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The DIY Diaries publishes autobiographical stories of your DIY projects. Topics include arts and crafts, self-publishing, gardening, home decor and renovation, cooking, organizing, event planning, indie biz, and more. How-to is OK if based on stuff you’ve done. No generic advice.

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Make Your Own Lip Care Items

Ingredients, essential oils, and recipes to keep your lips moisturized

7 min readMar 29, 2024

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Moisturizing Lip Balm 💄

Lip balm is a thing I get excited about. It’s my best seller. I first started making it because the stuff I was using just wasn’t moisturizing.

I LOVE these lip balms! I have tried several throughout the years and these lip balms are the only ones that I have found that truly moisturize! — Jessica C.

If you would like to make your own moisturizing lip balm, then this post is for you. It will introduce many of the important ingredients used in lip balms and their helpful properties.

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Picture from my friend and customer Rusty

Waxes

There are a few different types of waxes to use in lip balms, but the most popular are beeswax and soy wax.

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Photo by Carrie Scharf

Beeswax

What is beeswax? It is wax made from bees used to store the colonies’ honey.

Uses: It is in many products including makeup, baby products, sunscreen, lip balm, moisturizers etc.

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Carrie Scharf
Carrie Scharf

Written by Carrie Scharf

Hi! I'm Carrie an author and skincare maker. I love experimenting with ingredients and finding ways to solve skincare issues.

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