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Made without beeswax, this vegan, creamy lip butter recipe with shea butter is the stuff of dreams, infused with all the natural goodness of—wait for it—maple syrup! Since I’m living in Montreal, Canada, I couldn’t resist but to use maple syrup as we have an abundance of it in Quebec.
With the change of season, fluctuating temperatures, and wind that dries up your lips. Do yourself a favor and repair the flaky dry lips with this luscious, deeply hydrating, whipped lip butter recipe!
Say hello to soft, hydrated lips with this creamy and moisturizing lip butter recipe.
What is a lip butter?
Just like a body butter rejuvenates parched skin, homemade lip butter is a creamy lip care DIY product that provides intense hydration and nourishment to dry and chapped lips. Usually rich in fatty acids, antioxidants, and nutrients, lip butter contains natural emollients that strengthen your lips’ natural barriers and lock in moisture, resulting in healthier, plump and more beautiful lips.
How do you make lip butter?
Combine oil, butter, and a wax. For the perfect consistency, be sure to be careful about the ratios and follow my recipe below—it should be about 10% wax, 35% butter, and 55% oil.
My lip butter will be first soft like in the photo below and then harden slightly as it cools down. The final product has a buttery texture, that is soft and melts on the contact with the skin, perfect to apply to your lips.
Which butter is best for lip balm?
The best choices for any kind of lip balm would hand down be either shea or cocoa butter. Both are excellent moisturizers, rich in fatty acids that provide immediate and long-lasting relief to damaged lips, leaving you with soft, smooth, kissable lips. This is why I included both of them in my lip butter recipe.
Lip butter recipe key ingredients
- Shea butter: Fat extracted from the nuts of shea trees native to West Africa, shea butter is a rich emollient with excellent healing properties for dry and parched lips. Rich in fatty acids and antioxidants, it’s commonly used in lip care products to make lips smooth and plump.
- Candelilla wax: Wax derived from the leaves of the Candelilla shrub, this wax is reputed to add a beautiful shine and gloss to lips. Rich in nutrients, it’s often used as a vegan substitute for beeswax in lip care products.
- Cocoa butter: Vegetable fat obtained from the cocoa beans, the seeds of the cacao, or “chocolate tree”, cocoa butter contains a high concentration of natural antioxidants. Revered for its restorative and healing abilities, it provides long-lasting hydration to chapped lips.
- Safflower oil: Oil extracted from the seeds or petals of the Safflower plant, Safflower oil contains useful antioxidant-rich vitamins that help lock in your lip’s moisture while the linoleic acid in it works to maintain the integrity of the outer skin layer, thus preventing flaky lips.
- Castor oil: A multi-purpose vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis plant, castor oil is known as a magical remedy to get rid of bad lips. Full of fatty acids, it helps retain your lip’s moisture, forming a natural barrier to prevent dried, chapped lips. It also gives a nice glossy and shiny effect to this DIY lip butter.
- Maple syrup (optional): Processed from the sap water of the Canadian maple tree, maple syrup will take your lip butter from a 0 to a solid 10 real quick. It gives a nice flavor and sweet taste to your homemade lip butter.
How to choose the best maple syrup?
Choose nothing less than the very best quality maple syrup you can find. If possible, use syrup that’s organic certified. Be sure to check the ingredients before buying to confirm that it’s made of 100% pure maple syrup. This means that there’s only one ingredient in the bottle– maple syrup obtained from trees that were grown with little or no chemicals or pesticides.
Another thing, beware of imitation products. Do not fall for brands that sell maple “flavor” or high-fructose corn syrup under the guise of pure maple syrup.
Best containers for a homemade lip butter
Plastic containers
Lightweight and compact, these cute little jars are the perfect containers to store your homemade lip butters in. Made from heavy plastic, they’re available in sets of 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 in 10 different colors. Me being me, I love how classy and feminine these look, especially the frosted pink shade. But what I really love about these is that just like branded cosmetics have little liners with pull up tabs on them, these too come with inner liners and dome lids with each jar. The airtight packaging prevents any leakages and keeps your product away from any moisture, thus helping it last longer.
Glass containers
As a general rule, glass jars are a much better choice than plastic when it comes to storing your DIY concoctions. Not only is glass more stable, but it can also be safely used for hot mixtures. It is of course a more environmentally friendly choice and you can reuse them again and again. These thick wall jars also come with airtight inner seals and the packaging looks really chic and sophisticated too!
Is Nivea Lip Butter good?
Don’t fall for this product’s deceiving marketing–the following chemicals found in this lip butter make it anything but safe:
- Triisostearin : An emollient and skin conditioning agent, triisostearin has been shown to cause low levels of non-reproductive organ system toxicity and high contamination concerns.
(Source: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/724654-TRIISOSTEARIN_PEG6_ESTERS/)
- BHT: Studies have shown that long-term exposure to high doses of BHT is toxic in mice and rodents, leading to liver, thyroid, and kidney and lung problems. BHT can also lead to tumor formations.
Moreover, limited evidence suggests that high doses of BHT may mimic estrogen, the primary female sex hormone which can result in adverse reproductive effects.
( source: https://davidsuzuki.org/queen-of-green/dirty-dozen-bha-bht/)
One more reason to make your own lip butter with all-natural ingredients! (Just in case I did not convince you yet with another recipe 🙂
If you are looking for a whipped lip gloss, take a look at my luscious whipped lip gloss recipe or my pink lip gloss recipe with beetroot!
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Candelila wax
- 2 teaspoons organic shea butter
- 1 teaspoon organic cocoa butter
- 3 teaspoons organic castor oil
- 3 teaspoons organic safflower oil
- 3 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 5 10 ml Round lip balm containers
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Melt all ingredients on low heat in a double boiler or in a bowl placed in a pan filled with water.
- Once ingredients have melted take it off the heat, add the maple syrup and put the bowl in another cold water bowl.
- Start whipping immediately with an electric mixer (egg white beater) or cream foamer until the liquids form a thick cream, it should only take 2 minutes since there is little quantity.
- Add the essential oil if desired and whip for a few seconds.
- Scoop the lip butter in round lip balm containers. This should fill 5 lip balm containers that are 10 ml each.
- Voila, you can use this lip butter right away!
I hope you have enjoyed my recipe, please share the love and rate ***** in the comments below!
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.
That was an uncalled for rather nasty comment Maria. If you don’t like it, move on. But don’t be a discourager.
I’m wondering if you could put this in lip balm tubes as I do not like the idea of putting my finger back and forth into my lip balm holder???
I LOVE that you used maple syrup in Canada 😉 Great way to support locally!
J
Thank You Eve, I had bought your book and I’m excited to try some of the recipes.
Thank you for posting and sharing!
God Bless
Christine Santana
Honey Bee Maison Couture
Author
awesome, please let me know how you like the book and the recipes Christine!
The lip butter with maple syrup recipe involves too many ingredients. Organic should be simple, easy to make and above all cost effective. Sometimes I spend so much money of several different ingredients that are not cheap to only have them sit around after 1 batch is made. By the time a second batch has to be made, the ingredients are no longer fresh or have lost their potency. Organic should be simple involving 2 or 3 ingredients.
This is the reason I have lost interest in a lot of your recipes due to the cost factor and non simplistic process. Other recipes on line are simpler.