DIY Lip Balm: The EASIEST DIY Lip Balm Recipe in The World (My Favourite Recipe!)

I’ve made several lip balm recipes but there’s one particular recipe that I ABSOLUTELY love (as well as the people I’ve given it to try).

It’s SO SIMPLE!

EASY DIY LIP BALM RECIPE INGREDIENTS

Just 3 ingredients, that’s all.

4 parts organic mango butter (get it here)
4 parts organic coconut oil (get it here)
2 parts organic beeswax (get it here)

4 parts organic mango butter

4 parts coconut oil

2 parts beeswax

So, let’s say you’re making 5 ounces of lip balm, the amounts should go as follows:

2 ounces organic mango butter (get it here)
2 ounces organic coconut oil (get it here)
1 ounces organic beeswax (get it here)

That’s it!

Optional Extra Ingredients

To slow down rancidity of the oil and butter you can add a few drops of natural Vitamin E (only if you’re making a large batch – get vitamin E here)
Want it to have an aroma and the benefits of an essential oil? Add a few drops of mandarin essential oil (get it here) which is beautifully sweet and citrusy as well as uplifting. Please take into account that you have to be careful when it comes to adding essential oils to your DIY skin care. Use this scale and add only 0.4% of essential oil of the total weight of the rest of your ingredients. Add the essential oil when the mix is just starting to thicken a little bit as essential oils are volatile and can evaporate under high heat.

As I said, I LOVE this recipe which my friend Coba gave to me when doing my Institute of International Dermocosmetics course in Castellón, Spain.

How to Make Your DIY Lip Balm

I use a wax warmer to melt everything (easy!)

Weigh your ingredients first
Melt your ingredients together. I use a wax warmer (you can get it here) but you can also melt using the Bain Marie (also known as double boiler) method
Stir as the mix melts to make sure the ingredients are properly combined (I use glass rods for mixing)
Switch off wax warmer while stirring occasionally as the mix cools down (it will start to get thicker). This is the time to start pouring the mix onto the containers (don’t wait too long otherwise the mix will get too thick. If this happens, just warm the mix up again).
If you’re adding the mandarin essential oil, make sure to add it as the mix starts to thicken (by now the mix is cooler. Essential oils are volatile and can evaporate under high heat)
Pour onto containers like these ones. These are very similar to the ones I usually use although on the pic below I’m using a plastic containers since I make little testers at home. I do try to avoid plastic as much as possible in general though!

I absolutely love this formula. It is so simple and it works much better than my other lip balm formulas.

That’s it.

Wait until they mix is hardens and cap.

You will love this lip balm.

Ingredients & Scale I Use

Optional Ingredients, Equipment, Etc

Share Your Thoughts Below!

Let me know what you think about it in the comments area : )

Patri Hernandez

Patri Hernandez, CHC, Certified Health Coach & Certified Organic Skincare Alchemist
One day, during my menopausal rollercoaster, I had a spiritual awakening that connected me so deeply with nature, I thought I might sprout leaves. Suddenly, natural ingredients became my obsession—like an addiction, really. My body was magnetically drawn to them, and it wasn’t long before I found myself knee-deep in essential oils, herbs, and all things organic.

From there, it was a slippery slope (a delightfully scented one) into organic skincare formulation. The intoxicating aroma of essential oils, the thrill of crafting something pure with my own hands—I was hooked. It wasn’t enough to just use these natural wonders; I had to create them, surround myself with them. Now, I live on a piece of land where I grow my own organic fruits and vegetables (when the weather isn’t playing tricks on me), and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

When people ask what I do, I like to think about the view from my window—the endless sea—and say, “I live the life dreamers dream of.” It's All about the richness of living in harmony with nature. Watching others turn to natural ingredients because of something I shared with them—that’s my proudest achievement.

Oh, and just to keep things interesting, I’m also a bit of a nerd. I love computers, software, and all the techy stuff that seems like it wouldn’t fit with my earth-loving, oil-sniffing lifestyle. But hey, who says you can’t have the best of both worlds?

My ultimate goal? To help people kick the commercial product habit and embrace the natural, the organic, the truly nourishing. Life’s too short to settle for anything less.

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