Home Made Honey-Peppermint Lip Balm

Do you remember being little and wanting to eat Lip Smackers because of the yummy flavors? Well I made a lip balm today that not only will soften and nourish our lips, but it's completely natural, and is probably better than Lip Smackers if you want to lick it off.

Last week, when we checked on our bees, and we harvested a bit of honey and some of the comb...for a test trial. We got about about  1/4 cup of honey and a good 2-3 tablespoons of wax.

The wax sat  for a few days on my kitchen counter, and the kids were munching on it like chewing gum, because there was still quite a bit of hone residue in it. I manged to squirrel away about a tablespoon of honeycomb, because I wanted to try and make some lip balm. I went on Pinterest, and found a few sites ( which I pinned if you're interested) and tweaked my recipe a bit from the 2 sites I looked at. One site was Eat-Drink-Love and the other site was One Good Thing by Jillee  This was more of an experiment to see if I could make some...and if it worked I'd make more once we harvest more honey and comb in the future.

What you'll need:
1 Tbsp of bees wax
1 Tbsp of coconut oil
1/2 Tbsp of sweet almond oil or Shea butter ( I used almond oil)
Peppermint essential oil (or some other yummy flavor)
1/4 tsp of raw honey (optional)

Combine the bees wax, coconut oil and sweet almond oil in a small glass bowl and heat on medium low using the double boiler method.

When you get a liquid consistency remove from heat, and add the 1/4 teaspoon honey. Stir gently, and then add...well I added about 10-15 drops of peppermint essential oil, because I LOVE peppermint.

Pour into a small container or containers with a lid 

I just used a small Tupperware container I had in the cupboard. I'm sure if you wanted to get fancy, or maybe make a big batch to gift, you could find some small tins at a craft shop.


Let the lip balm cool, and enjoy! Easy Peasy!

The verdict? It is amazing! My girls and I already tried it tonight. The scent is heavenly, and the feeling is amazing; it really leaves you lips feeling soft. But be careful...it also tastes good, so you'll definitely want to make more ;)