How To Make Bacon Lip Balm

Now who doesn't like bacon? This easy recipe will have your lips tasting like bacon in no time, to complete the lip balm will take approximately 15 minutes. It makes enough of just over one stick of bacon lip balm.

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Step 1: Materials

You will need:
• An unused candle
• Bacon
• Vaseline
• An old lip balm container (optional)

Tools
• An old plastic pot
• A knife
• Something to stir it with
• A plastic bag
• A piece of wax paper
• A kettle

mholliday says: Apr 20, 2011. 8:41 PM

wow... thats neato. what about a taco smelling one though. or a pizza one. or like something really yummy smelling.

AmyLuthien says: Apr 26, 2011. 1:57 PM

AH HA HA HA! Good one! My dogs like to give me kisses already, they'd go ballistic if I started tasting like bacon too XD

sugarshoxcrafts says: Jun 23, 2012. 2:43 PM

I made this and subsituted the candle wax for beeswax. It came out AMAZING. It tastes like bacon meat, and does not irritate my lips, cause any acne or breakouts or any other adverse effect. Of course this may vary depending on your skin type -I have had my tube for going on 5 weeks and the bacon fat has not turned rancid and the balm is just as good as it was on the day I first made it.

You add in the wax\Vaseline base to the tube first, then fill the rest up with the bacon oil. It does take about a day for the flavor to fully set and develop.

This is an amazing tutorial, so thank you mangoking!! I will be making many presents with it :)

Anna Logg says: Mar 10, 2013. 3:53 AM

But isn't the constant lick-off and reapply counterproductive?

sugarshoxcrafts says: Jan 22, 2013. 7:42 PM

I made another batch of this today, and a challenge I am finding to this recipe is that the beeswax and Vaseline mixture hardens FAST! It seems to go almost solid in just a couple of seconds of sitting. I strongly recommend when you are adding the beeswax mixture and bacon oil to the mixing container (or the "old plastic container" as noted in this instructable), that you add the bacon oil first to the container and the beeswax second. Quickly stir it up and you should be well on the road to a great tube of lip balm! Once again, awesome tutorial mangoking!

hpankhurst says: Oct 20, 2012. 7:51 AM

WOOOAAAHHHH! i'm a lipbalm fanatic and i have many cool flavours BUT THIS is just AWESOMEEE!!! you are so creative!! i will DEFINITELY try this!!!!

one question though, can you just use Vaseline and omit the beeswax?
please reply

mangoking (author) in reply to hpankhurstOct 20, 2012. 11:27 AM

the beeswax basically holds the whole thing together and kinda stops it going into a gooey mess :)

issie says: Jul 31, 2012. 4:24 PM

Putting bacon grease on your lips is the same as fat in the pan, to the sun. You will cook your lips. Might be better to skip that part.

sugarshoxcrafts says: Jun 23, 2012. 2:44 PM

If you want to see how it turned out for me check out my Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/sugarshoxcrafts

I've posted pictures on the timeline of how it came out.

Miscelinious says: Jun 9, 2011. 12:01 PM

Since the balm is so fatty with oils and such, it seems to me that if you have sensitive skin, acne can develop around the lips.

hkalisiak says: Jun 3, 2011. 1:41 PM

Speaking as someone who makes both candles and lip balm for a living, please don't use a candle to make lip balm!! At the very least, get some paraffin wax that's food safe (it should be in the canning section of the grocery store - although you shouldn't use it for canning - and afterwards you can use some to make buckeyes, yum) or some food grade beeswax. Just not candle wax - it's not skin safe, it's not food grade, even if you're making it for yourself, be nicer to your body.

conman711 says: Apr 23, 2011. 5:50 PM

what happens when the bacon fat becomes rancid?

jadink96 in reply to conman711Apr 24, 2011. 6:19 PM

That's why I haven't made this yet. I'm hoping someone can find out whether or not it will go bad.

mangoking (author) in reply to jadink96May 7, 2011. 8:30 AM

it has been 3 weeks the lip balm is still fine to use.

jadink96 in reply to mangokingJun 1, 2011. 4:30 PM

Oh cool, sorry i didn't answer. But thank you!

rattyrain in reply to conman711Apr 24, 2011. 3:47 PM

Oops, I thought you were replying to someone else.

stretch mark says: Apr 30, 2011. 8:46 AM

Candles can have contaminants including lead. Cool project though.

pingeee says: Apr 20, 2011. 7:09 PM

I just think any normal unused candle might not be too suitable for the skin. They might have some harmful impurities as it is not designed for lip balm purposes. Other than that it's cool.

rattyrain in reply to pingeeeApr 24, 2011. 3:48 PM

Yeah, beeswax would probably be better.

StuNutt says: Apr 24, 2011. 8:58 AM

I know it's contra to the principles of Instructables, but you can actually buy it ready-made from the Bacontrepreneurs at www.baconsalt.com

(UK/European mail order www.crazy4flavour.co.uk)

Ysabeau says: Apr 20, 2011. 1:06 PM

I just wonder if bacon lip balm is glamourous.

StuNutt in reply to YsabeauApr 24, 2011. 8:56 AM

I think that may depend on your boyfriend . . . . Ah, but what MAN doesn't like the taste of BACON - Go For It!

cirvine says: Apr 24, 2011. 8:45 AM

ewwwwwwww

grandmaruth says: Apr 24, 2011. 7:39 AM

why not get a plain tube of lip balm, scoop it out mush in some bacon fat and put back in the tube....

frankenstella says: Apr 21, 2011. 10:35 PM

You should try this with maybe paraffin or beeswax, it would probably be better for your skin. Other than that, the instructable is excellent and it probably tastes awesome :D Very good idea.

mangoking (author) in reply to frankenstellaApr 21, 2011. 11:49 PM

Candles are usually made from a blend of bees wax and paraffin wax.