How to Make your Own Chapstick Recipe…for LESS than Regular Chapstick
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Learning how to make your own diy Organic Chapstick recipe is one of my favorite things not only to make but to give as gifts to my kid’s friends and their teachers. In my “pre-kid” life I worked in a corporate research lab so I LOVE mixing things up and making my own household items.
Well I couldn’t pass up the chance to try it out, and (happily!) found that making our own organic chapstick was a LOT cheaper than buying plain regular over the counter chapstick! Which is great because not only is it healthier but I don’t have to worry about my kids losing a zillion chapsticks anymore! This chapstick is AMAZING! It’s creamy and moisturizing!
The price break down is an absolute steal. I haven’t made hundreds of chapsticks yet because that is a lot but I’m estimating that the breakdown is roughly 30 cents or less per chapstick.
DIY Chapstick Recipe Ingredients:
12 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
15 Empty Chapstick Tubes
3 Tbsp. Yellow Organic Beeswax
4 Tbsp. Organic Cold Pressed Unrefined Coconut Oil
Small Funnel
Cooking Pot
Glass Measuring Jar (or other glass jar)
DIY Chapstick Recipe Directions (makes 15 chapstick tubes):
1.Melt 4 Tbsp. Coconut Oil and 3 Tbsp. Beeswax and mix together. Above you can see that I put both ingredients in a glass measuring cup and placed it into a pot of boiling water. The coconut Oil will melt almost right away but the beeswax will take a little while to melt so plan for 5-10 minutes of low to medium heat.
2.Once everything is completely melted and mixed remove from heat and add 12 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil. Stir.
3.Immediately begin to pour the mix into each of the chapstick tubes via a small funnel. The cooler the mix gets the less liquidy it gets and will go back to a hardened form. Just place your glass jar back in the pot of hot water and let it remelt!
I filled each of the chapstick tubes and then carefully poured the last couple drops on the top of each tube. It made exactly 15 perfect chapsticks that were the BEST chapsticks ever! It reminds me of a Burt’s Bee
or beeswax type of chapstick. VERY smooth and creamy. We made Peppermint Chapsticks but you can buy any essential oil that you want and make your favorite flavor!
These make WONDERFUL and thoughtful gifts during the year!! Not to mention you’ll be in chapstick heaven! These are great for those really chapped lips and if you want you can even squeeze 1 capsule of Vitamin E into your mix before your pour the liquid into the tubes.
I personally made two different printables that you can download and print (for free of course!). You can choose just plain black & white “Peppermint Chapstick” or a label that also has colored peppermints on it. Just cut the paper down to just before and after the letters like you see my chapstick above, and place tape over it! I rolled the paper all the way around the tube!
Click BELOW to download the PDF!
Black & White Peppermint Chapstick Printable Label
Peppermint Chapstick with Colored Peppermint Printable Label
Chapstick Recipe
Simple instructions with recipe - how to make your own chapstick.
Materials
- 12 drops  Peppermint Essential Oil
- 15Â Empty Chapstick Tubes
- 3 Tbsp. Yellow Organic Beeswax
- 4 Tbsp. Organic Cold Pressed Unrefined Coconut Oil
- Small Funnel
- Cooking Pot
- Glass Measuring Jar (or other glass jar)
Instructions
- Melt 4 Tbsp. Coconut Oil and 3 Tbsp. Beeswax and mix together. Above you can see that I put both ingredients in a glass measuring cup and placed it into a pot of boiling water. The coconut Oil will melt almost right away but the beeswax will take a little while to melt so plan for 5-10 minutes of low to medium heat.
- Once everything is completely melted and mixed remove from heat and add 12 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil. Stir.
- Immediately begin to pour the mix into each of the chapstick tubes via a small funnel. The cooler the mix gets the less liquidy it gets and will go back to a hardened form. Just place your glass jar back in the pot of hot water and let it remelt!
Notes
Enjoy!
That’s pretty awesome – gotta love that it’s DIY 🙂
Love this!!! I’m due to have a baby anytime now, so not making it now, but pinning for later use. Thanks for the recipe!
Very Clever! Pinned and am visiting from IBN.
Monica
http://www.happyandblessedhome.com
You could also use old lipstick, koolaid, or food coloring to tint it if you wanted to. I have seen some use blush or eyeshadow as a tint as well.
This look greats. I love peppermint.
Great idea!
LOVE this!!! It looks pretty easy too. I’ll be making this with my girls this weekend 🙂
Question: do you have an easy or “best way” to clean up after this? It may sounds silly, but I made something else with beeswax and coconut oil and I had a heck of a time cleaning it up. (We have a septic system so I’d rather not drain it all down the sink. I used a tub and washed it in there, then threw it outside in the rocks.) Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything when it came to clean it all up. Thanks for any insight (from you or other readers)!
Hi Theresa! Honestly this recipe uses every single last drop of the recipe so it’s surprisingly the perfect amount! As for the “dishes” I used I just ran hot water over them and it melted right down and washed away. You can of course add a little soap to it. I think I just had a spoon and the glass jar to wash out and it only took a minute to run hot water over it. The coconut oil pretty much melts immediately and as long as the water is nice and hot the beeswax will melt off the sides of the jar too.
Thank you for your reply! Apparently I was making it much more difficult than it’s supposed to be! :~)
LOL It’s ok! Sometimes my messes explode and become a lot more complicated than they need to be 🙂
Can it be made without the peppermint? I prefer the original Chapstick.
Im not a fan of peppermint any other scent can i use?
Sure you can use just about any scent you can find! Or you can choose to not use any scent at all! My next batch I’m going to try a little shea butter mixed in there with some almond oil.
Thank you!!!
Great recipe. I love homemade chap-stick. I will defenitly pin this! Do you think it work with white bee’s wax?
JEM
PS: I came by from the Inspire Me Monday link party.
Thanks for stopping by JEM! I don’t see why it wouldn’t work with white bee’s wax!
This would be a great gift idea for Christmas!! I will be using it in the future for sure. Thanks for sharing!! Have a blessed week!!