Lip Balm Recipes

Wondering how to make lip balm? I've got over 30 recipes to get you started, from plain to tinted to vegan, and everything inbetween!

Making Substitutions

Don’t have the oil or butter called for in the recipe? Here’s a guide on how to choose a good alternative from what you do have.

What's with the waxes?

Beeswax, carnauba wax, candelilla wax, bayberry wax—how are they different? Can you use one instead of another?

Help, I made a mess!

My best tips for cleaning up your DIY messes 🙂
Homemade Burt’s Bees x Hidden Valley

Homemade Burt’s Bees x Hidden Valley

Last year I was doing some archaeology-level digging into Burt's Bees and I stumbled upon a corner of their website that left me feeling all sorts of unexpected emotions. Intrigue. Confusion. Disgust. Fascination. Curiosity. It was like the season finale of Grey's...

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A water-in-oil lip balm with squalane and amino acids

A water-in-oil lip balm with squalane and amino acids

We found some fun blended ingredients in this one and settled out at a "I think this is a good place to start, but experimentation is definitely required" point. Extra thanks to Jeanette and Samantha for their insights and additional research 😄

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Making 100 year old lip balm

Making 100 year old lip balm

As a lover of all things skincare and all things Titanic, I'm constantly looking for ways to fuse those loves. Naturally, this means I'm super curious about the sorts of cosmetics the passengers on the Titanic might've used, so last year I went searching for some...

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Creamy Overnight Lip Mask

Creamy Overnight Lip Mask

This formulation is the creamiest, simplest, most flexible lip mask I’ve ever formulated. You’ll need just five ingredients (three of which can be substituted), it works in a tin or a tube, it’s easy to customize, can be fully vegan, and makes brilliant gifts. Let’s...

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Candy Cane Lip Scrub

Candy Cane Lip Scrub

Winter is hard on lips, so this scrub is designed to be paired with my Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm to create perfectly gift-able, minty lip kit. Begin by buffing off any dry skin with this rich scrub, and then follow up with the creamy lip balm for soft, pampered,...

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Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm

Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm

Welcome to our first holiday DIY of 2023! We're kicking off with a lovely Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm as lip balm is one of the most giftable DIYs around. It's inexpensive to make (but expensive to buy), almost everyone uses it, it's got a long shelf life, and you...

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Hot Chocolate Lip Butter

Hot Chocolate Lip Butter

We're continuing our Hot Chocolate holiday making theme with some tubes of the sort of lip butter I need in the winter. It's rich, creamy, and most importantly, long-wearing. This stuff sticks around for hours—an absolute must when it's cold, dry, and generally bleh...

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DIY Moisturizing Lip Oil: 3 Ways

DIY Moisturizing Lip Oil: 3 Ways

I've been having a ton of fun making lip oil formulations this year, and today I'm finally sharing three of my favourite formulations starring a new-to-me ingredient that I'm low-key obsessed with. These are super easy to stir up (no heating required!) and are a...

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A Laneige Lip Mask Dupe (ish)

A Laneige Lip Mask Dupe (ish)

It's been over three years since I first made this creamy lip mask and I'm still in love with it. It's richer and creamier than the Laneige product that inspired it—just the way I like it.

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Peppermint Beeswax Lip Balm

Peppermint Beeswax Lip Balm

If you love Burt's Bees lip balm, you should definitely try this formulation. I've been working on this project for months, testing and adjusting and comparing it to the original and circling back and trying again, and I think I've gotten really, really close. I...

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