essential oil chapstick.

SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE YOUR OWN LIP BALM:

• Lip balm tubes or little tubs. I linked to the ones I used. (not affiliate links) Feel free to use whatever you’d like!

• 1/4 cup Organic Beeswax purchased here

• Vitamin E capsule purchased here (optional)

• 1/4 cup Coconut Oil purchased here

• Essential Oils (I used Peppermint, Lavender & Lemon)

This recipe below will yield 6 tubes of lip balm.

1. In a glass measuring cup, add your beeswax and coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second increments until it is melted.

2. I pierced a Vitamin E capsule with a pin and squeezed the liquid vitamin E into the measuring cup with the coconut oil and beeswax.

3. Add about 20 drops* of essential oils. (it’s best to wait about 3-4 minutes from the time you take the melted mixture out of the microwave before adding the EO’s. The time it takes to add the vitamin E is normally sufficient)

*I like to add a bit more peppermint to get that minty fresh tingle on my lips. I also love combinations. I did some with 20 drops peppermint and 10 drops lavender together. <—It’s amazing! Mix some, do some by themselves, whatever makes you happy!

4. Pour into your lip balm containers slightly past the top. The mixture will “shrink” when it cools so if you slightly fill so that it is just too full, then it cools to the perfect level!

This will cool fine on your counter in a matter of minutes, or you can pop in the refrigerator also!

We did this for our homeschool activity. Each of them made their own and used the favorite oils so we have enough chapstick to last a few years. Then they had fun decorating them with washi tape. :)