Lemon Coconut & Other Lip Balm Recipes

This recipe will fill 8-9 lip balm tubes!

1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil

2 Tablespoons Sunflower Oil

1 Tablespoon & 1 teaspoon Wax

10 drops Lemon essential oil

Basic Lip Balm Preparation

Coarsely chop or grate your wax (vegans may use Carnauba or Candelilla Wax as an alternative to beeswax), and place in a small pot or glass Pyrex measuring cup along with the butters and carrier oils on top of a double boiler. Gently melt the ingredients together over the simmering water. Make sure the water does not boil over into your oil mixture! One to two inches of water in the bottom of your pot will work nicely.

Once your wax mixture has melted, remove from burner, and add the essential oils. The essential oils will begin to dissipate when heated, so add more as needed. When you are happy with the scent and all ingredients are well combined, immediately pour the hot mixture into lip balm containers – either tubes or tins.

If the mixture cools too rapidly when pouring, simply reheat the mixture in your double boiler. Allow the balm to cool completely (usually overnight) before placing the caps on your lip balm containers.

Below are a few fun recipes for your experimentation. Please note that these recipes are approximate and the amount and types of oils, butter, essential oils, and other ingredients that you use is completely up to you. Feel free to get creative!

Lemon Coconut Lip Balm
This recipe will fill 8-9 lip balm tubes!
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
2 Tablespoons Sunflower Oil
1 Tablespoon & 1 teaspoon Wax
10 drops Lemon essential oil

Peppermint Cocoa Lip Balm
1 Tablespoon Cocoa Butter
2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond Oil
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon & 1 teaspoon Wax
5-10 drops Peppermint essential oil

Healing Herbal Lip Balm (Unscented)
1 Tablespoon Shea Butter
2 Tablespoon Calendula Infused Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Jojoba Oil
1 Tablespoon & 1 teaspoon Wax
5 drops Vitamin E Oil

All-Purpose Lip Balm
This large recipe will make 6 ½ oz, enough to fill 24 ¼oz lip balm containers!
1 oz Sweet Almond or Apricot Kernel Oil
1 oz Sunflower Oil
1 oz Avocado or Olive Oil
1 oz Shea Butter
1 oz Cocoa Butter
1 ½ oz Wax
30-40 drops essential oil

Essential Oil Ideas -

Cinnamon: Spicy, warming. Use sparingly, as the oil is very strong.
Clove: Spicy, warming. Use sparingly, as the oil is very strong.
Ginger: Warm, spicy, and exotic. Great for winter blends. Use sparingly, as the oil is very strong.
Grapefruit: Fresh, uplifting, light citrus scent.
Lemon: Fresh, uplifting, citrus scent.
Lime: Fresh, uplifting, citrus scent.
Peppermint: Cooling, refreshing, and invigorating. Use sparingly, as the oil is very strong.
Spearmint: Cooling, refreshing, and invigorating. Use sparingly, as the oil is very strong.
Sweet Orange: Refreshing, uplifting, sweet, citrus scent. Blends well with many oils. ....

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