5- Minute Burt’s Bees Copycat Lip Balm Recipe

By Karrie on February 14, 2020 | Updated May 13, 2022 | 574 Comments

Thank goodness for this amazing copycat Burt’s Bees lip balm recipe. This easy to make diy chapstick is just as good if not better than the original!

Several white tubes of my diy lip balm recipe with orange caps. And one tube being showcased in the center.

I am a bit of a chapstick snob. My lips have been spoiled with the best – Burt’s Bees chapstick. It’s just so silky and moisturizing with the perfect balanced flavor profile.

It’s the best! And while I do love the Burt’s Bees Lip Balm brand as my go-to chapstick, I’m sure you realize the cost involved in this!

It’s a wee bit expensive.

And yet I can’t get enough of it.

I am addicted.

White tubes with orange lids of homemade chapstick recipe.

Seriously, I love it so much that I have a tube in my purse, in my bathroom, in my car, in my husband’s car, next to my bed and even one in my kitchen.

I had to think of a long-term solution – besides buying stock in Burt’s Bees. Haha.

So, I found a way to recreate the Burt’s Bees chapstick recipe myself.

For reals, you guys, this is the best copycat diy Burt’s Bees chapstick ever created! Not to brag or anything… but I nailed it!

Here’s why you’ll love this easy chapstick recipe.

It’s so inexpensive to make. Just around 12 cents per tube vs $3.00 store bought.

Tastes exactly like the Burts Bees chapstick recipe.
It’s so inexpensive to make. Just around 12 cents per tube vs $3.00 store bought.
It’s so fast to make. You can make your own chapstick in just 5 minutes.
It’s SO easy to make. Your ingredients are simply melted together and poured into an empty tube to cool.
It’s free of all the extras or unhealthy fillers that are added into other homemade chapstick recipes.

You guys are going to love this homemade chapstick recipe. Like seriously LOVE IT!

How to make chapstick that tastes and feels just like Burt’s Bees?

First, I took a look at the back of a tube to figure out what ingredients are included. Low and behold, the Burts Bees chapstick ingredients are pretty simple; Beeswax, Sunflower oil, Vitamin E, Lanolin, Peppermint, and Rosemary. I knew I could make a lip balm recipe that matched my favorite brand so that I could share this with the world!

I got right to work looking for and ordering up some of these natural items like Beeswax and Lanolin. Found some chapstick tubes online and ordered them in. Then I played in my kitchen for a few days trying to get the recipe right.

And I did it! My chapstick diy recipe feels, smells and tastes just like Burt’s Bees Lip Balm!!

Plus when I did the math they only end up costing me only $0.12 per tube – WOW!

What is chapstick made of?

INGREDIENTS:

20 grams Beeswax (about 3 Tablespoons of the whiter beads, but you can use a white/yellow bar too)
20 grams Cocoa Butter or Coconut Oil (about 2 Tablespoons)
45 grams Sunflower Oil (1/4 cup)
8 drops Vitamin E oil (4 vitamin E oil tablets worth)
2 drops Rosemary essential oil
12 drops Peppermint essential oil
Pea-sized drop of Lanolin (don’t use much of this or your balm will taste bad)

I added the ingredients in grams so that if you have a little scale you can get accurate & exact measurements (which is best) but if you don’t have a scale I measured them too.

How to make your own chapstick?

I never realized how extremely easy it is to make chapstick! Basically all you need to do is melt it all and pour into your containers! Easy peasy.

When I first started making chapstick recipes I used a glass measuring cup and melted my ingredients in the microwave which worked perfectly fine. But now I am using the double boiler method, which I like for a little more control of the melting process. I used a metal measuring cup to add all my ingredients into.

First, measure out all your ingredients except essential oils into a cup or pan. Cut open the little Vitamin E tablets and squeeze the good stuff into the cup.

Make your own chapstick. Melting down ingredients for making homemade chapstick in a pot.

Next, melt all the ingredients slowly, and stir. The beeswax seemed to take the longest to melt, but it was all melted within a couple of minutes.

