Make your own all-natural red lip balm with this easy recipe from in-house crafter Kristin St. Clair.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons grated beeswax
- 5 teaspoons carrier oil (such as castor, sunflower, or jojoba)
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
- 1 teaspoon carmine (natural red) coloring oil
- 6 or 7 drops of essential oil (such as vanilla)
Note: To make colorless lip balm, substitute carmine coloring oil with an additional teaspoon of carrier oil.
Tools and Materials
- Double boiler
- Mixing stick or spoon
- Lip balm tubes, pots, or tins
- Pouring tray with plastic scraper (optional)
- Decorative paper
- 2-inch-wide clear packing tape
How-To Make Homemade Lip Balm
- Melt beeswax, carrier oil, vitamin E oil, and coloring oil together in a double boiler, stirring to combine. Add essential oil right before removing from the boiler to pour.
- Pour mixture into lip balm containers. Let cool for about an hour. If using a pouring tray, scrape away excess and smooth tops with a plastic scraper.
- To make labels, cut a scrap of decorative paper to the size of a container. Place paper facedown on a piece of clear 2-inch-wide packing tape. Cut packing tape to the width of the paper strip, and trim so the tape is about 1/2 inch longer than the paper on both ends. Wrap tape with paper around a tube or pot.
