Natural Tinted Lip Balm Recipe

Natural Tinted (or un-tinted) Lip Balm is a great alternative for those (like me) who don’t regularly wear lipstick. If you are a lipstick girl, check out this recipe for homemade lipstick.

Tinted Lip Balm is a smoother and and glossier recipe that lipstick, and more like a traditional lip gloss. It is made with completely natural ingredients and a little goes a really long way. I colored the one above with a tiny drop of natural red food coloring and added lemon and vanilla for scent, though you could leave it unscented or add an essential oil you like.

I re-used an old tin for this recipe, but Mountain Rose Herbs sells cute 1/2 ounce and 1 ounce tins that I use when I make these for gifts. By adding slightly more beeswax, this also makes a great lip balm in a chap stick container as well. My daughter also loves this lip balm because it is a natural recipe so I’ll let her use a tiny amount and she feels special because she is wearing “make-up.”

Tinted Lip Balm Recipe

This recipe also has many of the same ingredients as Homemade Lotion Bars, Homemade Lotion, DIY Deodorant and more, so if you keep these ingredients on hand, you can make endless variations of natural beauty products.

Lip Balm Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon beeswax
• 1 tablespoon shea butter
• 1/2 teaspoon red or rose mica powder
• optional: 2-4 drops of peppermint essential oil

Lip Balm Instructions

1. Melt the coconut oil, beeswax and shea/cocoa butter in a glass jar sitting in a small pot of simmering water (not boiling) and stir gently until melted (be careful not to get any water into the mixture).
2. When melted, carefully stir in any colors or essential oils, if using. My favorite is lemon and vanilla for scent and a little red coloring or cocoa powder for color. A couple drops of peppermint will make it similar to Burt’s Bees Lip Chap.
3. Once colors/scents are mixed in, use a dropper to transfer to tins or lip chap containers. Let cool.
4. Apply the versions in the tins with your finger or use the version in plastic container as you would regular lip chap.

Ever made your own lip balm or chap stick? Ready to try this one? Share below!