DIY: doTERRA Essential Oils Natural Lip Balm Recipe

How To Make Your Own Essential Oil Lip Balm Using doTERRA CPTG Oils

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Using essential oils on a daily basis will enhance your wellbeing and bring you comfort while using doTERRA Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade products. We encourage you to try a few simple essential oil recipes from our DIY selections – it’s guaranteed that you’ll get hooked to natural living with doTERRA. Instead of worrying about what harmful chemicals are in store-bought lip balms, make your own all-natural (and organic if available) blend right at home.

Making lip balm can be simple! Try this easy DIY lip balm that is moisturizing and healthy for your lips.

Ingredients

1 ounce beeswax
1 ounce coconut oil
½ ounce unrefined shea butter
½ ounce cocoa butter (or mango butter for fruit or citrus essential oils)
20 drops Peppermint oil
10 drops Lavender oil
– or any other oil of your choice

Other Items:

15 – 20 Lip Balm containers or tins

You can also customize the flavor of your lip balm with your favorite doTERRA essential oils. One essential oil combination we love for lip balm flavoring is Juniper Berry, Bergamot + Melaleuca. Be creative! You can also separate the raw ingredients evenly into multiple flavor combinations.

DIY doTERRA Essential Oils Lip Balm Recipe – iessentialoils.co

Note: This recipe makes three ounces of lip balm, so make sure you have enough containers. This recipe will make approximately 20 lip balm tubes. You can always reduce the batch size by cutting the recipe in half.

Instructions

1. Line up empty containers. If using a lip balm stick, make sure it has been twisted down.
2. Measure butters and oils and place in a glass jar.
3. Fill a large saucepan with one to one and a half inches of water and bring to a boil.
4. Once boiling, add glass jar to the center of the saucepan.
5. Stir every few minutes until ingredients are melted and combined.
6. Once the wax is melted, remove from heat and let sit for three minutes then add essential oils.
7. Pour mixture into lip balm containers and let cool.

If you would like to make tinted lip balm, move to the next two steps.

Add a pinch of colored mineral makeup until you get your desired color. Stir until combined.
Pour tinted lip balm into containers and let cool.

Tips: If you want a harder lip balm, add an additional half ounce of beeswax.

For an even softer lip balm, add an additional half ounce of coconut oil.

This lip balm makes a great gift item and can easily be customized. Change the color or the scent by using a variety of mineral makeup and essential oils. If you don’t have time to make your own lip balm, then try one of the doTERRA SPA Lip Balm flavors.