Struggling with dry, chapped, or damaged lips? Cold weather, sun exposure, and makeup can dehydrate them fast. As someone who's crafted natural skincare remedies for years, I recommend these proven homemade lip balms. Here are the 7 best recipes to hydrate and protect your lips effectively.
These recipes require small jars or empty lipstick tubes for storage. They're straightforward, with #3 being especially quick. Let's dive in.
- 2 tablespoons shea butter
- 4 to 8 drops bitter orange petitgrain essential oil
Melt the shea butter in a double boiler. Remove from heat, add the essential oil, and stir gently. Pour immediately into a small glass jar or lipstick tube.
- 1 tablespoon shea butter
- 3 to 4 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
- 1 vitamin E capsule
Melt the shea butter in a double boiler. Pierce and stir in the vitamin E capsule. Off heat, add essential oil and mix. Pour into a sealable jar.
- 5 grams beeswax granules
- 15 ml sweet almond oil
- 2 drops Damascus rose essential oil
Melt beeswax and almond oil in a double boiler. Off heat, add essential oil and stir. Pour into jar or tube. For a budget option, substitute with rosewood or bourbon rose geranium essential oil.
- 2 teaspoons beeswax granules
- 15 ml sweet almond oil
- 1/2 teaspoon acacia honey
- 2 drops bitter orange petitgrain essential oil
Melt beeswax and almond oil in a double boiler. Stir in honey. Off heat, add essential oil. Pour into jar or tube.
- 1 level teaspoon beeswax granules
- 2 teaspoons wheat germ oil
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 2 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
Melt beeswax with oils in a double boiler, stirring constantly. Off heat, add essential oil. Pour into jar or tube. Ideal for fragile, chapped lips in winter.
- 1 knob shea butter
- 1 drop bitter orange petitgrain (or rosewood, or Roman chamomile) essential oil
Warm shea butter in your palm, stirring with finger. Add essential oil and mix. Apply to lips; rub leftovers on hands.
- 10 ml sweet almond oil (or jojoba, borage)
- 4 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
Mix and store in a small bottle. Apply with fingertip and massage in. Alternatives: rosewood, lavender, or bitter orange petitgrain oil.
No small jars? Recycle Kinder egg plastic shells—they work great!
