How To Make Your Own Lip Balms At Home – Top 15 DIYs

Say goodbye to rough and dry lips with these natural lipbalm recipes.

Reviewed by Daria Kruchinina, Licensed Esthetician
Written by Esha Saxena, MA (Mass Communication & Media Studies)
Edited by Subhrojyoti Mukherjee, MA (English)
Fact-checked by Anu Pallavi, BA  • 

Lip balms are a great way to keep your lips supple and hydrated. If you want to get the advantage of certain ingredients in lip balms, DIY homemade lip balms are ideal. Dry and chapped lips are common concerns. Such lips need special attention to stay hydrated. Lip care is as important for beauty as skincare. Lip balms made out of natural ingredients are beneficial in faster healing. In addition, DIY lip balms allow you to customize the balm as per your lip concern. Soft and gorgeous lips are most adorable. But to achieve such lips, you must provide them nourishment and protect them from bad weather conditions and harmful sun rays. Customized lip balms are ideal gifts to your loved ones and friends, too! You can always make a lip balm using the ingredients available in your kitchen. Keep reading to know more.

protip_icon Keep In Mind
  • Basic Ingredients: Natural ingredients like beeswax, coconut oil, honey, vitamin E oil, shea butter, and essential oils.
  • Pigmented Lips: Beetroot, lavender, strawberry, lemon, and rose lip balms reduce discoloration.
  • Chapped Lips: Honey, brown sugar, olive oil, coconut oil, and aloe vera work best.
  • Caution: Avoid using clove, cinnamon, and eucalyptus essential oils as they can cause irritation.
  • Stylish Container: Get creative and choose a locket or ring with a small space and a tiny door or cover to keep your lip balm secure and easily accessible.

Non-Toxic Lip Balms

While there are various kinds of lip balms out there, it is important to wear non-toxic lip balms to ensure a natural and safe way of taking care of your lips. Non-toxic lip balms are crafted without harmful chemicals such as parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances, and petroleum-based ingredients. Instead, they incorporate natural and organic components such as plant-based oils (such as coconut, almond, or jojoba oil), shea or cocoa butter, beeswax, and essential oils for fragrance. If you are buying branded non-toxic lip balms, always check the list of ingredients to ensure it aligns with your preferences.

You can also make your own homemade non-toxic lip balm with nourishing ingredients. Scroll down to check out our top 15 DIY homemade lip balms below.

Top 15 DIY Homemade Lip Balms

1. DIY Beeswax And Coconut Lip Balm

DIY beeswax and coconut lip balm
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What You Need – DIY Beeswax Lip Balm
  • 1 tablespoon grated beeswax
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil
  • A little dash of organic raw honey
  • 2 capsules of vitamin E
How To Make Lip Balm With Beeswax
  1. Use a boiler to melt down the beeswax, and when it’s about halfway done, add coconut oil and honey.
  2. Blend the ingredients together.
  3. Add two capsules of vitamin E oil.
  4. Once it’s cool, transfer the product into a tin or an old lip balm container.
  5. Apply whenever your lips feel dry or dehydrated.


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Candelilla wax is a good vegan alternative to beeswax.

2. DIY Mint Chocolate Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 2 teaspoons white beeswax pellets
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons sweet almond oil
  • A few drops of peppermint oil
Steps
  1. Start by melting the white beeswax pellets, using a double boiler, in the microwave or stove.
  2. Stir in your cocoa powder until it has blended smoothly.
  3. Add the sweet almond oil and peppermint oil while you stir to combine the ingredients.
  4. Once it cools down, pour it into small containers to store.
  5. Use this delicious lip balm whenever your lips are in need of some serious lip hydration. Yum! Right?

3. Homemade Raspberry And Lemon Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 2 teaspoons raspberry gelatin mix
  • 2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
  • 3-4 drops of lemon essential oil
  • A spoon and a microwave-safe bowl
Steps
  1. Start by heating up your solid coconut oil in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
  2. Add the raspberry gelatin mix and blend the two ingredients together.
  3. Place this in the microwave once again, and once the gelatin melts, the oil should have a deep raspberry color to it.
  4. Add the lemon essential oil and mix it properly.
  5. Carefully pour the mixture into your lip balm container and place it in the refrigerator until it hardens.

4. DIY Pure Essential Oil Lip Balm

What You Need
  • ¼ cup mango or cocoa butter
  • A little soy wax or beeswax
  • Several drops of your favorite essential oil
  • 1 teaspoon beetroot powder
Steps
  1. Melt your soy wax in a makeshift double boiler.
  2. Add the mango butter to the wax and blend them.
  3. Add your favorite essential oil like grapefruit or peppermint.
  4. For the color, add a small amount of beer root powder and stir well until there are no lumps.
  5. Let your lip balm cool down and then carefully pour it into containers.

