One of the best things about making your own skincare is that you can use whatever ingredients you like. It’s fully customizable, all-natural, and you know exactly what is going onto your skin! This homemade lip balm is no different, and it can be personalized to your skin and the ingredients that you have. I’ll share the ingredients that I use, as well some alternatives. Get the full beeswax lip balm recipe below!

Why These Ingredients?

Though this beeswax lip balm recipe can be customized with your own ingredients and your skin type, I specifically use beeswax, shea butter, and jojoba oil in mine!

Benefits of Beeswax

Using beeswax in skincare products is a completely natural way to nourish the skin and lips. Beeswax works to hydrate, soothe, and condition the skin so that it stays healthy. It’s even used to treat common skin ailments such as psoriases, eczema, dermatitis, and more. It not only works to heal these common skin conditions, but it also creates a protective layer over the skin that helps protect it from further irritation over time. It’s the powerhouse for providing protection to the lips.

Benefits of beeswax:

Protects skin and lips
Locks in moisture
Lubricates the lips for a smooth feel
Moisturizes
Protects against water and moisture loss
Provides a great consistency to the lip balm
Anti-inflammatory

Benefits of Shea Butter

Shea butter has many wonderful qualities as well. Using some type of butter in this recipe also gives a beautiful, smooth texture to the lip balm. It’s the powerhouse for providing moisture to the lips.

Benefits of shea butter:

Soothes and heals chapped lips
Naturally antibacterial and antifungal
Deeply moisturizing
Antioxidant (aids in cell turnover)
Protects against cold or dry conditions

Benefits of Jojoba Oil

Jojoba oil is a wonderful moisturizer, even all on its own. But combined with the other ingredients of this lip balm, it helps to bind the balm together and make it a workable, spreadable consistency. It’s the powerhouse for improving lip condition over time.

Benefits of jojoba oil:

Locks in moisture
Protects against weather conditions
Naturally antibacterial
Hypoallergenic
Contains natural Vitamin E
Helps to maintain natural pH balance
Can improve skin and lip condition over time

Supplies Needed

To make this lip balm, you’ll need:

An empty lip balm tin: I use these lip balm tins, which are 15ml or 1 tbsp. volume.
A pot and a bowl to create a double boiler: I use a pot from my stainless steel cookware set, and a fitting bowl from my glass bowl set.
A spatula: I like using a silicone spatula for this for easy cleanup, but you can use whatever you have.
Measuring spoons: I like using these measuring spoons.

My Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 tsp. (or 1 part) beeswax
3/4 tsp. (or 1 part) shea butter
1 1/5 tsp. (or 2 parts) jojoba oil

Directions

Place water in the bottom of your pot, and fit the bowl over top to create a double boiler.

melting ingredients for homemade lip balm

Put all of your ingredients in the bowl, and stir constantly until melted, about 5-8 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly, and then pour into an empty lip balm tin.

Allow to harden at room temperature for about 3 hours, or until solidified. Apply as needed!

I like to use my affordable non-electric label maker to label my tins as well. Enjoy!

This beeswax lip balm will stay fresh for up to 6 months!

Ingredient Alternatives

Though I have chosen to use beeswax, shea butter, and jojoba oil specifically, you may choose to use whatever nourishing skincare ingredients that you prefer or have on hand. Here are some alternatives to the ingredients that I use!

Alternatives to Beeswax

Alternatives to Shea Butter

Alternatives To Jojoba Oil

Ingredient Ratios

Now that you have chosen your ingredients, here are the proper ratios for making your own lip balm!

1 Part – Wax
1 Part – Butter
2 Parts – Oil