If you know me at all, you know that I don’t leave the house without Burt’s Bees lip balm. In fact, if I had to die alone on a deserted island, I would die happy as long as I had Burt’s. Just the other day I was thinking of some kind of invention that would allow me to easily scrape the inner walls of the tube to get the last remaining lip balm gold without using a bobby pin. A tube of Burt’s has literally been at my side or in my purse for the past…wait for it…10 years.
With that said, I am probably never buying another tube again. Tonight, I learned how to make my own and I fully intend on saving money, one tube at a time, for years to come.
Grab your supplies at my Amazon Store here:
- Chapstick Tubes
- Coconut Oil
- Beeswax Pellets or Beeswax Blocks
- Shea Butter
- Lanolin
- Rosemary Oil
- Peppermint Oil
This recipe made 40 tubes worth of chapstick. Here’s how I did it:
Melt 2 oz. organic beeswax in a pan on low heat.
While that was melting, I measured out 3 oz. coconut oil, 3/4 oz. pure shea butter, and 1/4 oz. pure lanolin.
Important note: I ordered lanolin because that’s what a few other recipes had mentioned. But honestly, I won’t use as much of it next time I make it because it doesn’t smell very pleasant. Start with a little bit and add more if you don’t mind it.
Update: One reader named Aubrey says, “Before you give up on the Lanolin, try the stuff from http://www.lansinoh.com/products/hpa-lanolin, made for breastfeeding moms. Really no smell at all. I’ve used it on a chapped rudolph nose from a cold, and even putting it straight on my nose I didn’t smell it much. (But maybe that was the cold). Anyhow, you win as the one DIY that was easier than expected. It just flew together.” So, give lanolin a shot if you’d like to!
You should have twice as much oil as you do beeswax, so if you decide to try only coconut oil and shea butter and keep out the lanolin, OR if you’d like to experiment with other solid oils, just make sure it’s 4 oz. total.
Drop the coconut oil, etc. in with the beeswax.
Stir on low heat till it’s melted.
Drop in your desired amount of peppermint and rosemary oil. I like my lip balm VERY peppermint-y, so I dropped in probably a good 25 drops, and probably 10-15 drops of rosemary oil. As you can see, I got a little excited with the peppermint oil and dropped it in the wax. Oops.
I also felt like I needed a lot of peppermint and rosemary to cover up the lanolin flavor. Again, when I do this again, I’m definitely trying it without the lanolin.
Once it’s all melted, definitely make sure you try a little bit on your lips (after it has cooled on your finger) before you settle. Now, if you’re just going to drop this in a massive bowl and keep it for yourself, you can solidify it, try it, melt it, and change the recipe up. But because I’m selling these in tubes, I needed to make sure it was right.
If it cools too quickly before you’re done filling your tubes, just pop it in the microwave till it melts again.
I ran out of tubes, so I poured the rest into containers for myself. Note that this picture is pre-solidifying. It’s sitting on my desk and looks just like the real Burt’s Bees. I’ll keep the big container at home and if all goes well, this will last me at least a year. A YEAR.
- 2 oz. Beeswax ($1.06)
- 3 oz. Coconut oil ($.86)
- + 3/4 oz. pure shea butter ($.98)
- + 1/4 oz. pure lanolin ($.30)
- (OR try just 4 oz. Coconut oil)
- ~25 Drops peppermint oil (dunno, but not much)
- ~15 Drops rosemary oil (dunno, but not much)
- Total: $3.20. $3.20!?
So, each Burt’s Bees tube is .15 oz. I made approximately 6 oz. of balm. Divided, that makes about 40 lip balms. Ho-ly cow. You guys, minus the cost of tubes that is 8 CENTS PER TUBE! I can’t believe I’ve been paying $3 per tube for 10 years! Wow.
The tubes are about 30 cents each, so I’m factoring that in for my sales, but if you’re just making this for you or your family, you can toss this in any container and forego the cost of the tubes. With the cost of the tubes themselves, 40 of these would be $15.20. Retail, it would cost $120!
Man, my mind is blown right now.
Want a Colored Tint?
Here’s a tip from Carly: She says, “Made this with my daughter last night and we love it. I added a lipstick to tint the balm and started with white beeswax so they came out a lovely nude pink color. Thanks for this post. My three teenage daughters are very happy, and I can save a fortune not buying chapstick!”
