DIY Peppermint Lip Balm

The refreshing DIY peppermint lip balm recipe is a very popular lip balm choice. It is a popular choice for a variety of reason that may actually have nothing to do with moisturizing your dry chapped lips. While the oils and butters used to make this DIY peppermint lip balm recipe can moisturize and hydrate your lips very well, the peppermint oil plays a different role.

The peppermint essential oil provides an uplifting aroma that alleviates stress while giving a mental boost. This uplifting minty smelling DIY peppermint lip balm recipe can not only give you a little mental boost throughout the day, but it also can give you a little physical boost. Not to mention the invigorating cool sensation that a good DIY peppermint lip balm recipe provides.

Ingredients

The ingredients used to prepare this DIY peppermint lip balm recipe includes cocoa butter, almond oil, beeswax, and peppermint essential oil.

1. Cocoa Butter

Cocoa butter is a deeply penetrating moisturizing oil with anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, this butter can soothe your dry chapped lips leaving them feeling healthy and hydrated. This butter is also high in antioxidants and known to help reduce the appearance of scars. So, as a natural antioxidant, the vitamin E oil can be omitted. This recipe uses an unscented cocoa butter which is ironically also called a deodorized cocoa butter.

2. Almond Oil

This oil is lightweight and non-greasy, so it is easily absorbed into your lips. In this way, it can prevent chapped lips. It also contains properties that can shield your lips from the harmful effects of the sun. The almond oil is also rich in vitamin E. With this antioxidant, the DIY peppermint lip balm recipe is again naturally well preserved. And last, but not least, it contains antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to keep your lips looking good and feeling good.

3. Beeswax

Beeswax is the wax from the honeycomb of bees. It is used to both (1) hold moisture in the lips and (2) attract more moisture in the lips. Therefore, it is the perfect emulsifier for the cocoa butter, almond oil, and peppermint essential oil. A white beeswax is used to prepare this minty DIY peppermint lip balm recipe.

4. Peppermint Essential Oil

With a cool minty peppermint essential oil, this DIY peppermint lip balm recipe has a very uplifting aroma. In addition to its uplifting aroma, stress reducing ability, and mental enhancing ability, the smell of peppermint essential oil can help ease cough and congestion.

DIY Peppermint Lip Balm Recipe

1 tbsp. Unscented Cocoa Butter
1/2 tsp. Almond Oil
1/2 tsp. White Beeswax
10 drops Peppermint Essential Oil (Food Grade)
3 Lip Balm Tubes

Instructions

Add cocoa butter, almond oil, and beeswax to a small glass Pyrex measuring cup.
Microwave the cocoa butter, almond oil and beeswax in 45 second intervals until everything melts.
Then, add the peppermint essential oil and stir well.
Next, pour the DIY peppermint oil recipe into your lip balm tubes or a lip balm container.
Let the DIY lip balm cool. Then, it will be ready for you to use!
The peppermint DIY lip scrub recipe is designed to be used with this DIY lip balm.