Easy to Make Moisturizing Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

One of the easiest ways to prevent your lip from feeling dry all the time is to make yourself a lip moisturizer using this simple moisturizing beeswax lip balm recipe. Because let’s face it, having dry, chapped, cracked lips is no fun. This homemade lip balm recipe can easily take your lips from cracked and dry to soft and moisturized.

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Yes, you can get a nice tinted lip balm from the store but knowing how to make your own moisturizing lip balm is priceless. So, if you have been searching all over the internet for a beeswax lip balm recipe that is easy to make, has a nice fruity scent and that’s moisturizing then this is the perfect lip balm recipe for you.

HOW TO MAKE BEESWAX LIP BALM

Making lip balm is as easy. You only need a few ingredients and a few mixing tools. The ingredients should be easy to find online or in your local grocery or craft store. If not you can always find them HERE along with a ton of my other favorites in my Amazon Store.

Some of the ingredients needed to make this beeswax lip balm recipe include cupuacu butter, jojoba oil, castor oil, beeswax, and lip flavor. Once you have the ingredients measured out mix them together and voila you will have a nice healing moisturizing lip balm.

There are a few more steps and ingredients needed so be sure to keep reading and you will find them down below. This is by far one of my skincare recipes and one of the best lip balm recipes you can make.

BEESWAX LIP BALM RECIPE INGREDIENTS

BEESWAX LIP BALM RECIPE MEASUREMENTS

Here are all of the ingredients need to make this lip balm recipe for dry lips. You can find the step by step instructions on how to make lip balm below. You can also watch the full Lip Balm Tutorial to make this lip balm process easy and fun!

• 45g Cupuacu Butter
• 16g Jojoba Oil
• 16g Castor Oil
• 20g Beeswax
• 1g Lip Flavor
• 0.5g Vitamin E
• 1gMica

CUPUACU BUTTER

There are a ton of different butters you can use in a lip balm recipe. Some of them include Shea Butter, Mango Butter, and Murumuru Butter just to name a few.

But, for this particular beeswax lip balm recipe, I decided to switch it up and use cupuacu butter. Cupuacu Butter is a medium textured butter. It replaces the mixture of shea butter and cocoa butter that I used to make a different TINTED LIP BALM which you can watch me make HERE.

Cupuacu butter is whitish to ivory in color, has very little smell and is very moisturizing. You can learn more about cupuacu butter in this post about 5 Must Have Natural Butters.

But when I tell you this is the perfect natural butter for lip balm I am not joking. I love the feel of cupuacu butter in this lip balm. It keeps my lips moisturized for quite a long time, which is nice.

JOJOBA OIL

JOJOBA OIL IN LIP BALM

Jojoba oil is another DIY skincare ingredient that reminds me of my childhood. It seems like every skincare product that my mom purchased contained jojoba oil and for good reason.

Jojoba oil is a lightweight carrier oil that is very similar to the oils that our skin produces. This makes jojoba oil an excellent carrier oil to slather on the body. You can even use it by itself without adding it to a lip balm.

CASTOR OIL

CASTOR OIL IN LIP BALM

Castor Oil is a great carrier oil to use in a lot of DIY skincare recipes, especially lip balms. I like adding it to a tinted lip balm because it seems to help suspend the color in the lip balm.

You can check out the 9 Must-Have Natural Oils For DIY Skincare post to learn more about why castor oil is so great for DIY skincare recipes.

BEESWAX IN LIP BALM

NATURAL BEESWAX FOR LIP BALM

Beeswax is produced by none other than honey bees. You might already know this but you might not know that it’s natural, organic, and it’s great for holding together lip balm.

If you are not a fan of using animal products in your skincare then candelilla wax is another option you can use. I enjoy using both.

If you have time you can always test them both out by making two different lip balms with each type of wax to see which one you prefer.

LIP BALM FLAVOR OIL

Applying this strawberry vanilla lip balm brings back fond childhood memories of when I would apply my favorite strawberry lip balm. The taste was amazing. I mean I didn’t eat lip balm as a kid but you could certainly taste the flavor.

That’s exactly why I chose a Strawberry Lip Flavor and Vanilla Lip Flavor for this lip balm. Instead of adding one lip flavor, I added two. Plus, if you have read any of my other blog posts like this Vanilla Latte DIY Whipped Body Butter Recipe, then you know I believe you should be customizing all the DIY skincare and haircare that you make to meet your own needs.

That’s why you will find two lip flavor oils in this beeswax lip balm recipe. You can use one flavor or blend your own custom flavor, it’s completely up to you. The goal is to make a moisturizing lip balm home remedy to heal dry lips.

EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING LIP BALM

Here are some of the tools you will need to make this healing lip balm. I suggest using any and all equipment you can find that will make making lip balm easy and stress free.

LIP BALM RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

Beeswax Lip Balm Recip Instructions

1. Start with clean hands. Gather all your ingredients and your lip balm making tools.

2. Measure the cupuacu butter, jojoba oil, castor oil, and beeswax and combine them in a heat safe bowl or glass beaker.

3. Measure the vitamin E, lip oil, and mica. Set them aside for now.

4. Create a water bath using the double boiler method and place the heat safe blow/glass beaker container with your butter, oils, and waxes into the water bath over low heat. Allow the ingredients to melt.

5. Add the vitamin E and stir followed by the flavor lip oil and stir the mixture.

6. Now divide the lip balm liquid into two separate beakers (if you want to create two different colors). If not creating two different colors skip to step 7.

7. Add the first color mica into the first beaker and the second color into the second beaker and stir.

8. Pour your liquid lip balm mixtures into the lip balm tubes and let them set.

9. Once they have set they are ready to use.

SUBSTITUTIONS

You can substitute several ingredients in this beeswax lip balm recipe. If you prefer not to use beeswax you can use candelilla wax instead.

If you want to use a butter other than cupuacu butter, I recommend either shea butter mixed with cocoa butter or mango butter and cocoa butter.

Lastly, because we all love different flavors you can use whatever flavor of scented lip oil you like.

HOW TO APPLY LIP BALM

Applying this lip balm is easy. Start with clean dry lips. Apply the lip balm by sweeping it over your lip a few times until you are satisfied with the moisture level. Reapply as needed.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LIP BALM

Do I need to add a preservative to this lip balm recipe? No, you do not need to add a preservative to this lip balm recipe. A preservative is not necessary since the ingredients contain only butter, oils, and wax.

How long will these lip balms last? If stored properly they can the lip balm moisturizers can last up to 1 year.

How do you store lip balms? Store the lip balms in a cool, dry place and avoid leaving them in heat or high temperature areas.

Will the lip balms melt if left in high heat or outside? The lip balms can melt if left in a hot car or in a high temperature area. They should not melt if left at a comfortable room temperature.