June 4, 2013 at 11:56 am
This is great! I am def going to try it this weekend! Thanks
May 30, 2013 at 12:10 am
Hi! Found you on Pinterest! I’ve made a lotion bar using all the same ingredients except the lanolin. I loved the idea and the smell was fantastic! However, I got a subtle rash on my legs and my lips broke out terribly and were swollen and sore. I’m thinking it was the bees wax as I made a body butter later with the same ingredients, minus the bees wax and have been using it successfully for months. Is there anything else I can substitute for the bees wax as I love lotion bars and lip balm?
Marie
May 27, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Before you give up on the Lanolin, try the stuff from http://www.lansinoh.com/products/hpa-lanolin, made for breastfeeding moms. really no smell at all, I’ve used it on chapped rudolph nose from a cold, and even putting it straight on my nose I didn’t smell it much. (but maybe that was the cold). Anyhow, you win as the one DIY that was easier than expected. It just flew together.
May 29, 2013 at 9:17 am
Great tip! Thank you, Aubrey!
May 25, 2013 at 2:58 pm
made this with my daughter last night and we love it. I added a lipstick to tint the balm and started with white beeswax so they came out a lovely nude pink color. thanks for this post my three teenage daughters are very happy, and I can save a fortune not buying chapstick!
wish I could post a pic here to show you
April 19, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Hi Ande,
I linked over from Pinterest and enjoyed your blog post very much. Isn’t it cool to be able to make our own good stuff and not pay a fortune to the giant companies anymore?! I love by passing so many of the products at the stores I used to buy and can now make myself.
I have a give away on my blog for 3 Plant Therapy essential oils, a carrier oil and half a dozen glass roll on bottles ending April 26, 2013 if you’d like to stop by:
http://jans-gonestampin.blogspot.com/2013/04/plant-therapy-give-away.html
Have a good weekend!
Jan
March 19, 2013 at 2:21 am
Do you ever sell tubes you’ve made yourself? The weekend after Easter I’m having a teenage girls’ retreat at my house and our theme is “Be all God created you to bee.” I’m trying to think of inexpensive gifts to give the girls (15ish) throughout the weekend. I’ll be away the week before the retreat helping my twin sister move, so I can’t make it myself.
Just curious if you ever sell what you make yourself.
Thanks!
Bobbie
March 8, 2013 at 11:33 am
Thank you so much for posting this with such amazing step by step instructions! I love Burt’s Bees, but I’m also discouraged by the cost of it. This allows me to take care of my lips AND my wallet! WIN-WIN!
March 6, 2013 at 2:07 pm
I’m so glad that I found this as I love Burt’s Bees but I’m allergic to lanolin. It makes my lips swell up and ooze. YUCH! How did it come out when you left out the lanolin?
February 27, 2013 at 1:39 am
Hi,
Vegans can use carnauba wax instead of beeswax!
February 22, 2013 at 11:33 am
Best part about this recipe is that it does not use palm oil! (which manufactured Burts Bees lip balm uses) I stopped buying items with palm oil or palm oil derivatives a while ago, since palm oil is made by destroying the rain forest. Thanks for sharing!! Now I can finally have my favorite chapstick again!
March 26, 2013 at 9:33 am
Regarding Palm. Coconut is a type of Palm oil. There are large plantations of coconut trees. Palm and coconut can be grown in a responsible manner although in some parts of the planet this is not the case. But, we shouldn’t exclude palm or coconut as they can be purchased from responsible growers.
February 19, 2013 at 11:45 am
This looks great. My wife loves Burts Lip Balm, I do have a question though. I am fairly new to making my own lip balm and was wondering if she wanted the Mango flavor would you omit the Peppermint oil and Rosemary oil and add in a Flavor oil or would you keep both in the recipe as smaller quantities and add the flavor in?
Thany you
February 19, 2013 at 9:05 am
Thanks for this! I would add that I don’t think you need the sheabutter either, you can probably cut it to save even more. Just coconut oil + beeswax should do fine if you do 1/3 beeswax, though it will be softer, and possibly meltier/glossier?
I am trying to remember the site I used to order cheap and very nice aromatherapy oils from when I was a massage therapist… New Directions Aromatics. They have an incredible selection and are rather cheap. The downside with that is that one can get carried away shopping for essential oils and not save money at all, ahem. I had like 30 of them at one time. Think of them as nice scents and nothing more, they’re really not – though rosemary is a very good antioxidant, better than vitamin E, and will keep your lip balms fresh much longer.
