Here in the dry air and heat of Texas, the sun can really wreak havoc on my lips. When I lived up North, I usually only had chapped lips during the cold winters, but here? They stay dry and almost chapped all year long. Using regular chapstick would be fine, except for the fact that it makes me sick to my stomach. I’m not sure if it’s the perfumes that they use or what, but I simply can’t use them. That’s okay though because I’m totally fine making my own DIY beauty products and this DIY Chapstick? One of my favorites and totally right up there with my homemade coconut milk shampoo for which one I like best!
This DIY chapstick is one of the newer items we have added to the list of things we stopped buying and started making. We love the homemade version so much more and honestly? As the “Chapstick Queen”? I find it keeps my lips in much better condition that store bought. Plus? No upset tummy for me.
The really awesome thing about this DIY chapstick is that you can customize it to make any flavor that you want. For this post, I’ll be showing you how to make it with a Vanilla Latte flavor but feel free to experiment with that if you want. No matter which flavor you choose to go with, the process is essentially the same and only your flavor ingredients will change.
DIY Beauty Products – DIY Chapstick {Vanilla Latte Flavor}
I do want to address something. Not all DIY beauty products are cheap to make initially. You will have your initial costs and most of them might be higher than you expect. However, your cost for your DIY beauty products will drop when you take into account just how many of each item you can make out of one batch of your supplies. In any case, this DIY chapstick is made for around $0.35 per tube in my case. Your cost to make this or any of the DIY beauty products the internet will bring you may be higher depending on where you live and any price differences.
You Will Need:
- Empty, Plastic Lip balm tubes
- 1 oz. beeswax pastilles
- 0.5 oz. Candelilla wax
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp. coffee extract
- 2 tsp. sweet almond oil
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 drops cinnamon essential oil
- Double boiler and spoon
- Lip Balm Tube Labels if desired
Measure out your ingredients then start the water boiling in the lower half of your double broiler. Make sure to only fill it about half way or it will eventually boil over. Heat the water on medium heat until it really starts to get going and then lower the heat to low.
Once your double boiler is doing it’s thing, add the beeswax and Candelilla wax to the top portion and heat it until melted.
Make sure to stir it occasionally so that it get fully combined together. If you’re not familiar with Candelilla wax, it will help your DIY chapstick stay solid even if it gets warm again. If you don’t have any though or don’t want to use it, you can substitute another 1 oz of beeswax in it’s place.
While the wax is melting, line up your empty lip balm containers so that they’re ready for you when the mixture is. Keeping it on the heat can cause it to lose some of it’s natural properties and you don’t want that to happen.
Once the two waxes are melted, measure out the coconut oil and the sweet almond oil and add them to the pan. Stir together until melted then add the vanilla extract, coffee extract and cinnamon essential oils.
Stir very well.
Once the extracts are combined well, pour into your lip balm tubes. If you don’t think you can pour it without making a huge mess, use a plastic pipette to fill them.
Here’s where things get a bit hurried for you and this absolutely will make a difference in how your final product turns out. As the wax starts to cool, the extracts will start to separate a bit. You will be able to see this happening. It is a very quick fix but you’ll need to watch for it. They are perfectly fine once they cool in the tubes. It’s only in the pan that it is an issue.
I fill 3-4 tubes then place the pan back onto the burner with low heat. Stir the extracts back in and repeat.
Once you have all of your lip balm tubes filled, let them sit for 30-40 minutes or until they are fully cooled and hardened. Add your cap, add a label if you are using them and you’re done!
Who knew making DIY beauty products could be so easy!
I think it would be fun to make some lip balms for gifts! How many tubes does this recipe make? Are there any flavor combinations you’ve made that you definitely wouldn’t make again? Are all essential oils safe for lips? I think myrrh, frankincense, orange, or peppermint oils (not together) would be good. And not to be snarky but you buy vanilla extract?! It’s so simple to make, although time consuming.
No, I make my own personally, but most don’t so when we did this post, we used store bought for those folks. The ratios in the recipe is the same if you’re using homemade. Also, please do not use myrrh. Myrrh is not generally considered safe for internal use and as a lip balm, you will ingest at least some of it from licking your lips, drinking, eating, etc. Frankincense is also not really recommended for internal use. Frankly, I don’t see much of a reason at all to use either of them in a lip balm. They’re more suited for blends, creams and topical balms for the body and using them in a lip balm is not something I can comfortably recommend.