Once it’s all melted add your essential oils and mix it up.

Then test it out, to make sure it has the flavor you want by letting a tiny bit cool on your finger. Rub it on your lips and check if its just right. If you feel it needs more mint or other flavorings, add more!

Using a dropper to make homemade lip balm recipe by adding it into tubes.

Then use a dropper to add the melted goodness into chapstick tubes. (If it cools too quickly before you’re done filling your tubes, just pop it in the microwave or back on the double boiler till it melts again.)

Then voila! You are done. Just let them all cool.

I had more liquid than I had tubes so I poured the rest into a small container and let it cool. I will stick this one in my bathroom and use it everyday, it will probably last me a whole year!

I cannot believe how easy it was to make my favorite Burt’s Bees Lip Balm from home!

Lip Balm Recipe (Burts Bees Copycat) Chapstick tubes lined up.

Burt’s Bees Lip Balm Recipe Clone

Make your own Burt’s Bees style lip balm!

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Course: homemade diy

Keyword: diy burt’s bees chapstick, homemade chapstick, lip balm recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cooling time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: tubes

Calories: 66kcal

Author: Karrie

Ingredients

20 grams Beeswax (about 3 tbsp)
20 grams Cocoa Butter (about 2 tbsp)
45 grams Sunflower Oil (about 1/4 cup)
8 drops Vitaman E oil (about 4 tablets)
2 drops Rosemary essential oil
12 drops Peppermint essential oil
1 drop Lanolin pea sized

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

Measure out all your ingredients except essential oils into a heat friendly cup or pan. You can use a glass dish in the microwave also. I cut open the little Vitamin E tablets and squeezed the good stuff into the cup.
Next, melt all the ingredients, and stir. The beeswax seemed to take the longest to melt, but it was all melted within a couple of minutes.
Once it’s all melted add your essential oils and mix it up.
Then test it out, to make sure it has the flavor you want by letting a tiny bit cool on your finger. Rub it on your lips and check if its just right. If you feel it needs more mint or other flavorings, add more!
Then use a dropper to add the melted goodness into chapstick tubes. (If it cools too quickly before you’re done filling your tubes, just pop it in the microwave till it melts again.)
Then voila! You are done. Just let them all cool.

Notes

When experimenting with the flavor of the lip balm, add in your essential oils and then test it out to make sure it has the flavor you want by letting a tiny bit cool on your finger. You could also add a few drops on a piece of parchment paper and let harden in the fridge. Rub it on your lips and check if the flavor is right. If you feel it needs more mint or other flavorings, add more at this point.

If you prefer a thicker lip balm add an extra teaspoon of the beeswax.

If it cools too quickly before you’re done filling your tubes, just pop it in the microwave until it melts again.

It’s easier to use beeswax pellets vs a block of beeswax. It is very hard to break up the block into small chunks to melt.

Some choose to leave out the lanolin to make it vegan and they have had good results. I like the extra softness that the lanolin adds so I keep it in the recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcal | Fat: 7g

Final thoughts on making my own Burt’s Bees Lip Balm.

The only drawback I can see is the initial start up cost can run you anywhere from $30-$60 for all the ingredients. Seems pretty hefty for making homemade chapstick that you can just buy for $3 per tube at the store.

But after I got all the ingredients, and only used a teeny bit of them, I was able to make 20+ tubes of my expensive Burts Bees chapstick. That would have been over $60 worth of Burt’s Bees.

AND you will be able to make lip balms and other products in the years to come with all the leftover oils and products!

I will NEVER go back to buying store made chapstick again after this experience. I am hooked for life. It’s so easy and when I see that I only spent $0.12 per tube of Burt’s Bees lip balm I feel good knowing I am saving lots of money!

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5- Minute Burt’s Bees Copycat Lip Balm Recipe

Here’s why you’ll love this easy chapstick recipe.

How to make chapstick that tastes and feels just like Burt’s Bees?

What is chapstick made of?

How to make your own chapstick?