These fun and fruity lip balms are great for those who love the classic game of Dominoes. We are personally big fans of Trains (sometimes referred to as ‘Mexican Trains’) in this household. By manipulating hardened lip balm base, I was able to create a fun polka-dotty look with a tropical twist. Read on to learn how to create these adorable and yummy-tasting lip balms.
Recipe:
Drinking Straw
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ONE: In a heat-safe container, melt the lip balm base on 30 second bursts in the microwave. If you attempt to just heat the base without stopping and stirring in between 30 second bursts, it’s possible to shatter glass so take a little longer and make your microwave happy. Split the base in half, each portion weighing 1.5 ounces.
TWO: Color one portion with 2 heaping mini-scoops of Fired Up Fuchsia and the other portion with 2 mini-scoops of Cellini Yellow Mica. Mix the colorants in well, eliminating any clumps.
THREE: Add 1.5 mL of Papaya Lip Flavor to the Fuchsia colored batch and 1.5 mL of Pineapple Lip Flavor to the Yellow colored batch. Mix well. NOTE: Both the Papaya and Pineapple Lip Flavor oils are unsweetened. To add a bit of sweetness, substitute 0.5 mL of the lip flavor with Lip Smacking Sweetener.
FOUR: Pour the Yellow colored batch into 5 of the Slidely Lip Tins and the Fuchsia colored batch into the remaining 5 Slidey Lip Tins. Allow to fully harden.
FIVE: Using the pointed end of the clean-up tool, scoop out a line in the hardened lip balm base down the center of each lip tin. Reserve what you scoop out of each color to separate containers.
SIX: Using a drinking straw, create dots on either side of the line in a pattern reminiscent of a domino. Squeeze out of the straw what you remove from the lip tins into the same-colored reserved lip balm. TIP: Twist the straw in the way in and on the way back out, and the dot’s “plug” will generally come out with the straw (it took me a couple tries before I got the technique down). Squeeze the straw to remove and save the plug. Use a thick straw as opposed to a thin one so it’s more likely to retain its shape after all that squeezing. I got my straw from a place that rhymes with Barstucks. =) If your plug doesn’t come out with the straw, use the clean-up tool to pop it out.
SEVEN: Re-heat the reserved Fuchsia lip balm. Using a dropper, fill in the hollowed out lines and holes in the 5 tins with Yellow colored lip balm. Allow to harden. Repeat with the reserved Yellow lip balm. Using a dropper, fill in the hollowed out lines and holes in the 5 tins with Fuchsia colored lip balm. Allow to harden.
EIGHT: Finish the lip balms by gently going over the tops with a heat gun on low until the balm is a little bit shiny. This will fill in any gaps or bunches in the surface. Allow to harden.
NINE: Use the clean-up tool if there are any spots that need a little help. Replace the slidey tin lids and enjoy!
would i be able to use may chang essential oil in my lip balms instead of flavour oil?
Hi Amal!
As long as you are using a lip-safe essential oil in your balms, you can use whichever one you would like. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I hope someone here can help me. I am making a very basic lip balm consisting of 8 ounces of liquid oils and 3 ounces by weight of beeswax. For flavoring, I use 30 drops of flavoring oil and 30 drops of sweetener per ounce by weight of lip balm. I stir and stir before I pour, but I am noticing that sometimes the flavoring separates from the balm. Any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong?
Good morning!
We are so happy to hear that you are making lip balms, they really are a lot of fun and you’ll love the finished product. Are you using our flavoring oils? If you are using ours, they are oil-soluble and will mix in just fine. If you could tell me a little more about the ingredients in your recipe, I’d love to help you troubleshoot! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thanks Becky! Well, for my liquid oils, I am using a mix of olive and sweet almond(50/50). I mix 8 ounces total of the liquid oils with the 3 ounces of beeswax to make my ‘base’. This works really well and feels really good. For the flavoring oils, I’m not using your brand. It says it is safe to use in lip balms in concentrations of 1- 3%. Most of the time, it mixes in well, but at times I notice that the flavoring separates and rises to the top of the tube. I am starting to wonder if at times I’m adding the flavoring oil to the base while it is too hot? Would that cause a problem?
Hi Duckling!
Since you aren’t using our flavoring oils, we can’t speak to how they would work in your lip balm base, but I would definitely check with the manufacturer to make sure the temperature you are using works with their product.
Our flavoring oils work really well with lip balms and we have a fun variety of ones that you could use for your project.
Flavoring Oils: https://www.brambleberry.com/Flavoring-Oils-C177.aspx
I hope this helps! =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Those look adorable. I am just starting out making lip balms so once i have mastered the art of lip balms i will give those a try.
