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Looking for an easy, DIY stocking stuffer? Try this simple, small batch peppermint lip balm that you can do in less than an hour and make a whole classroom full if you needed to! This peppermint lip balm recipe makes 14 full tubes so multiply it out as necessary if making for a large crowd. It has a few more ingredients than my lavender orange lip balm but is still an easy, inexpensive DIY craft using essential oil.
How to Make Peppermint Lip Balm:
Gather the following supplies in your work area. This moves very quickly so you need everything at your fingertips.
- Coconut Oil
- Beeswax
- 1 Vitamin E capsule
- Agave or Honey
- 14 Lip Balm Tubes
- Pipette– Buy glass or use a larger plastic one.
- Young Living Peppermint Oil – get a discount on Young Living oils here.
- Scotch Expressions Packing Tape (shown above) or Washi Tape
Melt 1/4 cup Coconut Oil and 2 TBSP plus 1 TSP of the beeswax pellets together over very low heat.
Remove from heat. Stir in 15-20 drops of Peppermint depending on how strong you want it. Personally I think 18 is perfect. Poke a hole in the Vitamin E tablet and squeeze contents into mixture. Add 1/4 teaspoon honey or agave nectar. This can turn your mixture into a deeper amber color but it sets up well. Stir well-if you don’t get the honey mixed in well you can create this odd amber pockets that turn into liquid quickly in the tube.
Line up your tubes (or rubber band them together in a tight circle) and fill to to just below the top using pipette to handle liquid. Be careful. It is VERY hot. Remember to work very quickly. This cools and solidifies pretty quick.
Let cool for 2-3 hours and place lids on. * I didn’t count this in the hour the project takes. Go put your feet up!
Decorate with tape if desired. I personally liked the Scotch Expressions Packing Tape because it was just the right size for the tube without the cap. I bought mine at Target but I have seen it at Walmart and Micheal’s as well.
*this post contains affiliates links to the products I bought on Amazon.
Lori Lavender Luz says
You make it look so easy that maybe even I could make these. I bet they smell and feel amazing!
barb says
If I can make it anyone can. Can’t wait to see how yours turn out
tami says
Even you, Lori! Maybe we can make some together?
victoria says
Hi, I’m curious how hard the chapstick is when it is finished. I would like to make some to mail to family and friends for Christmas and do not want them to melt easily. TIA! – Victoria.
barb says
I gave one of those to someone yesterday and they said it was just like Burt’s Bee’s. I would say same consistency. Think it matters where you are sending them 🙂
Christine says
With the beeswax added it won’t remelt unless heated up on a stove again. I make deodorant and add the beeswax so I don’t have to store it in the fridge during summer. I have also traveled with it and never had a problem!
Barbara says
Hi, can you please share your deodorant recipe I’m really looking for something that I don’t have to keep in a glass jar or in the refrigerator. Thank you so much
kia says
The washi tape is a nice touch to this simple and elegant gift project.
barb says
Thanks Kia 🙂
Tina Peterson says
Can I ask you a really dumb ?…. I have tried a big plastic pipette to fill my lip balm containers and that didn’t work at all ( it dried to fast) and I even tried a new turkey baster (same problem). HOW do you fill these things so you don’t get balm all over the containers nearly?
barb says
The only thing I can think is that maybe your mixture isn’t hot enough to begin with. It should be the color of clarified butter when you suck it up into the pipette. You shouldn’t have any milky color or texture in the pan. You do have to work fast but you should be able to fill 15 of these in 10 mins and it not harden on you. Is the room cold you are doing it in?
MooneeMum says
I use a 20ml syringe (without needle of course) which you can purchase from chemist, I usually just draw enough up for one tube at a time.
Lisa says
Is the reason for the Agave nectar to make it taste sweet? Are there any other advantages to using it, or can I leave that out?
barb says
Yes. You can totally leave it out.
Chrissy says
I can’t WAIT to make these.. my daughters go through chapstick like water! I bought some “Chapstick” brand yesterday because of the fun packaging and “flavors” the first ingredient was PETROLEUM! I never even looked at it before, maybe I’ll just clean that out and use the cute containers! 🙂
barb says
YAY. I have thought about reusing them but I think it would be hard to clean out well.
Erika Richie says
Hi! I just made these tonight, and now I’m having a tough time cleaning my pot, spoon and glass pipette. Do you have any tips on clean up? Thanks!
barb says
For the pot and spoon use steel wool to clean it out in really hot, soapy water. The pippete is a bit trickier. Soak it in very hot soapy water, remove the rubber topper and use qtip on the inside of the glass.
Erika Richie says
I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
Erika Richie says
It worked great! Now, I’m making a second batch. It’s so much fun! Thanks 🙂
Eileen says
It’s ok to use round tins for this?
barb says
Perfectly fine.
Jo says
Where can I purchase the tubes ?
barb says
Amazon. Link is in the post
Mary Alice says
This is such a great idea. My mom goes through lip balms like crazy. She’s got alzheimers and ever since she was put on oxygen she started having to use lip balms because the oxygen dries out her lips. Fixing to order what I need and make her a bunch. Thank you!!
stacey says
Made this and think that’s too much coconut oil. It doesn’t stay hard at all and I ended up adding more beeswax and Shea butter and its in the fridge now cooling well see of this helps!
barb says
Hmmm. That’s so odd. I’ve made 100’s of these and so have friends. I wonder if its a brand issue with the ingredients.
Mallory says
Would it be possible to use peppermint extract instead of peppermint essential oils for this recipe?
barb says
Yes. Just likely won’t be as strong 😉
Mallory says
Thank you 🙂
Robi Mcfarland says
Where do you find a vitamin E capsule
barb says
Any place that sells vitamins
Trudy Underwood says
I have a bottle of vitamin E oil. How many drops would you say is in a capsule?
barb says
I would think 3-4
Jana Biskup says
Can any other oils be used instead of peppermint? I love peppermint but thought it might be nice to have a variety of different ones for gifts. Thanks
barb says
Yes, any you would like 🙂 I would stick with any that are in Young Livings Vitality line.
Jana Biskup says
How quickly does this solidify? Also, Can I make a double batch or should I do 2 separate batches? Thanks
barb says
You can make a double batch but you need to work quickly. This will solidify within minutes.
Kris says
Love your site!! I’m confused about making lip balm. Recipes call for EO. Then I search on-line about the EO and it always says not for injestion. After a lot of reading it sounds like young living is the way to go. Is vitality a different line of youg essentials? Are artnaturals Eo’s safe for lip balm? Thank you in advance!!!!
barb says
Vitality is a line of Young Living oils that are labeled for ingestion and approved by the FDA as such. Let me know if you need help getting started with YL.
Tammy says
awesome product, do you have any suggestions how to add suv protection to these? Raspberry seed extract? or something? And where to find it. Thank you so much.