February 16, 2013 at 6:55 pm
Love this, totally going to try!
February 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm
I have SUPER chapped and dry lips right now, how well does this work at healing your lips rather than keeping them moisturized?
February 11, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Hey Ashley, thanks for commenting! If you’re needing a lot of healing, I would go heavy on the lanolin (really permeates the skin), vitamin E oil (just a little) and also use some lemon oil as well as peppermint. The lemon will help it heal. It definitely works! And also, if your lips are super chapped, it very well may be due to dehydration. Drink a ton of water for a few days as well as the lip balm and see if that helps!
February 4, 2013 at 9:48 am
AMAZING!!! I will never buy another chapstick. I think I like it even more than Burt’s. It stays on is feels great. I gave away a bunch and everyone loves it. Thank you Thank you Thank You for sharing!!
February 4, 2013 at 10:34 am
cheap chapstick tubes:
http://emptylipbalmtubes.com/Filled_Lip_Balm_Tubes/Order.html
February 4, 2013 at 9:15 am
Try cocoa butter instead of the lanolin. It may make them a little stiffer, but it’s a good substitute. Keep in mind, though, that lanolin is the only substance that will truly penetrate and be absorbed into skin. All the rest just sits on top. I think I’ll try half lanolin and half cocoa butter. Plus, instead of straight coconut oil, try putting in a little pomegranate oil. I love that particular Burt’s because it adds color to my lips.
I’m definitely going to try this. The cheapest I could find Burt’s was $2 a tube on Amazon, so well worth it to make my own.
February 3, 2013 at 8:02 pm
I think I may use this as a mission trip fundraiser!!! it woulds be so fun to make as a group and easy to sell! especially in the summer!
February 3, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Thanks for sharing! I went out and bought the wax and lanolin and a couple of essential oils.
Just have to buy the tubes and tube filler and I’m all set! I have a question though, can I use peppermint EXTRACT or does it have to be an oil? I don’t want it to separate or ruin my batch. Thanks again for sharing!
February 3, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Remember to take it easy on the lanolin! If you’re familiar with the smell and like it, then have at it. If you’re not sure about it, start with a very small amount–maybe 1/2 teaspoon–then add more if you feel comfortable.
To answer your question, it’s got to be peppermint oil. Otherwise, the oil-water combo will not work well.
Good luck!
February 3, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Yeah, I cracked it open earlier. I’m not crazy about the smell, but I can live with it. Thanks for the tip! Definitely do not want want to over do it and ruin my entire batch.
That’s what I thought, but I was hoping otherwise. Darn, back to the store I go. haha Thanks again!
January 31, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Lanolin is derived from sheep, so if you’re a vegetarian that would be another reason to skip it.
February 1, 2013 at 8:40 pm
It’s from the wool of the sheep, yes. And I think that’d be a problem for vegans. But wait.. now that I think of it, would vegans want to use beeswax? If all of that is an issue, straight up coconut oil is pretty awesome too.
January 25, 2013 at 11:24 am
Thank you for this, I love Burt’s Bees, but had to stop using it b/c I became really allergic to soy and they use soy oil in most of their products, if I use them now my lips swell up
I would love to try and make some of the colored ones too, but this is great, thank you!
January 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Hey Ande,
This seems like a great recipe! We like to use peppermint and wild orange in our chap stick. It gives the peppermint tingle on the lips and the mood enhancement from the wild orange. I saw that you use Aura Cacia oils, we personally use the doTERRA oils because with their CPTG (certified pure therapeutic grade) testing they are safe to take internally so we don’t have to worry about using it on our lips. http://www.terrabody.org for more info on the oils we use.
We were looking for a different recipe for the chap stick and we will try this. Thank you for the detailed info!
January 19, 2013 at 7:38 pm
I’m new to the DIY game and I’m curious what the shelf life is on something like this if I’m not using preservatives??
January 19, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Krystal, I’m not positive. But since coconut oil can last from 1.5-7 years, that would be the approximate shelf life of the lip balm.
May 21, 2013 at 2:11 pm
6-12 months is the expected lifespan, without anything other than the rosemary as a preservative. Burt’s Bees has the 12 month after opening symbol on theirs, and that’s fairly standard on lip balms.
May 21, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Also, the Vitamin E used in Burt’s Bees acts as a preservative. Adding that to your recipe will help it to not go rancid or develop bacteria as quickly as well, at a very low cost.
