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Homemade Lip Chap Recipe

December 11, 2012 by Katie Wells
Homemade Lip Chap Recipe- simple and inexpensive to make
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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.

Homemade Lip Chap Recipe

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!

Homemade natural Lip Chap recipe

Homemade Lip Chap Recipe- simple and inexpensive to make
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4.68 from 25 votes

Homemade Lip Chap Recipe

Easily make and customize your own homemade lip chap with all natural ingredients.
Author: Katie Wells

Equipment

  • Inexpensive lip chap containers

Materials

  • 1 part beeswax (example: 1 TBSP)
  • 2 parts cocoa butter (example: 2 TBSP. Shea butter or mango butter will also work)
  • 2 parts coconut oil (example: 2 TBSP)
  • 20 drops essential oil of choice

Instructions

  • Add about an inch of water to the bottom of a small pan.
  • Place on the stove and turn on to medium heat.
  • Place a small (pint size or smaller) jar in the water, being careful not to get any water inside the jar.
  • Add all the ingredients except the essential oils to the glass jar and slowly melt, making sure not to get any water in the jar.
  • When all the ingredients are melted, stir well and turn off the heat, but leave jar in the water to keep warm.
  • Stir in the essential oils.
  • Use a glass dropper to quickly fill the lip chap containers.
  • The mixture will settle slightly as it cools, so I top off the containers after about 2 minutes as they start to harden.
  • Let sit without touching for several hours or until completely hardened.
  • Store in a cool dry place for up to a year.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Increase or decrease the amount of essential oil for your preference.
  • I use 2 tablespoons each of the butter(s) and coconut oil and 1 tablespoons of beeswax to make about 18 tubes.
  • 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.

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

This lip chap is easy to make and completely natural. There are endless variations and you can use the same ingredients to make many other recipes!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (233 Comments)

  1. Michelle

    April 28, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    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?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      April 29, 2013 at 10:28 AM

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

      Reply
    • Kelly Rose

      October 26, 2019 at 9:14 PM

      I want to make a lip balm stick that also has some sun protection to it. What changes to this recipe would you recommend? I would also like to add beetroot powder to it so I can use it as lipstick. Will that work?

      Reply
  2. Pam

    March 12, 2013 at 9:46 AM

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

    Reply
    • Flora

      August 16, 2014 at 1:00 AM

      You don’t have to melt it to measure it. I usually use a spoon to scoop it from the jar and into a measuring cup.

      Reply
  3. Bridget Mae

    February 14, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    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?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      February 14, 2013 at 11:53 AM

      I”d stick with another just to be safe…

      Reply
      • Vanessa

        January 7, 2014 at 2:42 PM

        I have a bee allergy and cannot use bee by-product such as beeswax or bee pollen (causes blisters, rash, and swelling in area of use)

        Reply
    • Elizabeth

      November 22, 2014 at 11:11 AM

      Nope. Not safe.

      I have a coworker whose lips developed a red ring after using some of my lip balm. She said earlier that a lotion bar had irritated her skin. I said it was an allergic reaction. She replied she had no allergies. I did not know at the time that she is allergic to bees and wasps. Good thing to know for next time.

      Reply
  4. Lizelle

    January 28, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    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

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      January 28, 2013 at 9:49 PM

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

      Reply
      • Lizelle

        January 28, 2013 at 11:26 PM

        Excellent, thanks

        Reply
        • Riley

          April 1, 2015 at 6:26 AM

          Does it work

          Reply
  5. Jeanne

    January 25, 2013 at 12:41 PM

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

    Reply
    • Amy Mastrogiuseppe

      August 27, 2018 at 3:49 PM

      Yes, interested in making one with sunscreen too. Would adding essential oils that have a natural sunblock work? Carrotseed has natural spf, correct?

      Reply
  6. Dawn

    December 28, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    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.

    Reply
    • Cass

      December 10, 2013 at 8:15 PM

      there is another recipe that calls for Cool-Aid

      Reply
    • Fanny

      February 9, 2014 at 2:42 PM

      i was going to make this recipe and add some flavor oil instead of essential oil, im sure its fine. theres two companys i know of that sell good flavor oils, newdirectionsaromatics.ca and saffireblue.ca. i bought chai flavor oil, and strawberry flavor oil they are both really nice in lip balms and lip glosses 🙂

      Reply
  7. Jade

    December 12, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    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?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      December 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      If I remember correctly, 2 disks makes a tablespoon…

      Reply
    • Erica

      March 22, 2015 at 7:08 PM

      I know this question was asked over 2 years ago, but since I JUST had this exact same question a few days ago, I emailed Mountain Rose Herbs and asked them, since I needed to know for my own recipes. They responded right away (nice customer service!) and here is their answer:

      “Each of our cocoa butter wafers contains more or less a teaspoonful of cocoa butter. (So about 3 would make a tablespoonful.) This is not exact because the wafers differ in size slightly; they range between about 1/2” – 3/4” in diameter.”

      Reply
    • Aisha

      December 14, 2015 at 8:27 AM

      I cut mine up in an almost shaving form. I make whipped body butter constantly and this method works well for measuring. this is my first attempt at lip chap so wish me luck?

      Reply
  8. Nicole Malm

    December 11, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    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 🙂

    Reply
    • cassie teasdale

      October 19, 2015 at 2:28 AM

      Hi,

      can you please give me the recipe for your lip balm?

      Reply
  9. Jessica Ferraro

    December 11, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    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!

    Reply
    • Paulina

      March 13, 2015 at 5:05 PM

      5 stars
      I did once and it smells great. Unfortunatelly it does not stay on your lips as long as beeswax.

      Reply
      • Karen

        April 13, 2015 at 12:36 AM

        Is there something we canput in place of the beeswax? My daughter is allergic to it.

        Reply
        • Cynthia

          May 5, 2015 at 2:43 AM

          You can always use Candelilla wax, Canuba wax, or Soybean wax 🙂

          Reply
  10. Chantel Lawliss Barber

    December 11, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    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

    Reply
    • Kesha

      December 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM

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

      Reply
    • Melissa

      June 1, 2013 at 4:00 AM

      Awww, I have never heard Lip Chap before, but it makes sense. I mean we say Lip Balm and Chapstick is just a brand really. I think that since it is in a tube it’s like “Lip Chap-Stick form”. 🙂 I use Cupboard though, for me Cupboards are where dishes go or under sinks. And cabinets are like armoires, but I rarely if ever use cabinet. If makes me feel like I am talking about politics. lol.

      Reply
    • Jen

      August 8, 2013 at 8:03 PM

      Wow, the memory of getting made fun of in high school for saying lip chap just hit me out of the foggy past when I read your comment. Glad to be in good company 😛

      Reply
    • Nicklaus H.

      September 29, 2015 at 10:03 PM

      My friend calls shopping carts “buggys”, now THAT’S weird. It’s gotta be a regional thing or something, so many of those weird little things are.

      Reply
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