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Making this honey lip balm recipe has saved me from dry and chapped lips during winter. Honey is antibacterial, anti-fungal, and antiseptic which helps moisturize chapped lips and promotes healing. Truly a miracle of nature for your lips!
This honey lip balm recipe requires few ingredients and it very easy to make at home. In this recipe, I use coconut oil, sunflower oil, beeswax and of course honey. I recommend using a liquid organic honey as it will be easier to mix with the oils and beeswax than creamed honey.
You will also need lip balm containers that you can buy on amazon here.
The most important ingredient in this lip balm is the beeswax; it is a natural emulsifier that combines oils and water. It is also the culprit that hardens the oils and butter so you can apply it on your lips easily.
Beeswax also forms a natural protective barrier to prevent chapped lips.
This honey lip balm recipe is very similar to burt’s bees lip balm. The only difference is that my honey lip balm recipe does not contain lanolin. (and for a good reason!)
You may ask what is lanolin?
Lanolin is an animal by-product, basically wool grease or wax extracted by washing sheep wool in hot water with a detergent. The main problem with using lanolin is that is it full of pesticides. According to Leslie from Mamavation, “Lanolin can legally contain up to 40 parts per million (ppm) of pesticides to be FDA-compliant. Lanolin that is reserved for hospital use on open wounds is regulated to no more than 3 ppm of pesticides.”
Interesting isn’t it?
Back to our recipe, instead of spending $5 per lip balm like Burt’s bees, making lip balm at home will cost you about $0.75c per lip balm. This honey lip balm recipe is pretty cost efficient and It also makes great gifts to friends and family.
Now if you have a really bad case of chapped lips and that it is not related to the lack of humidity in the air, ensure that you are well hydrated and also look at your diet. Chapped lips may be a sign of unbalance of good bacteria in your colon. Look at the problem inside out in case you have an extreme case of chapped lips.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Melt beeswax, oils, and honey in a double boiler on low heat. If you do not have a double boiler, simply use an aluminum bowl placed in a pan filled with warm water.
- Once the beeswax has melted, take it off the heat and start whipping with an electric or manual mixer until the liquid becomes frosty and the honey well blended. (At first, you will see the honey at the bottom of the oils, which means you need to mix more!).
- If it has already starting to harden, don’t panic! Put it back into the double boiler for a few seconds until it melts again and pour the rest the containers.
- Let it cool for 2 hours until it has completely solidified.
- Apply on your lips as often as needed!
- The shelf life of this honey lip balm is about 1 year, depending on the shelf life of the oils and you have used. It does not need to be refrigerated.
- Yield: about 1.5 oz (7 plastic lip balm containers).
Please comment below if you have any questions, and don’t forget to rate this recipe!
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I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen!
I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle.
Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you!
I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans!
In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.
Do I need to change any ratios with the other ingredients if I am omitting the honey?
Oh … and what if I replaced some of the beeswax with organic hemp seed oil (not Shea butter)? What would the correct ratio be? Would I have to use more peppermint oil to cover the strong hemp smell? Would it still be a stick formulation, which is what I want?
If I want a recipe that is a little softer, with less beeswax, what substitute oils do you recommend as a partial replacement for the beeswax?
Very sweet. The honey makes a great lip balm!
1) if I wanted to replace some of the beeswax with Shea butter, how would I do that? (The correct ratio, I mean)
2) how do I get a stick formulation in which the honey is evenly distributed when solidified?
I love this recipe I have used it as a base for 2 years now I often change out the oils to hemp seed as coconut drys me out which defeats the point for me. That being said this is a great base to adjust and make your own recipe and one of the few genuine recipes that ive found that makes a stick rather than a balm. Ive never stored it in the fridge even in the summer it stays solid.
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thanks natalie, really happy you like my recipe 🙂
I love this recipe and make it often. I use a little less beeswax and usually skip the essential oils. Everyone loves it! Thank you.
Hi. Thank you so much for this recipe. I have been wanting to try to make my own lip balm and am finally taking the plunge.
I have an allergy to coconut oil. What can I use in place of it?
Thank you
Hi,
Can you pour this mixture into the chapstick tubes before it cools? I see you have to whip it but I was hoping it would still pour.
There’s no such thing as “liquid organic honey” .. not really. .. That means the honey has gone through a pasteurization process to heat it at high temperatures, which destroys (kills) the enzymes and other good stuff. .. Most people are confused about honey and it is unfortunately mainstream consumers who think they want their honey to be liquid because it’s more appealing to them. that heating process basically kills the life out of it. .. .. Raw honey is actually a “shapeshifter”. .. as it will crystalize and shift it’s properties depending on the season and temperature. .. It’s very easy to warm it slightly (put jar in warm water) to liquify it. .. Don’t put in the microwave because that is cruel. ………the best quality honey will crystalize over time, but you can wake it up again. (or it may naturally do that in the warmer season on it’s own). …
Hi I’m trying to put this into an eos container and no matter how I do the recipe the honey always separates, I’m even using a stick blender to mix it. Do you have any advice? I’m using honey from my beekeeper friend.