January 15, 2013 at 11:18 pm
I love how you’ve outlined the procedure, including all your anecdotal information and the detail in the images. I’m eager to make my own balm, and I’m grateful for your work that you’ve shared here. Gracias.
January 14, 2013 at 6:17 pm
I’ve had this bookmarked for awhile and while I was standing at the checkout yesterday, I found your Burt’s Bees. Being an ingredient reader, I took a look. Ingredients are listed by the amounts used — beeswax, coconut oil, sunflower oil, vit E, lanolin, peppermint oil, comfrey root extract, rosemary extract. Lanolin is way down on the list of ingredients, below Vit E. I would use more beeswax than coconut oil (coconut oil will melt in heat — like a pocket) and as much lanolin as you did peppermint oil. Lanolin is GOOD for your lips, I would still use it, but maybe just not as much!
December 22, 2012 at 2:44 pm
I don’t have anything to measure ounces, just like tablespoons and 1/3 cups and whatnot..what’s the cuppage of these things? Does that make sense?
December 28, 2012 at 10:33 am
Jennifer, it’s a little hard to say, but in my experience it hasn’t needed to be very exact! If you Google “Tablespoons to Ounces” you’ll get a little conversion calculator. Try that!
December 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm
so, like you, all I use is BB. (and I always lose them!!! so annoying!)
do you like it as much as BB, or is it pretty close to it???
It’s worth a try- looking up the supplies now on amazon
December 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm
I used lanolin which has a medicinal smell to it, but minus that I love it! I know for certain that my lanolin-free batch I make next will kick BB’s butt for a fraction of the price
December 20, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Aweome! Thanks SO much, I plan to make this ASAP!!!!
December 6, 2012 at 3:47 am
I was just wondering if you had tried it again yet with just the coconut oil? I have a ton of that and would much rather just use that if possible. Has anyone tried it??
Thanks!!
December 6, 2012 at 7:33 am
Hey Jordan, I made something like a natural neosporin as well and just used beeswax, coconut oil and essential oils, and it was awesome! Definitely think you don’t need any other additives.
November 24, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Just found you through Pinterest. Love your blog!! I am trying this tonight!! Stocking stuffers!! Whoo Whoo!! Keep up the good work!!
November 24, 2012 at 9:15 am
Awesome Idea. I am going to try this as soon as I get the products and I may experiment w/ different oils for different smells/flavors. Are these all essential oils?
November 22, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Do you think cocoa butter would work instead of the shea butter? I have both but I thought maybe the cocoa butter would give a hint of chocolate to it.
December 9, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I’ve stopped using cocoa butter in lip balms and lotions because everything smells like chocolate. I’ve experimented with all kinds of oils like grapeseed, olive, apricot. I do like coconut the best for lip balms though.
Another tip I have is that I get the squeeze bottles from the baking isle at the store, maybe they use them for frosting? Anyway, I pour my mixture into that and use them to squeeze it into the chapstick tubes. If it starts to thicken, I put the entire bottle in hot water for a little bit.
Also, if you are going to make a large batch and want different flavors, I put drops of the essential oils right into the lip balm tubes. It seems to mix very well and you get a variety. My favorite has been spearmint.
November 21, 2012 at 10:29 am
Used your recipe last night, added almond oil to mine also. Amazing how many empty BB tubes I found on nightstand, desk, and purses found 12. Microwaved them upside down with the lids off to finish emptying them, then boiled them to sterilize them. Used a old syringe like the ones you get for giving babies medicine to refill the tubes. Used the tiny 1 oz Rubbermaid containers that had never found a use for before for the remainder. Thanks for posting.
November 21, 2012 at 9:15 am
I plan on using those pretty pill boxes then just use your little finger to apply. Also have seen a pocket watch with the insides removed.
November 17, 2012 at 4:59 pm
I’d like to try this! Do you think I could add blackberry berry juice for color?
November 21, 2012 at 9:39 am
Rachel, definitely worth a shot! Maybe try it in a small batch? The only thing I’d be a tiny bit concerned about is the shelf life of that juice. Maybe consider reducing it on the stove to concentrate the color.
January 9, 2013 at 11:01 am
I tried using berry juice for color and it separated out because it is more like water. I reheated and tried various things to join them, but always ended up with the juice separated from the mix. The only thing I can think to do this is to add glycerin to the mix and blend it. This will act as an emulsifier to join the “water” (juice) to the oils. Otherwise, they won’t mix. I have not tried this, for balms, however. I have done it for ointments, though and it worked fine.
