Easy homemade coconut and beeswax lip balm!

The easiest lip balm ever. Great for chapped lips and even as a hand salve! I've been using it as a lip balm all day, and on my hands at night.

And because it's made with coconut oil and beeswax, it tastes like honey and fresh coconut - you don't need any other flavorings!

Step 1: What you'll need:

• containers for lip balm - you can use tubes or pots, or even reused tins, like Altoid's Minis
• glass measuring cup
• small grater
• yellow beeswax
• coconut oil (I really recommend Dr. Bronner's - it smells the best!)
• vitamin E oil
• measuring spoons
• chopstick or something similar for stirring
• microwave

Keep in mind that the grater you use on the beeswax is going to get pretty messed up. You can get rid of most of the beeswax by pouring boiling water over the grater, but it's good to have a little one just for beeswax.

Also make sure that your hands and tools are clean before starting - you don't want to get any nasties in the balm.

Comments

[4sc4n10]

What a great idea. I just clicked on the "add" button to my projects list :-). BTW, playing with wax (which has almost countless uses) I accidentally spilled melted wax in a Teflon pan, and it was a pain to remove safely, I mean without ruining the Teflon coating. So I heated waste vegetable oil inside it until wax melted and mixed in with the oil. Wax doesn't mix readily with a lot of things, except oil. So I could pour the mix in another container and simply wash the pan with water and a sponge to get rid of the rest of oil and wax.

[dallbrett]

Thanks so much! This is as easy as mac and cheese-out of a box! I just tried it with a few variations, and the end product is lovely!

[megmaine]

You're a woman after my own heart. I actually make this, too, with a few differences. Never even thought of making an Instructable of it. Since mine is similar, but different in the details, maybe I will!

I love your fantastic food ideas, great photos, and the seeming synchronicity of ideas.

[ristaupe]

I used to make my own lip balm and you can use Crayola crayons (they are non-toxic) to color your lip balm too. You need to add a little more oil to account for the extra wax.

[SlickSqueegie]

If you have an empty childrens paste (glue) stick you can clean it out and fill it up with this balm recipe for easy application. ;-)

[MissouriVillian]

Coconut makes it all better. This site offers small containers and seem to have free samples.    http://www.containerandpackaging.com/item.asp?item=J002&gclid=CNCqwd-FvawCFcLAKgod6SuYpA     Hope that helps some folks.

[jessyratfink]

Thanks for linking to that! They seem to have good prices on all sorts of things I might need later. :D

[MissouriVillian]

Always happy to help. Thank you for so many good 'ibles.

[BJCKidsX4]

I might have to try this out! Seeing how I'd have to start from scratch with all the ingredients, any idea how much it might cost? A general estimate would be nice. Also, is there any way to put a slight blush or tint in?

[jessyratfink]

I would say around $25 for the beeswax, vitamin E and coconut oil - but the supplies will last a long time!

And I'll hopefully be posting more things to do with them. :)

If you want a bit of color, put a tiny bit of lipstick into the hot oil and stir it around.

[ChrysN]

Nice and simple, I like that it doesn't have too many hard to find (or pronounce) ingredients.

[jessyratfink]

Yep, me too! I wanted to be able to make it without using a scale and ten ingredients. :)

[reem215]

Where did you get the beeswax from?

[jessyratfink]

I found a pound at Hobby Lobby, but there are lots of great places to get it online. Ive heard ebeehoney.com is good. :)

[copycatfilms]

This is great. I actually have these ingredients at home right now! I never thought of using the coconut oil & was actually waiting to make balm until I had almond oil. Can't wait to try this now. AND brilliant idea using Altoid minis. I have had such a hard time finding good containers for this.

[jessyratfink]

Thank you! The mini tins are just the right size. :)

[Libahunt]

Those things have much longer shelflife than people tend to think. I made too many before last christmas. My ingrediens was beeswax and linseed (i think...) oil. Two small containers which were in the fridge are still fine. One that I have carried with me all this time - almost a year - the traces of the good thing that are left also smell fine. Of course northen european summer is not particulary hot. Only one that was kept in a bathroom that is bit warmer than normal roomtemperature, that started to smell bad. Old oil and fresh oil have distinctively different smells, you will know when it's not okay anymore. Probably it wouln't harm you anyway, just isn't so yummy.

[jessyratfink]

Oh, I never would have thought to keep it in the fridge. I might do that to prepare for the always occurring cooking burns. :)