Can i just ask you when you add flavour oils to your melted lip balm mix, do they blend in perfectly (like in soaps)? I am only asking as when i add my flavour oils to my lip balm mix the flavour oils never mix in totally and tiny balls of flavour oils are visible. Is this how it is supposed to look? The flavour oils i am using are made for use in lip balms only which i purchased from a supplier here in the U.K. Will it make the lip balms harmful to use if it is not mixed in totally?
Hi Sarah!
You are going to really love making all sorts of lip balms and if you want to check out a few different recipes, here is a link to our lip product tutorials:
Lip Products: http://www.soapqueen.com/category/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/
We’ve found that our flavor oils work just fine in lip recipes, but you want to make sure you have really mixed it all in.
As long as you have not gone over the recommended rate that the manufacturer has for those lip flavorings, you will be just fine if they aren’t mixed all the way in. 🙂 I hope this helps!
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thank you so much for the advice, that’s great news 🙂 I think making lip balms is going to become very addictive. Can’t wait to see the recipes in the link, i am going to go and take a look at them now. Have a great day and thanks once again.
So glad to hear that you have been having fun making lip balm! Make sure you take a look at the Vanilla Latte Lip Balm, it’s my absolute favorite. 🙂
Vanilla Latte Lip Balm: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/vanilla-latte-lip-balm/
-Becky with Bramble Berry
so I’ve tried adding the flavor oil in the amount suggested but I hardly taste/smell anything? 🙁 I’ve even added lip smacking sweet flavor oil to sweeten it up and bring out the flavor but it’s not sweet at all… What am I doing wrong? *sniffle*
Hi AJ!
It doesn’t sound like you are doing anything wrong at all. What is the usage rate you are working with? We used flavor oil around a 3% usage rate in our recipe. If you could tell me a little bit more about your technique/recipe, I am more than happy to help troubleshoot this for you! =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I just received my order to try this lip balm. I am excited to try this and share it with my friends and family but I ordered 16 oz of the nourish lip balm. Can I melt the entire package of balm but only use the 3oz needed for this recipe or do I have to use all of it once it’s melted?
Hi Janel!
You can totally melt the entire 16 oz. of the Nourish Lip Balm Base and use only the amount that you need. We can’t wait to hear (and see) how your balm turned out. Keep us updated and if you get any pictures, be sure to share them with us on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page. =)
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-Becky with Bramble Berry
So cute! I love all the variations Nickie mentioned, too.
I loved Nickie’s variations too, and I can’t wait to see what our customers come up with. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Very cool! I will try but I always screw it up. I am sticking with my Buddha Balm (best lip balm ever invented) until I can figure out the DIY thang. Thanks.
You can do it, Julie! We are here to help you out. If you ever have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
My next project is lipbalms! (after I’m done w/ CP):) This is so clever! Love the colors too 🙂 hotpink + yellow = AMAZING! Could do pinnk/blue for a cotton-candy, green/reddish pink for watermelon, blue/yellow/pink/green for a tropical fruity lipbalm…limitless color/flavor combinations.
~Nickie~
All of those sounds like fabulous ideas! Keep us updated on your progress and if you get any pictures, we’d love to see how they turned out. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
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Adorable lip balms. Who can resist those?
Right? The colors are just so fun and bright and we are definitely getting ready for the warmer weather with the tropical twist of flavoring oils. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Original & funny!! What a great idea!
How cute are these?! What a great idea. 🙂
Aren’t they just the darndest little things? You could totally great any type of design or color scheme and still have them come out just adorable. =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Clever & orginal!! Got to try it!!
Keep us updated on your progress, Cynthia! And if you get any pictures, we’d love for you to share them with us on Bramble Berry’s Facebook page. Happy Lip Balm making! =)
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-Becky with Bramble Berry
Is there something ‘magical’ about the lip balm base you use, or can we follow the recipe you posted a while back that’s just beeswax, coconut oil, olive oil and sweet almond oil? Will that hold the color the same way?
Hi Kymberlee!
We used the Nourish Lip Balm Base for this blog post because we found it was much faster then making a base from scratch for this particular project. You totally can make your own base that will be a similar color, but if you do use Olive Oil be aware that it is going to be a bit darker then if you used Coconut, Sweet Almond and Avocado Oil. I hope this helps! =)
Nourish Lip Balm Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Vegan-Lip-Balm-Base-P5231.aspx
-Becky with Bramble Berry
How cute are these? I just love seeing new ways to play with the colors of lip balm! Thanks so much for sharing this great technique!
You are definitely on the right track, Emily! If you make any, we’d love to see how they turn out for you. Keep us updated! =)
-Becky with Bramble Berry