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Homemade Lip Chap Recipe simple and inexpensive to make Homemade Lip Chap Recipe

Lip chap is a very simple item to make at home and it saves a lot of money over buying organic brands at the store. These also make a great gift item, stocking stuffer or a safe play make up for kids. I keep a lot on hand when doula-ing to give to laboring moms as hospital air can really dry out skin and lips.

Homemade lip chap uses all natural ingredients that can also be used to make dozens of other natural skin and body care recipes.

Since lip products are applied right next to the mouth and nose, I find it especially important to make sure they contain all natural ingredients, especially if children use them also. Lip chap is an incredibly easy recipe that can be customized to your preferences. I pour them in to these inexpensive lip chap containers for easy application, but re-using little jars or tins works really well too. (I had a bunch of tiny sample size jam jars that were in our room at a hotel one time and they are perfect for this as well).

If you haven’t made your own beauty products before, I’d encourage you to try it! With a lot of the same ingredients, you can make a natural lip salve, tinted lip balm or even homemade lipstick.

The basic Lip Chap recipe is below, but have fun experimenting with the oils an flavors to get the scent and flavor you like. Mint is my favorite, especially in the winter!

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Homemade Lip Chap Recipe
 
Homemade Lip Chap Recipe simple and inexpensive to make Homemade Lip Chap Recipe
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An easy and completely natural homemade lip chap that you can customize to your own preferences.
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Recipe type: Beauty

Ingredients
  • 1 part beeswax (example- 1 tablespoon)
  • 2 parts shea, cocoa or mango butter (example-2 tablespoons)
  • 2 parts coconut oil (example-2 tablespoons)
  • 20 drops of essential oil of choice (or more or less to your preference) I use 20+ drops of peppermint essential oil for a cooling and refreshing lip chap.

Instructions
  1. Put about an inch of water in the bottom of a small pan and turn on medium heat.
  2. Place a small (pint size or smaller) jar in the water, being careful not to get in water inside the jar.
  3. Place all ingredients except the essential oils inside the glass jar and slowly melt, making sure not to get any water in jar. I use 2 tablespoons each of the butter(s) and coconut oil and 1 tablespoons of beeswax. This fills about 18 tubes.
  4. When all ingredients are melted, stir well and turn off heat, but leave jar in the water to keep warm.
  5. Stir in the essential oils.
  6. Use a glass dropper to quickly fill the containers. I leave the jar in the water but turn off the heat to keep the ingredients liquid while I do this.
  7. The mixture will settle slightly as it cools, so I also re-top the containers after about 2 minutes as they start to harden.
  8. Let sit without touching for several hours or until completely hardened.
  9. Store in a cool dry place (they will last for at least a year if stored correctly).
  10. Enjoy!

Notes
This will make a medium firm lip chap. If you prefer a firmer and longer lasting lip chap, you can add more beeswax, up to double the recommended amount. If you prefer a smoother and more oily lip chap, you can reduce the amount of beeswax.

Here are some other DIY beauty recipes if you want to branch out:

Make Your Own Natural Deodorant With This Simple Recipe
Homemade Shaving Soap Recipes
Luxurious Sugar Scrub Recipe
Homemade Lotion Bars
Deodorant Bars
DIY Sunscreen Bars
Bug-Off Lotion Bars
Herbal Hair Color Recipes
Seven Natural Baby Care Recipes
DIY Beach Waves Hair Texture Spray
DIY Dry Shampoo for Dark or Light Hair
Natural Skin Care Recipes
Homemade Make-up Recipes
Feminine Hygiene Solutions
Natural Homemade Substitutes for Conventional Beauty Products
Seven Natural Remedies you Already Have at Home
Seven Natural Beauty Tricks From Your Kitchen
How to Make Natural Shampoo [Easy way]
Natural Homemade Baby Wipes-Easy to Make

Do you make any of your own beauty products? What recipes would you like to try? Let me know below!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/chantel.l.barber Chantel Lawliss Barber

    I love that you call it “lip chap.” That is what i called it growing up but then people began making fun of me saying that it’s chapstick. I forgot I even used to call it that so I’m glad i wasn’t the only one. My in-laws now make fun of me for saying “cupboard” instead of cabinet. Maybe I’m just an easy target?!?! LOL

  • Jessica Ferraro

    if you can’t find beeswax, up the cocoa butter: it melts at right around body temperature, which makes it right around perfect for lips in my book. cocoa butter smells better than beeswax, too!

  • Kellogg2

    I grew up with those two terms– “lip chap” and “cupboard”–as well, and was also ridiculed! That’s very funny. :-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/nicole.malm.9 Nicole Malm

    I make my own lip balm – my favourite at the moment (here in the Australian summer!) is beeswax, sweet almond oil, cocoa butter with some grapefruit and lavender essentail oils :)

  • Jade

    I have beeswax pellets, cocoa butter disks and solid shea butter from mountain rose. How can I measure the ingredients considering I dont have a scale? Do you recommend grating the cocoa disks?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    If I remember correctly, 2 disks makes a tablespoon…

  • Dawn

    Can I use flavor oil in these to make them fun for my daughter? I haven’t done any research on them so I wasn’t sure if they were safe to use or if you only recommend using essential oils.

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  • Jeanne

    Can you add zinc oxide for sun protection? If so, how much?

  • Lizelle

    Can I use Carnauba Wax instead of Beeswax? Hubby is deathly allergic to honey (Which seriously sucks), so I do not want to take any chances

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I haven’t tried but the info I”ve seen shoes that it substitutes well…

  • Lizelle

    Excellent, thanks

  • Bridget Mae

    love this stuff. butbut my daughterwanted make it for her classroom,an y idea if a kid with a bee allergy can use beeswax? or should i stick to some other wax?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I”d stick with another just to be safe…

  • Purpose pain

    When making thing like this or the lotion bars do you melt the coconut oil first or measure it out hardened from the jar?

  • Michelle

    Thank you for the great recipes. Do you think that almond oil could be used in place of the coconut oil for the lip chap? I have a mild allergy to coconut, and wondered what would make a good substitution to try your recipes out?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yes, but you’d only need about half as much since it is a liquid oil…