This DIY lip balm recipe isn’t like all the others. This homemade lip balm recipe infuses tea bags into oil to achieve a special scent and taste! Infusing tea bags into oil is super easy so no worries! Plus, this recipe contains only natural ingredients and will quench your dry lips with one application! This sugar cookie lip balm is such a novel recipe you will want to make a whole batch to give away as gifts this holiday season!!
Happy holidays everyone! Santa is coming and just maybe he’s sick of eating cookies everyone leaves him….. and just maybe he’d be excited about getting DIY SUGAR COOKIE LIP BALM?! Ha, probably not, but how fun is a sugar cookie lip balm?! It’s an easy recipe that is super nourishing, not to mention yummy for your lips!
This DIY lip balm is a bit different from the usual lip balms we make. This time we are infusing tea bags into the grapeseed oil! You might recall we did this with the DIY Pumpkin Pie Lip Balm. This is a super easy process but flavors up the oil quite a bit. Basically, instead of steeping a tea bag in water, you’re steeping it in oil but much slower and for a longer amount of time. This is a very simple way to make a very unique yet natural diy lip balm!
You will be able to fill up about 13 lip balm tubes which make this recipe a pretty easy homemade Christmas gift! Check out my post on Homemade Gifts Made Easy for more gift possibilities you can whip up affordable and quickly!
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DIY Lip Balm Ingredients:
This recipe calls for grapeseed oil because it is a scentless oil. If you don’t have grapeseed oil, there are several other odorless oils that will work just as well. Sweet almond oil, REFINED coconut oil, apricot seed oil, jojoba oil, safflower oil and MCT oil a.k.a fractionated coconut oil are all great alternatives. I do not recommend using olive oil due to it’s strong scent.
Beeswax pellets are an absolute must since they are what thicken the oil into a solid balm. You can add more beeswax to create a firmer lip balm. Beeswax is actually a very beneficial ingredient in lip balms since it creates a barrier over the lips which helps protect the sensitive skin of the lips. Beeswax also has moisturizing qualities. Because we are using beeswax this is not a vegan lip balm. Candelilla wax or carnauba wax are plant based waxes. They tend to make balms a bit harder than beeswax. I wrote a post all about Comparing and Deciphering Vegan Waxes for Balms if you’d like to know more about making your diy recipes vegan.
If you’d like to up the anti aging properties of this lip balm, you can add vitamin E oil. I would add 1 teaspoon.
In any other lip balm recipe I would recommend adding shea butter or cocoa butter but since we want the scent and flavor of sugar cookies, I would skip both of these butters. Kokum or mango butter are odorless butters and if you’d like to add either of those I would add 1 tbsp. to this recipe.
I also added vanilla extract and sugar to up the scent and flavor. You don’t have to add them but they do kick up the novelty of this DIY lip balm quite a bit! The sugar will dissolve in the heating process and the vanilla should mix in depending on the vanilla extract brand. If you’d prefer, you can use about 5 drops of vanilla essential oil instead.
Infusing sugar cookie herbal tea is what makes this homemade lip balm recipe so special. Plus, sugar cookie tea is also lovely to drink!
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How To Properly Make a DIY Lip Balm:
When making homemade balms, you must use the double boiler method in order to not overheat the oils and waxes. When creating a double boiler all you need is a small pot and a glass pyrex measuring cup or a small glass bowl or cup. This method keeps the heat lower and protects the emollient and healing properties of the ingredients. The point of lip balm is to moisturize the lips and you want to keep the benefits of all the ingredients intact. I never recommend using a microwave in any DIY skincare recipe.
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Why Make Your Own Lip Balm?
​You can find a natural store-bought lip balm. However, making your own is a creative hobby that requires effort and good energy. Making your own products is such a satisfying way to take total control of your beauty products. If you’re making gifts, handmade gifts are so much better than store-bought! If you’re new to making your own beauty products, I wrote a post on exactly how to get started! It’s easier than you think!
