Homemade Beeswax Lip Balm

5 from 1 vote

This beeswax lip balm recipe is easy to make, smells amazing, and lasts indefinitely. If you want to learn how to make your own soothing and nourishing beeswax lip balm with simple ingredients that are toxin-free and ultra-moisturizing, you are in the right place!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Cooling Time30

Total Time50

Keyword: beeswax lipbalm

Servings: tubes

Ingredients

1/4 cup beeswax pastilles or beeswax block, grated
1/4 cup shea butter
1 tbsp coconut oil
40 drops peppermint essential oils* about 1/2 tsp
Empty lip balm tubes

Instructions

In a double boiler, or a heat-safe bowl nestled on top of a pot of simmering water over medium low heat, combine beeswax pastilles, shea butter, and coconut oil.
Heat for about 10 minutes until the mixture is completely melted.
Remove from heat and stir in peppermint essential oils.
Pour the mixture into a glass cup or a measuring cup with a spout.
Carefully pour into the empty lip balm tubes and fill them up to the top.
Let them cool for 30 minutes before putting on the cap.