DIY Green Tea SPF Lip Balm
Make your own SPF lip balm to carry with you at all times, using natural ingredients such as green tea.
Yield: 3 ounces
Cost: $8
Equipment
- Double boiler
- Small tins or empty lip balm tubes
Materials
For infused oil
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 4 tablespoons loose green tea
For lip balm
- 2 ounces green tea infused oil
- ¼ ounce beeswax
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 2 teaspoons zinc oxide powder
For sunscreen balm
- 1 cup green tea infused coconut oil
- ¼ cup beeswax
- 2 tablespoons red raspberry seed oil
- 1 ounce shea butter
- 2 tablespoons non-nano uncoated zinc oxide
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
- 20 drops carrot seed oil
Instructions
For green tea-infused oil:
- Use a double boiler on medium heat to melt the coconut oil. Stir in the green tea.
- Cover and simmer on lowest heat setting for 1 hour. Strain tea leaves from the oil with cheesecloth.
For lip balm:
- Combine the oil and beeswax in a double boiler over medium heat and heat until the beeswax has melted.
- Remove from the heat and stir in honey, avocado oil, and 2 teaspoons of zinc oxide powder.
- Blend with an electric handheld mixer until creamy.
- Transfer to a container with a lid.
For sunscreen balm:
- Combine the coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter in a double boiler.
- Heat over low heat until melted. Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool for 1–2 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir. The zinc oxide thickens the mixture quite a bit, so add that ingredient last.
- Transfer to a jar and let it cool completely. Replace the lid and keep your balm in a cool, dry place.
Notes
This green tea-infused lip balm has a dose of SPF to protect your pout this summer. The zinc oxide leaves a slight white tint on your lips, which acts as a physical barrier SPF, that goes away as it melts into the skin.
Apply this balm prior to applying lip gloss or lipstick.