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As promised in the *snowflake* lip balm tubes giveaway, here are the recipes for Chocolate Mint, Peppermint, and Orange Mint lip balms.

The recipe is going to be very similar for all three lip balms. the only major difference, other than the essential oils used, is that we’re going to use cocoa butter for the Chocolate Mint, and shea butter for the Peppermint and Orange Mint recipes. Whether you use cocoa butter, shea butter, or even mango butter, is up to you. Just know the cocoa butter provides a subtle chocolate aroma (or flavor, if you like to lick your lips!).

This recipe is as easy as:

• weigh
• melt
• pour
• cool

Note: the recipe below will fill 6 lip balm tubes. This is the perfect amount if you just want to make some for your family and a couple of friends. If you need to make a larger amount, double or tripe the recipe as needed.

DIY Lip Balm, Step 1 - Weigh your ingredients

Using a digital scale, weigh out 0.2 ounce each of beeswax pastilles, cocoa butter*, and coconut oil. Weight out 0.4 ounce of jojoba oil** (technically a wax…)

*replace cocoa butter with mango butter or shea butter if you don’t want the chocolate flavor coming through.

**yes, you can use another carrier, such as avocado, almond, etc. Read: What Carriers to Use

DIY Lip Balm, Step 2 - Melt your ingredients

Add the oils and waxes to a double-boiler.

I used this pyrex bowl which I placed in a pan one size larger, and filled halfway with water.

Turn heat on high.

You will see the beeswax will be the last thing to melt. I used a fork to stir a little and help it along.

Once it’s all melted (it only takes a few minutes), turn off the heat.

Now is the time to add the essential oils…

For Chocolate Mint add 4 drops Peppermint essential oil.

For Orange Mint add 2 drops Peppermint essential oil, and 4 drops Orange essential oil.

For Peppermint add 4 drops Peppermint essential oil.

The combinations are endless, and only limited by your imagination. Be careful if you use these essential oils that you take care to keep the levels below phototoxic thresholds.

We interrupt this program…

I just wanted to throw a tip in here…

If you don’t have beeswax pastilles, but you have these 1 ounce bars of beeswax, then this is what you can do:

Shave the bar with a knife (it’s pretty easy), and then chop the shavings in half.

In this case, it might be best to melt the beeswax pieces (likely larger than the tiny pastilles) with the jojoba first, then add the cocoa/shea butter and coconut oil.

DIY Lip Balm, Step 3 - Pour your ingredients

Although not essential, having a lip balm tube tray is super handy. I got mine from Aromatics International (don’t look on amazon, you will find prices starting at $60!).

I used an inverted bowl to hold up the other end, as I was only making a few lip balms.

Now when you fill the tubes, you can do it a number of ways.

I like to use a mini funnel to be sure it goes in the tube I want it to. I love these little guys so much, I sprung for a 6 pack

If you used the pyrex bowl I have, you can just pour it right from the bowl into the tube. For more precise measuring, you can use pipettes. The mixture does tend to dry quickly in the pipette, so this is the second-best option in my opinion.

DIY Lip Balm, Step 4 - Cool your ingredients

Below you can see the lip balms as they are cooling. It only takes a few minutes to firm up enough for you to remove from the tray and place the caps on.

Before you top off with the caps, you may want to smooth the tops. This step is not necessary - it’s up to you.

Labeling your final product

If you purchased the lip balm tubes that come with their own stickers like I have, you simply need to write, cut, peel, and apply. I have “Frozen” themed lip tubes with *snowflake* stickers, as well as these girly and party sets.

If you already have lip balm tubes, and you are looking for pretty stickers, you can find them here and here.

psst! Rivertree Life has their lip balm tube sets on sale over on their website.

Don’t forget to enter to win the lip tubes with *snowflake* stickers!