5. DIY Rose Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon beeswax
  • ½ tablespoon castor oil
  • 3 tablespoons rose-infused oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa butter
  • ¼ teaspoon powdered alkanet root
Steps
  1. Melt the beeswax and add castor oil, cocoa butter, and rose infused oil into it.
  2. Add vanilla extract for some fragrance.
  3. Add your alkanet root powder for some natural color.
  4. When the mixture cools down, pour it in a lip balm container and place it in the fridge for it to set.

6. Hemp And Honey Lip Balm

What You Need To Make DIY Honey Lip Balm
  • 1 teaspoon hemp oil
  • 4 teaspoons almond oil
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 10g cocoa butter
  • 10g beeswax
  • 15g shea butter
Steps
  1. Melt the beeswax, cocoa, and shea butter in a double boiler.
  2. Add the hemp oil, almond oil, and honey, and stir until it turns into a liquid consistency.
  3. Add honey to this mixture.
  4. Blend the ingredients using a milk frother.
  5. Once it reaches medium-thick consistency, pour the balm into jars to set.

7. DIY Peppermint Oil Lip Balm

DIY peppermint oil lip balm
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What You Need
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon white beeswax pellets
  • 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil
  • 2 to 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
Steps
  1. Heat the beeswax in a double boiler and add the coconut oil and sweet almond oil to it.
  2. Use chopsticks to stir the ingredients.
  3. Stir in the peppermint essential oil with your chopstick.
  4. Once the mixture cools down, pour it into tins or tubes and allow the lip balm to set.

8. DIY Shea Butter Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon shea butter
  • 1 tablespoon beeswax
  • 1 tablespoon raw, organic coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon raw honey
  • 4-5 drop of lemon essential oil
Steps
  1. Start by adding the shea butter, beeswax, and coconut oil to a pot and create a double boiler to heat the ingredients on your stove.
  2. Once they melt, whisk in raw honey and the essential oil into the mixture.
  3. After it cools down, transfer into tubes or jars as per your preference.
  4. Apply this whenever you feel like your lips need some moisturizing. It also works brilliantly for cold sores.

9. DIY Kool Aid Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 sachet of Kool-Aid
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 tablespoon organic coconut oil
Steps
  1. Empty the Kool-Aid sachet in a glass bowl and add sugar to it.
  2. To dissolve this mix, add a teaspoon of water (or more if needed.)
  3. Add about a tablespoon of softened organic coconut oil and keep stirring until the ingredients are properly blended.
  4. Transfer this to a lip balm jar and store it in the refrigerator until it sets.

10. Homemade Lime Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa butter
  • 1 teaspoon almond oil
  • 1 teaspoon beeswax
  • 5 to 10 drops of lime essential oil
Steps
  1. Add cocoa butter, coconut oil, beeswax and almond oil to a double boiler over medium heat.
  2. Stir the mixture frequently until it melts and then remove it from heat.
  3. Add lime essential oil and stir.
  4. Transfer the lip balm into jars or tins, and let it cool before you put on the lid.

11. Grapefruit Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon castor oil
  • 1 tablespoon shea butter
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • ¼ -½ teaspoon grapefruit essential oil
  • Powdered beet root (optional to add color)
Steps
  1. Start by heating the shea butter, beeswax, coconut oil, and castor oil together over low heat in a small saucepan.
  2. Once you remove the pan from heat, add the grapefruit essential oil and mix well.
  3. If you’re adding a natural color, mix in only a tiny bit at a time until you reach the desired shade.
  4. Transfer the lip balm into containers.

12. DIY Maple Syrup Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 5g beeswax
  • 3g virgin coconut oil
  • 4g sweet almond oil
  • 4g cocoa butter
  • 2g soy lecithin
  • 4g dark maple syrup
Steps
  1. Add the cocoa butter, coconut oil, beeswax, sweet almond oil, soy lecithin, and maple syrup into a double boiler and let the ingredients melt over medium heat.
  2. Once you remove it from the stove, whisk the mixture and continue whisking as it cools.
  3. When the mixture is emulsified and has cooled to room temperature, transfer the lip balm into tins or jars.

13. DIY Vanilla Orange Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons grated beeswax
  • 2 teaspoons shea butter
  • 6-8 drops sweet orange essential oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Steps
  1. Add the oils, beeswax, and shea butter to a double boiler, and let the ingredients melt over medium heat.
  2. Stir the ingredients to combine them.
  3. Once you remove from heat, add the essential oil and vanilla extract and stir again.
  4. Transfer slowly into empty lip balm jars or tins.

14. Homemade Lavender Mint Lip Balm

What You Need
  • 1 tablespoon beeswax
  • 2 tablespoons shea butter
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 6 drops peppermint essential oil
  • 6 drops lavender essential oil
Steps
  1. Melt the beeswax, coconut oil, and shea butter in a small pot over medium-low heat.
  2. Once you remove the container from heat, add the essential oils and whisk well to distribute the oil throughout the mixture.
  3. Pour into lip balm containers and let it cool until it solidifies.