What You’ll Need to Make DIY Sugar Cookie Lip Balm:
- 1/4 cup Grapeseed Oil (find it HERE)
- 4 Sugar Cookie Tea Bags (find it HERE)
- 1/8 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp. Sugar
- 1 TBSP. Beeswax (find it HERE or HERE)
- Lip Balm Containers
Christmas Sugar Cookie DIY Lip Balm Recipe
This DIY lip balm recipe isn't like all the others. This homemade lip balm recipe infuses tea bags into oil to achieve a special scent and taste! Infusing tea bags into oil is super easy so no worries! Plus, this recipe contains only natural ingredients and will quench your dry lips with one application! This sugar cookie lip balm is such a novel recipe you might want to make a whole batch to give away as gifts this holiday season!!Â
Materials
- 1/4 cup Grapeseed OilÂ
- 4Â Sugar Cookie Tea Bags
- 1/8 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp. Sugar
- 1 TBSP. Beeswax
Tools
- Lip Balm Containers
- Small Pot
- Pyrex Measuring Cup
- Measuring cups and spoons
Instructions
- Fill a small saucepan half way full with water.
- Place a glass bowl with a spout in your pot
- Turn on stove top to medium heat.
- Add Oil, Tea Bags, Vanilla, and Sugar.
- Let steep for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove Tea Bags
- Add Beeswax
- Once Beeswax is melted pour into containers.
- Leave the tubes or tins at room temperature and they will become a solid balm within an hour.
Notes
- This batch of lip balm makes 2 ounces of lip balm which ends up being about 13 .15 oz tubes of lip balm or 4 1 oz tins.Â
- This natural lip balm lasts 6 months-1 year.
This batch of lip balm makes 2 ounces of lip balm which ends up being about 13 .15 oz tubes of lip balm or 2 1 oz tins.
​This natural lip balm lasts 6 months-1 year as long as the balm does not come into contact with any water.
​For a picture tutorial on exactly how to make lip balm, I’ve written a How To Make Lip Balm post that includes detailed instructions and downloadable labels.
This basic recipe for DIY lip balm makes a great gift! It will take you no time to make and your loved ones will love to have a handmade, organic lip balm made by you. You know, the more I think about it, Santa totally would appreciate this lip balm!
xx, Jenni
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Hi Jenni,
How much water does this recipe require?
Thanks!
Elizabeth-This recipe requires no water. Only water I used is to make the double boiler. I add water to a medium sized pot, then place a glass bowl in it. This helps the oils to not overheat. I actually steep the tea bags in the grapeseed oil. Thanks!
Hi Jenni! I followed the link to this post from Pinterest. This is a great post and thanks for sharing. My question is, since the beezwax comes in pellets, do I use just a standard measuring spoon or can you tell me about how many pellets is a tablespoon? Thanks!
Chaunte-Yes, use a measuring spoon-You don’t need to get the beeswax exact. A few pellets won’t make a difference!
Looks wonderful! I was wondering if the grapeseed oil could be replaced with something else? I was also curious why you chose grapeseed oil. Thanks!
Rachelle-I chose grapeseed oil because it is odorless. You could also use meadowfoam or a refined coconut oil. Other then those, I’m not sure of any other oils that are odorless! Thanks!!
Hi Jenni,
I have tried a few lip balm recipes, but I love this one. I did a berry lip balm using of course berry tea. I also used evaporated sugar cane, but had a hard time getting it to dissolve. Any suggestions, or do I just stick with “regular” white sugar?
Absolutely LOVE your site and recipes by the way!!
Misty-I haven’t worked with evaporated sugar cane. I’ve just used white sugar and didn’t have a problem. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much for the information. I’ll use the white sugar next time.
Have a blessed day!
Misty
Could one use a a sugar substitute? We make lip balms that we sell….granted it would be a minute amount, but I try not to add sugar to thing people might ingest incase one were to have a diabetic issue. Thanks!!
(I also wanted to let you know that we aren’t steeling your recipe, we have a base recipe that we use, I am just trying to get ideas for flavorings.)
Hanna-I’m sure you could. It would probably be a bit stronger so that might be good.
Have you tried any other teas with this recipe? I love Constant Comment and would like to attempt it!
Wendy-I haven’t but I can’t imagine they wouldn’t work the same! I say go for it!
When I tried to look up the tea that you used, Amazon didn’t take me to it! Can you tell me the brand you used? Thank you!
Carmen
Hi Jenni, can you give us the recipe in grams?