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    09/20/15 32 Comments 32,676

    Easy Microwave Honey Lip Balm

    Honey Lip Balm

    I should own stock in a lip balm company! It seems like I buy at least a dozen tubes a month! (Of course half of them get ruined in the washer or dryer…but that’s another story.) What can I say?  We live in a semi-arid state, made MORE arid in the wintertime with forced-air heating. AND we’re just super chappy people! I blame our pale, fair-skinned Scandinavian ancestors. (Sorry Olaf and Berta!)  :-)

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    I realize buying lip balm is not a huge investment, but making a huge quantity of my own that is vastly superior to the stuff I buy at the grocery store checkout stand is very appealing to me!  I have already posted one recipe for homemade lip balm, but when I came across this super simple recipe, I just had to try it! Melting the ingredients in the microwave is so fast, plus the recipe only has a few ingredients!

    Easy Microwave Lip Balm

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    DIY Honey Lip Balm

    Recipe courtesy of Honey.com

    Ingredients:

    • 1/2 cup sweet almond oil
    • 1/4 cup beeswax
    • 1 Tbsp. honey

    Easy Microwave Lip Balm

    Instructions:

    Place almond oil and beeswax in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until mixture melts. You might want to take it out and stir after 45 seconds or so. Careful, the bowl will be HOT!

    Easy Microwave Lip Balm

    Whisk honey into beeswax mixture and stir well.

    Easy Microwave Lip Balm

    Carefully pour the hot mixture into small containers with lids. I filled one large tube, a one ounce container, and an old Altoids tin and had plenty left over. You could definitely buy this 25 pack of tubes and fill them all – they make a great gift!

    Easy Microwave Lip Balm

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    I added a few drops of essential oils at this point, so that every container could be a different flavor! For a regular size chapstick tube, I would suggest 3-4 drops of oil. I like using peppermint, cinnamon or lavender. :-)  You could also add 20-25 drops to the whole mixture before dividing it into containers, or leave it out altogether.

    Honey Lip Balm

    Allow mixture to cool completely, for a few hours. Apply to lips as a moisturizer or on top of lipstick for extra shine!

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    3 years ago
    debra
    debra

    where do you find the beeswax and the sweet almond oil you have in the recipe

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    Just click on them (in the ingredients list) for a link :-)

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    3 years ago
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    3 years ago
    Sabrina
    Sabrina

    Any suggestions on how to solidify this mixture to put it into lipbalm tubes, or to make it thin enough to put it into the tubes that have doe foot applicators?

    My hands aren’t always clean enough to put my finger into the pot then touch my mouth to apply, so I prefer a more hygenic approach.

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    I pour the hot liquid into the lipbalm tubes and let it cool/solidify in the tube :-) You could probably make it work in a doe foot applicator if you used less beeswax and more almond oil. Give it a try, and let me know how it goes!

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    3 years ago
    Charlotte
    Charlotte

    I made this and loved it…except almost all the honey went into the last tube. Did I do something wrong. It just didnt mix in well and I feel I mixed it well. I used raw honey so I didnt know if that makes a difference? I did use a pyrex measuring cup set into a pan of hot water. Could I have not heated it well enough? Please help!!

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    I also used raw honey, but it mixed together really well. I think it didn’t get hot enough. Did you just use the hot water method instead of the microwave? That will work, but you’ll want to put the water on the stove, at a very low simmer. As long as the liquid is HOT, the honey should melt right in. :-) Hope that helps Charlotte!

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    3 years ago
    harriett
    harriett

    I made my lip balm let night, when I died the honey it sunk to the bottom and no amount of whisking and stirring would blend it. I used coconut oil and raw honey. Did I do something wrong

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    Hmm… It should blend with just a little whisking as long as it’s hot – you did microwave the coconut oil and beeswax, right? I used raw honey, as well, so that’s not the problem!

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    3 years ago
    Charlotte
    Charlotte

    I guess I didnt see someone else had this problem. I guess I should read the comments before I post something…lol.

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    3 years ago
    Sabrina
    Sabrina

    I had the same problem, my honey isn’t raw it was store bought. I melted the oil and wax together, waited for it to solidify a bit then mixed in the warmed honey really well.

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    3 years ago
    Karen Fetzer
    Karen Fetzer

    Is there anything you can add for sunscreen protection?
    If I do not have sunscreen protection and in sun I get cold sores and not fun. Thanks.

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    You could add a maximum strength diaper rash cream – like this: http://amzn.to/1KNKn3t

    It has zinc oxide in it, make it any excellent sunscreen! You can read a bit more about it here: https://onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/06/how-to-make-homemade-sunscreen.html

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    3 years ago
    CJ
    CJ

    Yes, there is a shelf life to most food oils. I just had to toss the lip balm I made 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. It started to smell rancid.

    I have no scientific proof, but I believe that mineral oil has a chapping effect. I apply my diy lip balm about 2-3 times a day. Whereas, I was applying the store bought brand every hour and still getting chapped and cracked lips.

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    3 years ago
    Eva Louise
    Eva Louise

    Is there a shelf life to this lip balm? Should extra be stored in the refrig.?

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    I’m sure it would go bad eventually, but no for at least a few months. Storing it in the fridge would extend the life!

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    3 years ago
    Lauren
    Lauren

    Can you add anything to this recipe that would give your lips a little shimmer?

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    3 years ago
    Jillee
    Jillee

    You could mix in some lip gloss you already have :-) I would add it with the honey, right before separating into containers.

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    3 years ago
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