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DIY: Peppermint Lip Balm

Lauren November 5, 2013

Written by Katie Mae Stanley

Christmas is just around the corner! Before you know it, decorations will be everywhere you look, and stores will be crowded with people. I don’t know about you, but crowds of people searching for “the perfect gift” drains me. I prefer to shop early, buy online, or make my own. I love to give and receive simple homemade gifts.

There is something delightful about opening a gift someone made just for you. Another perk to making your own gifts is that you can control what ingredients go into them if they are consumables.

Homemade lip balm is a gift everyone loves and will use. It only takes four ingredients: cocoa butter, coconut oil, beeswax, and essential oil. It feels amazing and leaves your lips feeling soft. Cocoa butter is moisturizing; creating a barrier between sensitive skin and the environment. Coconut oil is antibacterial and moisturizing, providing recovery for chapped lips.

Homemade lip balm makes the perfect stocking stuffer or addition to another gift. Every year since I can remember my mom always put a chapstick tube or lip balm in our stockings. Maybe you can start a new tradition with your kids this year!

peppermint lip balm

Peppermint Lip Balm

Ingredients & Supplies:

  • 6 tbsp. beeswax
  • 4 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 4 tbsp. cocoa butter
  • 20 drops of peppermint essential oil
  • 24 chapstick tubes or 10 1/2 oz tins
Directions:
Step 1: Melt the cocoa butter, coconut oil and bee’s wax in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir slowly to mix it all together. If you don’t have a double boiler (like me), you can fill a small pan with water, place a dish rag on the bottom, and place a measuring cup on the cloth to prevent breakage.
Step 2: Remove from heat and add the essential oil. Stir gently to incorporate.
Step 3: Place all the tubes or tins on parchment paper. Use a medicine dropper to fill the chapstick tubes. Let cool and top with more oil mixture because the top will be slightly concave. If you use tins, carefully pour the hot liquid into the tins until full. If oil spills or drops on the paper, scrap it off when hardened and remelt. Cap your tubes/tins and allow them to cool.

What is your favorite homemade gift to give or receive?

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16 Comments

  1. […] Homemade lip balm makes the perfect stocking stuffer or addition to another gift. Every year since I can remember my mom always put a chap stick tube or lip balm in our stockings. Maybe you can start a new tradition with your kids this year! Today I am sharing my tutorial on how to make your own peppermint lip balm!  […]

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  2. Where do you purchase these ingredients? Can I get them at Whole Foods?

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  4. Where did you find the tins? This is a great Christmas idea! I see a few different kinds of beeswax. As long as it is food grade it should be acceptable to use in a lip balm, correct?

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  6. Just made these today as part of my homemade gifts for my family. They came out great! My 2 year old is “addicted” to lip balm. When I gave her her own freshly made tube she exclaimed, “You made this for me?! Oh my gawd! Thank you soooo much mommy!” 🙂 The only thing I will say is that I used tubes and tried to fill them with a medicine dropper, but it would cool off and get stuck in the dropper instead of coming out. So I just carefully filled them from the pyrex measuring cup. Thanks for the recipe!

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  8. Thanks for posting the recipe. I made the lip balm using Shea butter and it turned out nice. I used Infinity Jars for storing my lip balm as I feel more comfortable using jars rather than tubes. The jars are marvelous in keeping the lip balm fresh for a long time and perfect for Christmas gifts.
    http://infinityjars.com/collections/lip-balm-jars-and-bottles

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  9. Thanks for sharing, I’m going to do it now.

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  10. Where did you find the tins? This is a great Christmas idea!

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  11. I don’t know why it failed

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  12. Where did you get the metal caps from? It looks like the link you sent us to has plastic lids, not metal. Such a cute idea. Thank you for sharing.

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Hi, I’m Kate.  I love medical freedom, sharing natural remedies, developing real food recipes, and gentle parenting. My goal is to teach you how to live your life free from Big Pharma, Big Food, and Big Government by learning about herbs, cooking, and sustainable practices.

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