15. DIY Burt’s Bees Homestyle Lip Balm

homemade lip balm with coconut oil
What You Need
  • 2 tablespoons shea butter
  • 2 tablespoons organic coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons beeswax pastilles
  • 10+ drops peppermint essential oil

Steps

  1. Place your beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in a double boiler over medium heat, and stir until it melts.
  2. Add essential oils of your preference, and test a tiny amount on your arm to make sure that the scent is not too strong.
  3. Transfer the balm to clean containers.
  4. Wait until it completely cools downs and hardens before putting the cap on.

Harriet, a blogger, shares her experience of how she went on to try out her own DIY homemade lip balm. She tries to create DIY products as her daughter is diagnosed with contact dermatitis and has a tiny list of products that are safe on her skin. She made the lip balm using food-grade paraffin wax and pure petroleum jelly. She said, “I wanted my daughter to have the convenience of having a tube of Chapstick in her pocket like everyone else”, and then added, “I set to work and came up with the simplest of lip balm recipes with 2 cheap ingredients. This is without smell, taste or anything botanical. And it worked! I amaze myself sometimes (i).”

Tips: Preparing, Using And Storing Your DIY Lip Balm

Now that you have 15 great DIY lip balm recipes to choose from, here are a bunch of tips that will come in handy while you’re preparing and storing your lip balm.

  • The jars or containers you use for your homemade lip balm should be clean and dry. This is important to prevent any sort of contamination.
  • It’s best to store your homemade lip balm or any DIY cosmetics in the refrigerator because these products do not contain preservatives.
  • When you’re using beeswax as an ingredient, it should always be crushed before melting. This action will help melt it quicker.
  • To solidify your freshly prepared lip balm, it’s best to place it at room temperature.
  • Don’t place your homemade lip balm in the freezer as it will lose its form and potent qualities.
  • Ingredients like coconut oil, beeswax, and cocoa butter have natural SPF properties, so adding them helps your lips receive sun protection.
  • Cocoa butter is an incredible ingredient for a winter lip balm.
  • To soothe severely chapped and dry lips, you can add ingredients like menthol or camphor to ease any pain from the dryness.
  • You can purchase your lip balm containers like tins, jars or tubes from bulk sellers like AliExpress and essential oils at discounted rates from Amazon.

Infographic: Tips For Preparing And Storing DIY Lip Balm

DIY lip balms made with natural ingredients are ideal for healing dry and chapped lips. However, unlike commercial lip balms, homemade balms do not contain preservatives and may go rancid fast if not handled properly. Here’s a round-up of the must-follow tips to keep in mind when preparing and storing DIY lip balms.

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You can add shimmer to your DIY lip balms by adding a pinch of shimmer dust used for cake decoration.

Dry and chapped lips are concerns shared by all. Your lips require the right amount of care and attention to stay soft and supple. Since commercial lip balms contain a lot of artificial ingredients, you can make your own DIY homemade lip balms in the comfort of your home. You can use natural and simple ingredients such as grapefruit, rose, lavender mint, shea butter, or vanilla orange to customize your lip balm as per your needs. This provides a nourishing lip treatment and improves lip health. and It is recommended that you store your lip balm in airtight containers and refrigerate them to avoid contamination.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make 3 ingredient lip balm?

To make a 3 ingredient lip balm, melt and mix bee’s wax, coconut oil, and almond oil. Pour the melted ingredients into a container and let it cool. Your lip balm is ready to use.

How long does homemade lip balm last?

If stored properly, homemade lip balm can last 6 months.

Can I use different oils in my homemade lip balm?

Yes, you can use different oils in your homemade lip balm recipe to achieve different textures or benefits for your lips. Some popular oils include coconut oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, or cocoa butter.

Can I make flavored lip balm without essential oils?

Yes, you can make flavored lip balm without essential oils. You can use flavor oils, food extracts, cinnamon, or vanilla to add flavor to your lip balm.

Can I use a microwave to melt the ingredients for my homemade lip balm?

Yes, you may use a microwave to melt the ingredients for your homemade lip balm. Make sure you do it carefully to avoid overheating or burning the ingredients. Heat the ingredients in short intervals and stir the ingredients frequently to ensure even melting.

Does homemade lip balm need preservatives?

Homemade lip balm may benefit from the addition of natural preservatives like vitamin E or grapefruit seed extract to help prevent the growth of bacteria or mold.

Key Takeaways

  • Store your homemade lip balm in airtight refrigerated containers to prevent contamination.
  • Add cake shimmer dust to the lip balm to make it a glitter balm that glistens.
  • For added lip protection from the sun, use products with natural SPF qualities, such as coconut oil, beeswax, and cocoa butter in your recipe.
  • To soothe pain from dry chapped lips, choose menthol or camphor.
DIY Homemade Lip Balms

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Want a lip balm that does not contain any harmful chemicals? Check out this video that explains how you can DIY your lip balm for super smooth lips all day long!

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