To continue the theme of DIY natural lip care recipes, I’m sharing this recipe for homemade herbal lip balm. Sometimes I want to use something other than my tinted lipbalm or homemade lipstick for dry lips. After gardening or being outside in the wind/snow my lips can start to get chapped, but I don’t want color or shine.
This recipe is also great for guys and kids since it isn’t brightly colored or strongly scented. This natural lip balm contains an optional nourishing herb infusion which helps to protect and heal lips. If you prefer, you can leave out these ingredients to make a version without scent that is still hydrating. Plus it’s easy to add a little more healing and scent with essential oils if desired.
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This herbal lip balm is also great because it lasts for a long time. A little bit goes a very long way. This organic lip balm also makes great stocking fillers or small gifts.
Lip Balm with Herbs
Natural anti-fungal, antibacterial and moisturizing properties are found in the herbal ingredients. It has been used by some people to accelerate the healing of colds sores. It also doesn’t have petroleum or synthetic ingredients like most commercial lip products so you can feel safe using it on yourself or your kids.
Here I’ve used a blend of echinacea, comfrey, plantain leaf, calendula, and a few others. Add chamomile or lemon balm to your blend. Lemon balm specifically helps with cold sores so it’s a nice addition if they’re an issue for you.
Other Nourishing Ingredients
As a base, I use organic beeswax to thicken a liquid oil. Some seed oils like almond, avocado, or apricot seed oil are suitable for this. Avocado and apricot are thicker oils and should be diluted with something like sweet almond, coconut, or olive oil.
You could also replace some of the beeswax by cocoa butter or shea. You may have to reduce liquid oil slightly because shea butter has a softer consistency than beeswax.