January 9, 2013 at 7:07 pm
Having made lotion before, Heidi, I can confirm that mixing water based with oil based is reeeeally hard. If it were me, I would try 2 different things. You may need to cook the juice down to a paste in a pan on very low heat. Have you ever made balsamic glaze? It’s the same idea–most of the water will evaporate and the sugars will bind. You would also need to heat the water-based liquid to the exact same temp as the melting wax and oil and slowly add it while pulverizing in a food processor.
I’m not sure that would work though.
My other suggestion is to stick with an oil-based essential oil. There are tons of them out there in lovely “flavors”. My friend loves the grapefruit kind and since it’s oil based it blends perfectly with the oils.
January 24, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Thank you for your tips!
I read that you can use “beet root powder” for the tint. I just bought some on Amazon.
Blessings,
Janet
January 29, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Heidi, I just read this from another source: “Different spices will produce different colors; for example, you will get a brown/orange color by adding cinnamon or a pink color by adding Tumeric. The color will also depend on how much of the spice you add. When adding spices, be aware that although the spices will settle on the bottom, they will still add color. You can also add color by adding a grated wax crayon, artist’s pigments or some concentrated food coloring (the paste type will work better than the liquid type of food coloring).”
February 6, 2013 at 10:10 am
I have loved this recipe. I’ve tried several things with it and here is what I found:
Beet root powder mostly separates out.
Paste food color mostly separates out.
Tinting with crayon works well, but it takes twice as much as you think if you want the tint to show on your lips. When it was melting it looked rather dark but when it cooled it was just barely pink. The tint doesn’t even show on my lips.
My best result for color was using a tube of cheap lipstick from the dollar store as a tint. I use about half a tube for this recipe.
February 11, 2013 at 8:46 pm
Luann, thanks so much for sharing your insight! I’m surprised all of the other dyes didn’t work, but I’m thankful for your experiments for us.
November 16, 2012 at 3:40 pm
I’ve been making my own lip balm for almost a year. Base is beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, and a carrier oil (olive oil, grapeseed, etc). I’ve played with the ingreients and amounts. I also add a little vitamin E oil (good for skin and it acts as a preservative) and essential oil. I never use the stove, just a pyrex measuring cup in the microwave (use beeswax pellets or chop it up).
elementsbathandbody.com is a great site for raw ingredients, plus tubes, and they have little pots and tins too.
November 14, 2012 at 8:34 am
I bought my beeswax from Hobby lobby, I make small batches for myself using the old tubes I had bought and saved over the years.Which were burts bee’s and a few old lipstick containers I sterilized. I ONLY use olive oil, bees wax and essential oils in mine. I have a glass top stove so I use a double stack of aluminum cupcake liners right on the burner add my bees wax melt then add olive oil and add a drop pf my choice candy makers oil on lowest setting because beeswax melts at a very low tempature. I am allergic to so much stuff especially if it has petroleum in it, so I keep it simple.Tthe double cupcake liner also works great for pouring into the tubes because it has that natural creaseing on the sides. Any left overs I just leave in the cupcake liners cool then pop into a zip lock and store in my office drawer till next time I use it. Oh and If you want it tinted you can use a tiny amount of your favorite burts bee’s lip color to the batch and get a transparent gloss type color.
November 10, 2012 at 6:54 pm
OMG! I almost died when you said that you use a bobby pin to get the last bits of it out of the tubes!! I thought I was the only one who did that!!! HA!!! I am so addicted to BB I am going to definitely try this!!! Thank you so much!!
November 10, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Oh, also… do you think Vaseline would work in place of the lanolin?
November 11, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Crystal, you could definitely try it! You may or may not need lanolin OR Vaseline. Oils and beeswax may work just fine, but definitely try a tiny batch and see if you like it
November 9, 2012 at 1:37 pm
where did you find the tubes? And where did you find the bees wax?
November 11, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Beeswax: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006K7OE68/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
Tubes: http://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin8.html
October 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Hey, I am getting the ingredients to make this recipe because I’m obsessed with burts bees peppermint too. I was wondering, have you tried using just coconut oil and beeswax instead of lanolin and Shea butter? I would like to try it but I don’t want to ruin my entire batch. Please let me know thanks!
