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DIY Rosewater Lip Balm

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Anyone that knows me knows that I am a lover of chapstick. If I were stranded on a desert island and could only bring one product it would be chapstick. That’s being a little dramatic, but possibly true. My favorite brand is Burt’s bees. I love the moisturizing feeling it leaves on my lips and of course the minty scent.

You know who does not like it though? My husband.  He has actually started to hate it. Apparently the minty freshness “taints” anything that I eat or drink and leaves it extremely undesirable for sharing a delicious milkshake or drink out of a straw. I see a very simple fix though… stop drinking my drinks! :)  The alternative…find a new equally satisfying lip moisturizer. And since I was now in the market for one, I decided to make my own!

And that is how this simple DIY rosewater lip balm came to be.

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What you’ll need:

**Yields about 2oz

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What you’ll do:

  • Combine sunflower oil, olive oil and beeswax into your glass measuring cup. Take a small saucepan (large enough to fit your measuring cup into though) and place the cup inside the saucepan, filling the saucepan with a few inches of water. You will be creating a double boiler system. 
  • Place your “double boiler” and ingredients on the stovetop at medium heat.

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  • Allow beeswax to melt while stirring occasionally to mix the oils into the beeswax.
  • Once the beeswax has melted entirely, add your 2 tbsp of rose water to the beeswax mixture.

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  • At this point you will turn the burner down to low and stir occasionally for about 20 minutes.
  • Important step: take a small spoonful of your lip balm mixture and let it dry completely to check the texture of your balm. If it seems too hard add a bit more olive oil. It’s important to check to make sure you get just the right consistency
  • Once you feel your balm had reached the desired consistency go ahead and begin filling your containers with a small medicine dispenser (I got mine at CVS for less than 2 dollars)

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  • Let the balm cool before covering and then enjoy!

I have been really happy with my balm and I think Tanner is too. It has a sweet honey and rose scent to it, but it is extremely subtle so I haven’t heard any complaints yet!

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Liz Stevens

My name is Liz. I dwell in the "Paris of the Plains" (aka Kansas City) and am married to my highschool sweetheart. Together we have a dog named Veda and a 1976 VW bus. Both of which we love like they are our children. :) I write about all things pretty. I hope to leave people feeling hopeful and inspired as I share my little ideas with the interweb. Enjoy! Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter.

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21 comments on “DIY Rosewater Lip Balm”

  1. Been waiting for this diy ; ) i am excited to try it. Where do you get the rose water?

    • Any health food store. If you live in the U.S, find a Trader Joe’s near you and check:) I don’t have a Trader Joe’s where I am so I got it at a middle eastern store, but I have seen it before in health food stores.

  2. Liz, thanks for sharing this recipe. It is so beautifully portrayed. I have been wanting to make my own lip balm but now after reading this I REALLY want to!

    Lovely blog as well!
    God Bless
    ~Marie

  3. I really love this blog! Just recently stumbled upon it… I also really like the lip balm. But the rose water didn’t mix with the oil. Is that okay? I put all of the lip balm in a glass container and I can see the rosewater at the bottom. I don’t know… Is that good or bad? And if it’s bad how can I stop it from doing this? Otherwise, I absolutely love the lip balm!!!

  4. My lips has cracks and it is bleeding will this lip balm help me to cure the same? Looking forward to get a reply soon.Thanks

    • We’re not sure but it’s definitely moisturizing, so we’d say it’s worth a try!

  5. Really amazing. Following your recipe, I’ll make it at my home this week end then gift my wife :) I hope she will love it.

  6. Hi! I wanted to try this recipe but would it still work similarly if I used Coconut Oil for the Sunflower Seed Oil?

  7. thanks for sharing this blog is soo informative you need to packaging or boxes then you visit Lip balm packaging boxes and take your own style boxes.