeswax
3 parts edible vegetable oil of your choice (almond, apricot kernel, avocado,
extra virgin olive, hemp seed, jojoba, kukui nut, macadamia nut, castor all work
well... but keep in mind if you plan on selling lip balm or giving as a gift, that
some people are allergic to nut oils). Spearmint and/or peppermint flavoring oil
Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax slowly and carefully in a microwave, or over a
double boiler on the stove until melted. Add oil and stir well. Add spearmint or
peppermint flavoring oils, or both, a few drops at a time, to taste. Gently reheat if
needed. Cool slightly before pouring into containers. To test consistency, place
a drop on a spoon and set in the refrigerator to cool for a few minutes. Test on
your lips. For a softer lip balm, add more oil. For a harder lip balm, add more
beeswax.

Chocolate Lip Gloss

1 1/2 tsp grated cocoa butter
1/2 tsp coconut oil
1/8 tsp vitamin E oil
1/4 tsp grated chocolate or 3 small chocolate chips
In a double boiler or microwave heat the cocoa butter, coconut oil, and vitamin E
oil until melted. Stir in the chocolate chips and keep stirring until melted and well
blended Pour into small container and allow to cool before using

Beeswax Lip Balm

2 tablespoons beeswax
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Melt the ingredients over a double boiler. Pour into a container while still hot
since it will harden as it cools. Makes about 1/4 cup.

Cocoa Butter Minty Lip Balm

1-1/2 parts cocoa butter
1-1/2 parts grated beeswax
3 parts edible vegetable oil of your choice (almond, apricot kernel,
avocado, extra virgin olive, hemp seed, jojoba, kukui nut, macadamia nut,
castor all work well... but keep in mind if you plan on selling lip balm or
giving as a gift, that some people are allergic to nut oils)
Spearmint and/or peppermint flavoring oil

Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax slowly and carefully in a microwave, or
over a double boiler on the stove until melted. Add oil and stir well. Add
spearmint or peppermint flavoring oils, or both, a few drops at a time, to
taste. Gently reheat if needed. Cool slightly before pouring into
containers. To test consistency, place a drop on a spoon and set in the
refrigerator to cool for a few minutes. Test on your lips. For a softer
lip balm, add more oil. For a harder lip balm, add more beeswax