Brrrr! Cold weather means chapped lips. Whether you’re looking to make your gifts at home this year or just want to try out an easy, new holiday-friendly lip balm recipe, we’ve got you covered.
Ingredients:
8 Drops peppermint oil
2 Tbsp carrier oil (such as almond oil—this dilutes the peppermint oil from a burn to a tingle)
1 Tbsp beeswax pellets
Glass dropper
Glass jar
Containers (hit up a department store for sample jars or order your own)
Optional: lipstick shavings for a hint of tint
Directions:
Put the two tablespoons carrier oil and one tablespoon beeswax in a glass jar and close the lid. Heat the jar in a pot with water on medium-high heat until wax is melted. Remove jar from pot and stir mixture. Add peppermint oil with a dropper (not too much or it’ll burn your lips—we recommend starting with eight drops and adding more if necessary). If you’d like your balm to be tinted, stir in your lipstick shavings until your desired color is achieved. Then immediately pour the mixture into your containers. Let stand for two hours until hard.
Mar 23, 2013
Ijeoma N.
AMAZING! Will definitely do it ;)
Mar 14, 2013
Dani S.
Looking forward to trying this!
Mar 13, 2013
Lilybelle L.
I've made balms like this before and really like them, I use virgin coconut oil (I eat it almost every day so its always on hand anyway) and I use the leftover ends of my beeswax candles, rather than purchasing pellets. It's really yummy if you use vanilla, but just beeswax and coconut oil smells amazing ;) I've also made cuticle balm with the same recipe but use tea tree and lavender instead of peppermint/vanilla.
Feb 22, 2013
Morgan T.
this is cutee.!
Feb 21, 2013
Kate D.
@Victoria C. I used to do this as a teen and I used a lit candle, a spoon, Vaseline/petroleum jelly, old lipstick, and if it was in the kitchen vanilla extract. Just combine them all together in small amounts, let them melt, and pour them in the container.
Feb 09, 2013
Courtney S.
I collect lip balm now I can collect more.
Feb 08, 2013
Victoria C.
I actually want to make these but it'll cost so much more than an actual lipgloss if I buy all the ingredients seperately, I mean, peppermint oil is like $7+almond oil $10+beeswax pellets $12=$29-$30 :( I could buy two Mac lipsticks with this money...is there any cheaper way to try this out? Please help!!
Feb 06, 2013
Felicia B.
I love the idea of using a cute little altoid container!
Feb 02, 2013
Natasha S.
I am SUPER excited 2 try this out. I'm trying 2 think of a way to add a hint of glitter to it for a shimmery effect. If anybody comes up with anything please let me know. Thanks :-)
Feb 26, 2013
Alicia P.
Jan 30, 2013
Will C.
Can u add a fragrance to it?