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Its best to use liquid honey as it is easier to blend. If you are still having trouble, try warming the honey gently in a separate container before incorporating it in the mixture.
If I was to use these from a tin, do you have a rough estimate of how I would change the oil ratio? Do you think that 30% more oil would be about right? (that’s just a random number, I really have no idea). Should I try something like 4tsp of wax, 4tsp of coconut oil, 1.25tsp of sunflower seed oil?
And if things aren’t right, can I just warm it up and mix in more? I want to do a fairly big batch (about 50 x 15g containers)
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Hi Luke, this would be a different recipe. Yes you would have to put more oil and adjust the recipe to put into tins. I am not able to confirm until I actually try myself. You could warm up again and mix more oil but make sure you keep a tab on your recipe ratio! I suggest you do a small batch first to get the right consistency.
I just made a batch of these – it is AMAZING!! I’m wearing some of it right now at the taste is lovely. The peppermint smells so good and the beeswax is forming a thin layer, smoothing and moisturizing my lips.
I doubled the recipe and changed the values to milliliter, then poured them in 28ml glass jars. The doubled recipe gave me 6 jars.
So easy and successful! Big thanks!
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Thanks for your comment Christelle 🙂
Eve, how do you prevent the honey from separating? It settled in the bottom of the tube.
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you got to whip it fast!
instead of sunflower oil can either Olive, grape seed or avacodo oil be used?
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yes!
Is this soft enough for little tin or should I need more oil.
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that recipe is good for lip balm stick containers, you would need to add a little bit more oil to make it softer.
Thank u for this recipe,it’s amazing,I tried it this morning before work,and my lip balm turned out gorgeously creamed and fluffy texture.Loved wearing it all day,I used apricot oil instead of sunflower,the honey is excellent.
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Thank you Clare 🙂 pls share the love!!!
Can you substitute almond oil for the sunflower oil?
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yes 🙂
Looks wonderful! How hard soft/hard does this get? Would it melt in summer?
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thanks! Would not melt unless you put it under the sun.
Hello Eve, Thank you for your recipes. Would it be possible to know the weight of a tablespoon of beewax pellets. I keep bees and use my own organic beewax which I grate or chip and I’m not sure how to measure it in a tablespoon. Also, I have a kukui tree in my garden and I intend to press my own oil. Could you advise what oils I can replace with kukui oil. I am so glad that I found your site as I have been working on removing chemicals from my life for some time.
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Hey annabella, that is SO awesome that you are a beekeeper!!! wish I could do this 🙂
I use beeswax pellets but if you grate them fine and add them to a tablespoon, that’s totally fine.
Where do you live to have a kukui tree? that is so cool 🙂
you can use kukui oil instead of saflower oil, camelia seed oil, sunflower oil, almond oil, olive oil, apricot kernel oil etc…
1 Tablespoon beeswax = 1/2 ounce solid wax (dry weight)
I too am a beekeeper. I used to grate my wax and press it into the Tbsp. Now I melt it and measure it into an old plastic ice cube tray. Now I have pre-measured cubes of wax ready for my recipes.
What can I use if I want a coloured and flavoured lip balm in addition to the scented essential oil?
Can I use hard organic raw honey and I would assume I have to use the peppermint essential oil if I do not want to, right?
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Hi crystal, the hard organic raw honey may be a bit harder to blend in but you can try. You don’t have to use essential oils if you don’t want to!
Can I add a dye to get a natural pink lips result?
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You can add pink micas like this one https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/pink-mica
I made this recipe and I have to say “It’s amazing”. This will be my go to lip balm recipe. So smooth and creamy. Also used peppermint essential oil and it’s just the right amount. It’s perfect. I love it and my daughter loves it. I also doubled the recipe because we were giving it away as Christmas presents along with handmade soap we did. Everyone loved it!!!!
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Hi Iona, thank you so much for taking the time to share your comment! It’s really why I take the time to do this blog, helping each one of you making simple and great beauty products at home!
Please share the love and don’t forget to rate the recipe, anything helps to spread the word 🙂
Can I prevent the honey and beeswax from separating be mixing it with a hand whisk?
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an electric whip would work best.
Sometimes my lip balms are stiff and hard when I go to put them on at first. After a few seconds of working it on, it’s fine. Do you have any tips on how I can improve that? I use all organic and vegan ingredients. I just want to make good lip balm. Lol. Thanks.
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Hi Josephine, use castor oil or shea butter it will help get the right consistency.
Where is the best place to get the plastic lip balm containers?
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HI Lisa, amazon is the best place: https://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com/plastic-lip-balm-containers-am – about $10 for 50 lip balm containers.
Are you suppose to just smell the essential oils? Or can you taste it also? Thanks
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Hi Lawrence, the essential oils are in small dosage and diluted so if you end up licking some of the lip balm thats totally fine.