When you buy a lip balm from the store, there are many artificial ingredients that aren’t necessarily good for your lips, that you don’t know about. The big name lip balm companies use those ingredients to give the lip balm color, taste, and smell. However, when you make your own lip balm you know exactly what is in it. I am going to teach you how to make a mostly natural lip balm. The things that you will need are:
1. Beeswax
2. Coconut Oil
3. Cocoa Butter
4. Shea Butter
5. Vitamin E Oil
6. Essential Oil (orange, lemon, ext.)
7. Lipstick (any color)
8. Pot
9. Glass Cup
10. Lip Balm Container
You may wonder why it is essential to have each of these ingredients. You need the beeswax because the beeswax is what makes the lip balm solid. Without it, the balm would stay liquid. The coconut oil naturally moisturizes your lips. It also helps strengthen underlying tissue. Like the coconut oil, the cocoa butter moisturizes your lips, and the shea butter locks in the moisture. Vitamin E not only moisturizes but it also protects from UV radiation. The essential oils are a natural way to give your balm a scent, and a few have minor benefits. The lipstick will give you balm a slight tint.
The first thing to do is boil water in your pot. Once the water is boiled put your glass cup inside the pot. Then cut up your chunk of beeswax (if it isn’t already shredded) and take a tablespoon of it and put it in the glass cup. Then, take one and a half tablespoons of coconut oil and put it in the cup. Next, take a tablespoon of shea butter and a tablespoon of cocoa butter and add that to the mixture. Once that is all melted together you can take the glass cup out of the pot and turn off the stove. Stir it a few times to make sure it is completely mixed together. Next, put a few drops of Vitamin E oil and mix it in. Then do the same with your essential oil. After that take a thin sliver of your lip stick and mix that in. Once it is all mixed together you can pour the mixture into your lip balm container(s) then put it in the freezer for about five minutes. After five minutes check on the lip balm to make sure it is completely hardened.
As you can see it is a simple process with very few ingredients. Most of these ingredients can be found around your home or at a grocery store. I hope you have fun with this DIY lip balm.