Homemade Sweet: Strawberry Chapstick
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This sweet strawberry homemade chapstick is made with simple, all-natural ingredients to protect your lips from the weather, keep the lips hydrated and soften the skin.
Making your own chapstick is super easy to do and very cost-effective. Just pennies per tube.
We'll admit, this chapstick is very similar to our DIY lip gloss, but this one can be stored in a twist-up container, which we absolutely love! We think its easier to quickly apply it this way.
Now, the real reason for making this chapstick is because we have an 8-year-old daughter who loves to DIY! and when she comes to me with a request, you can bet we are going to make it.
That is kind of how our DIY lip balm came to be!
She is focused on chapstick, homemade nail polish, and all things girlie. As a crunchy mama, we had to come up with a way to make chapstick that is scented without any toxins or chemicals. It is going straight in her mouth, we mean lips, after all!
HOW TO MAKE CHAPSTICK AT HOME
Making your own chapstick is very simple and one of those DIY’s that we put off for a while, not knowing how easy it was going to be. If you have ever made any homemade whipped body butter or homemade lotion, you should already have everything you need to make chapstick.
For this chapstick recipe, we are going to be using coconut oil, shea butter, and beeswax. After probably an unbelievable amount of time and research, we settled on using dried fruit for the added flavoring.
Now we have only tested dried strawberries for this chapstick, but we would think almost any similar dried fruit would work just fine. Or there is always the option to scent your chapstick with essential oils.
Lastly, you will need chapstick tubes or small lip balm containers to store your chapstick. We prefer the traditional chapstick tubes for easier application.
HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY CHAPSTICK
As we said, we are using dried strawberries to flavor the chapstick. It will give off a lovely sweet aroma, taste delightful, and give it a natural red tint, which is fun.
All you have to do is blend up dried strawberries into a fine powder by using a food processor or blender. The fine powder will then be added to your other ingredients to make an all-natural flavored chapstick.
Be sure you are using dried strawberries that do not have any added sugar or ingredients; plain strawberries will work best! To make your chapstick brighter in color, you may want to remove strawberry seeds by straining the powder through a fine-mesh sieve.
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY CHAPSTICK
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INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries
- 2 tablespoons beeswax
- 2 tablespoons shea butter
- 2 tablespoonscoconut oil
- Lip balm tubes (this recipe will fill about 12 tubes)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make strawberry powder by blending up dried strawberries in a blender or food processer. Blend until fine and smooth.
- Place the beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can make one by putting a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water.
- Once all the ingredients are melted, remove from the heat and add in strawberry powder. Work fast as the mixture will harden quickly after being removed from the heat.
- With a small funnel, pipette, or old medicine dropper, fill the lip balm containers with the mixture.
- Let tubes sit at room temperature for a few hours until cooled and completely hardened before capping them.
BEST INGREDIENTS FOR HOMEMADE CHAPSTICK
In this recipe, we use equal parts coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter. If you don’t have shea butter, you can substitute it for cocoa butter or mango butter.
COCONUT OIL
Coconut oil has moisturizing properties, making it great for chapped lips.
It will make a softer chapstick and will work best in a small container instead of a chapstick tube. Coconut oil is very gentle and can be used on sensitive skin. If you have a coconut allergy, you can omit it from the recipe and use double the amount of shea butter.
SHEA BUTTER
Shea butter is used in many ‘lip’ related DIYs, including our homemade vegan lip balm, making it the perfect ingredient to add to your chapstick. It can be used to promote beautiful skin and moisturize lips.
Shea butter can be swapped for cocoa butter or mango butter in this recipe. Cocoa butter and mango butter are both very moisturizing and can help with dry, chapped lips.
BEESWAX
The beeswax is needed to get the correct texture and it also has great benefits for your lips. It can create a protective layer leaving your lips soft and hydrated.
To make a vegan chapstick, you can use soy wax in replace of beeswax. Soy wax is a softer wax and makes a slightly different texture than beeswax, but it will still work great for chapstick. We also use beeswax in our homemade eyeliner to make it water-resistant.
STRAWBERRY POWDER
Strawberries contain alpha hydroxy acids and vitamin C making it a great fruit for the skin. The added strawberry powder can fight oily skin, nourish the skin, and help brighten the skin.
Strawberries can be used in summer body scrubs and face masks. With a good source of vitamin C, strawberries can help reduce signs of aging. As always, it is best to test a small area of skin in case of any sensitives.
HOW LONG WILL STRAWBERRY CHAPSTICK LAST?
Be sure to keep it out of direct sunlight to keep your chapstick from melting. It will be OK at room temperature, but it will not withstand high temperatures as the coconut oil and shea butter can melt. This chapstick will last up to 6 months if stored properly.
CAN we ADD IN ESSENTIAL OILS?
Be careful with citrus essential oils as they are photosensitive and can cause skin sensitivities if used in direct sunlight. Several essential oils are safe to add to your chapstick. Oils like lavender, peppermint, and chamomile are our favorites.
If you decide to add in essential oils, you will only need about 15 drops for this recipe. Essential oils are very concentrated and a little goes a long way!
CAN YOU MAKE CHAPSTICK WITHOUT BEESWAX?
Yes! You can make chapstick without beeswax or soy wax. It will change the texture and will be best to store in a small lip balm container rather than a chapstick tube.
Replace the beeswax with cocoa butter or coconut oil to make a hydrating chapstick without any wax.
How effective is chapstick
Conventional chapsticks may contain ingredients that will actually dry out the lips. However, this homemade chapstick is extremely effective in hydrating and sealing in moisture. For really dry, flaky skin, try exfoliating the lips first.
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By the studio Ascher Prep: 5 minutes minsActive: 10 minutes minsTotal: 15 minutes mins Yield: 12 tubes
SaveSaved Pin Print This homemade strawberry chapstick is made with simple, all-natural ingredients to keep your lips hydrated. Equipment
- Lip balm tubes this recipe will fill about 12 tubes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries
- 2 tablespoons beeswax
- 2 tablespoons shea butter
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Make strawberry powder by blending up dried strawberries in a blender or food processer. Blend until fine and smooth.
- Place the beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can make one by putting a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water.
- Once all the ingredients are melted, remove from the heat and add in strawberry powder. Work fast as the mixture will harden quickly after being removed from the heat.
- With a small funnel, pipette, or old medicine dropper, fill the lip balm containers with the mixture.
- Let tubes sit at room temperature for a few hours until cooled and completely hardened before capping them.