October 18, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Leslie, the next time I make this, I am absolutely leaving the lanolin out and probably the shea butter too. I would definitely try it without those ingredients. I have a feeling it’s going to be LOVELY.
January 9, 2013 at 11:05 am
Yes, you can change the oils and butters. I make balm with beeswax, coconut oil, and a liquid oil (olive, grapeseed, sunflower…) I also make it with the others you have used here, but I usually just make it with the coconut, liquid oil and beeswax.
September 13, 2012 at 3:55 am
Great job Ande!!! that looks fantastic!!!! All the best with the sales!
September 8, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Fantastic! I just made these. I used several old chapstick tubes, cleaned them out and sterilized them. I halved the recipe and used 1oz coconut oil and 1oz shea butter, and I added just a couple drops of tea tree oil. I still have a ton leftover; I put it in the fridge so I can liquefy it and pour it into more tubes later. I did half the batch with the rosemary and peppermint, and added about 12 drops of sweet orange essential oil to the other half. They smell delicious!
Also, do you know if adding vanilla extract would work? Vanilla essential oil is kinda pricey, and I have plenty of extract.
Thanks so much for this guide!
September 8, 2012 at 5:37 pm
Rachel, I’m so stoked that you made these, and even used old chapstick tubes, yeah! I’m glad you left out the lanolin too. Stupid smelly lanolin. The sweet orange extract sounds amaaazing for this.
As far as vanilla goes, I would be really interested to know what you discover. I did a lot of Google searching on this topic when I was making my lotion. I spent a butt ton on vanilla oil because people were discouraging lotion users to use extract. I think it wouldn’t hurt to try it, even if you just tried on 1 chapstick tube. Here’s the thing with extract though–it’s either made with water or alcohol, so I’m afraid it won’t mix well with the oils. If you try it, just make sure to heat up the extract, heat up the oils, then mix for a long time. Good thing is, it’s a cheap experiment!
September 10, 2012 at 10:19 am
I think I will try adding vanilla to just one tube. I will try to find vanilla extract without water (alcohol only) and see how that goes.
I got the inspiration for the sweet orange extract from a tube of Chapstick I had. It was Sweet Mandarin or something…it had the minty tingle, but also a sweet orange scent. I love how the ones I made turned out!
I did find these a tiny bit too firm; next time I think I’ll add a little bit of olive oil (1/2 tsp, maybe?) to make them a little more spreadable.
I’m planning on making these as stocking stuffers for Christmas. I’m going to make a few different flavors, including a Manly Mint for the guys.
September 10, 2012 at 10:22 am
Have you already added them to the tubes? I’m pretty sure you can melt everything again, add the extra oil, and let it firm up again.
September 10, 2012 at 11:04 am
I have about 6 tubes filled plus a bowl of the stuff in the fridge. I can empty the tubes, melt everything down, and re-fill them pretty easily, I think.
August 6, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Can’t wait to try this. Where do you get the tubes?
August 6, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Sharon, I found them here: http://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin8.html
August 4, 2012 at 2:33 am
Love this idea. thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I have a crockpot that will be perfect for this!
July 31, 2012 at 3:30 pm
This is an awesome recipe! I don’t have most of the stuff at the moment but if I see it at the store I’ll get it and try this out!
July 31, 2012 at 8:23 am
Love this idea. I have 2 questions. How did you pour the mixture into the small tubes? What did you use to label the ones you sold? Fun gift idea.
July 31, 2012 at 8:36 am
I poured the wax into the tubes via a very complicated process. I found a nearby gravy boat/coffee cream pitcher
Hence the mess! I’m sure there are about 20 cleaner ways to pour it. I haven’t sold them yet so I haven’t bought the labels yet, but I’ll let you know. I would assume that they would need to be plastic coated for durability’s sake.
November 23, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Love this idea, I’m working on making some things and opening up my own etsy shop very soon and I think I’m gonna try this but with a mixture of Beeswax, Grape seed oil and lavender, my husband absolutely goes through the Burt’s Bee’s lip balm to where I can never keep it and plus the added factor of maybe selling it in my shop, fabulous. Also I was thinking, maybe you could pour the mixture into the containers with a very little funnel of some sort that would fit down in there?
January 1, 2013 at 5:01 pm
Take the top off of one of those squeeze bottles and turn it upside down, it makes a great mini-funnel in a pinch. I also have used a large-opening metal icing tip. I have an AVON ginger/honey lip balm stick from a few years ago that I’d love to replicate – will be trying it out, thanks!