Learn how to make tinted lip balm with all natural ingredients like cocoa butter and beetroot powder that is nourishing and perfectly tinted to make your lips look and feel good!

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For years now I’ve been making my own cocoa butter lip balm that is truly THE BEST lip balm I’ve ever used in my entire life. It’s super moisturizing and nourishing AND just feels good on the lips. You can make it either more like a gloss or a little thicker, which is what I prefer. I love making enough to last us the entire year, with a few leftover to share with friends and family. What I love about making homemade lip balm is that I know what ingredients are used. The recipe is made with cocoa butter, coconut oil, beeswax and a few other natural ingredients that all work together to really create an amazing lip balm. I feel comfortable using it on my kids and it’s a win all around.

And because I love my homemade lip balm so much, I decided it was time to make a homemade tinted lip balm too. I’m not one that loves to wear lip gloss or lipstick often, but I’m finding in this stage of life that I like a little color on my lips. My favorite hack up until this point, if you could even call it that, was to use a lip pencil to fill in my lips, then go over it with lip balm. And while I love the look that gives me, a much easier method is just to simply use a tinted balm, and that’s how this recipe came to be! It uses the same base lip balm recipe, with the addition of beetroot powder that gives the lips a beautiful color.

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FAQs

What can you use to make natural tinted lip balm?

To make homemade lip balm naturally tinted or pigmented, there are several options depending on the shade you’d like to make. You can use beet root, strawberry powder, raspberry powder, pomegranate powder, or really any pigment in powder form that is natural and safe to use on the skin.

My homemade lip balm turned out gritty. What do I do?

If you get some lip balm that turned out a bit gritty, it could be because the beet root powder settled to the bottom while it was sitting in the bowl. To ensure even distribution and a smooth lip balm, I suggest stirring the liquid lip balm before you fill every tube or lip balm container.

How many tubes of lip balm does this recipe make?

This recipe makes enough for about 9 (0.15 oz) tubes of naturally tinted lip balm. If you prefer a more sustainable option you can use reusable glass or metal containers. If you want to make your lip balm look a bit more professional, add a cute label.

Ingredients

Beeswax: Beeswax helps create a protective barrier on the lips, helping to seal in moisture.

Cocoa Butter: Cocoa butter helps to repair and hydrate dry cracked lips.

Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is hydrating and has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties

Almond Oil: Sweet almond oil has anti-inflammatory properties and helps to hydrate skin and lips and helps retain the moisture too.

Beet Root Powder: Beet root powder is great to add as a supplement to your diet, but it also has a beautiful color that works great at tinting the lips.

Essential Oils: Essential oils aren’t necessary for this lip balm, but they can add a nice scent.

How to Make Tinted Lip Balm

TOOLS YOU MAY NEED

Double boiler or pot and heat proof bowl
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
8-10 lip balm tubes
Measuring cup with spout or plastic syringe (optional)

INGREDIENTS

2 tbs beeswax pellets
2 tbs shredded cocoa butter
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tbs sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
2 tsp beet root powder
10-15 drops essential oil (optional)

DIRECTIONS

To a heat safe bowl, add beeswax pellets, shredded cocoa butter, coconut oil and almond oil.

Place the bowl on top of a pot of boiling water and allow everything to fully melt.

Remove the heat save bowl from the double boiler and add in your favorite essential oils (like orange or peppermint) and the beet root powder.

Quickly add the homemade tinted lip balm into the tubes using a plastic syringe or a funnel.

Allow the DIY tinted lip balm to set up in the tubes for at least 30 minutes prior to use.

Add a cap to the tube and store the tinted lip balm in a cool, dark place for up to 12 months.

NOTES

Use jojoba oil in place of sweet almond oil.
Try adding your favorite essential oils like peppermint, orange or lavender or leave the lip balm unscented.
For a lip gloss consistency, reduce the amount of beeswax to 1 tbs.
You can use fractionated coconut oil or regular virgin coconut oil.

Homemade Tinted Lip Balm

Yield: 8-10 tubes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Learn how to make tinted lip balm with all natural ingredients like cocoa butter and beetroot powder that is nourishing and perfectly tinted to make your lips look and feel good!

Materials

2 tbs beeswax pellets
2 tbs shredded cocoa butter
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tbs sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
2 tsp beet root powder
10-15 drops essential oil (optional)

Tools

Double boiler or pot and heat proof bowl
Measuring spoons
Mixing spoon
8-10 lip balm tubes
Measuring cup with spout or plastic syringe (optional)

Instructions

To a heat safe bowl, add beeswax pellets, shredded cocoa butter, coconut oil and almond oil.
Place the bowl on top of a pot of boiling water and allow everything to fully melt.
Remove the heat save bowl from the double boiler and add in your favorite essential oils (like orange or peppermint) and the beet root powder.
Quickly add the homemade tinted lip balm into the tubes using a plastic syringe or a funnel.
Allow the DIY tinted lip balm to set up in the tubes for at least 30 minutes prior to use.
Add a cap to the tube and store the tinted lip balm in a cool, dark place for up to 12 months.

Notes

Use jojoba oil in place of sweet almond oil.

Try adding your favorite essential oils like peppermint, orange or lavender or leave the lip balm unscented.
For a lip gloss consistency, reduce the amount of beeswax to 1 tbs.
You can use fractionated coconut oil or regular virgin coconut oil.

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