Q&A for How to Make Lip Balm with Petroleum Jelly

For a simple flavoring, try vanilla extract or honey. You can also use essential oil or candy flavoring oil instead. If you do decide to use one of those, reduce the amount to 2 to 3 drops. Essential oils and flavoring oils are much more potent.

Use a spoon and hold it over a flame. Make sure to use an old spoon, because when you expose it to fire it will darken or burn.

Coconut and olive oil work best. Don't use vegetable or cooking oil.

Make the lip balm and separate the mixture into different containers (adding different colors or flavors to each one). Get your lip balm container and pour one mixture into it, slightly tilting the container to keep the stripes. Next, pour the other mixtures with the same method as before until you are satisfied with the result.

You could try, but this wold not be recommended. Syrup is too runny and it would make the lip balm too gooey as a result. It would be best to stick with actual flavoring oils, extracts, and colorants.

You do not need coloring or the flavoring. These are simply optional ingredients that might make your lip balm look and "taste" better. You can always use a little bit of essential oil, extract, or even juice as well.

No. Solid lip balm needs to be made from petroleum jelly and beeswax. The beeswax is what allows it to turn solid.

Yes, you can put any coloring you want. Food coloring, lipstick, blush, and eye shadow will all do the trick. You don't have to put coloring in it, but it will make your lip balm look prettier.

If you want a harder lip balm, just make sure to not use too much oil and add more Vaseline or beeswax to it. Make sure you clean out the tube. To put it in the tube, pour your mixture in and put it in the freezer for a night.

You can use either petroleum jelly or coco oil. You can add color to make your lips look prettier. If you'd like, add honey too, that will enhance the smell and taste of your lip balm.

Yes -- Vaseline is petroleum jelly. Vaseline is just the name of the company selling it.

Plain petroleum jelly would be the best. The one made for babies may contain other ingredients that may not taste good on your lips.

You could also use food flavoring. Do not use essential oils because they may not be safe to consume.

Berry, mint, cinnamon, and vanilla are all very popular. If you are making the lip balm for yourself, however, you should choose something that you like.

Online or any local craft or cosmetic shops will carry cosmetics containers.

Mix together some coconut oil with powdered drink mix. Allow the coconut oil to harden back up before pranking your friends.

You can try, but you may need to melt the mixture longer. Also, be aware that this may change the consistency of the finished lip balm.

Yes. The consistency depends on the amount of coconut oil you use, so in the future, I would add less.

Yes! This is a wonderful idea. Be aware that honey and petroleum jelly do not mix well. You will have to melt both of them in the microwave.

Beeswax is a wax that comes from bees. You can buy it in most drug stores.

Yes, but it might not look “pretty,” so you may want to add some color to it by adding food coloring.

I wouldn't recommend that. The lip balm would be too watery, sticky, and it would go bad very quickly.

Yes, because Vaseline melts quite easily and is very soft. It's best to keep it in a cool, dry place.

Yes, using any source of heat for this recipe is fine.

You can get it online or from local bee farmers.

You can find it any drugstore, as well as the healthcare section of grocery stores and superstores. Vaseline is a product that's commonly sold, so it's pretty easy to find.

You don't need to use heat, just mix all the ingredients together and it will turn out exactly the same. If you want to use heat, try using a hair dryer that does not have too much air pressure. The heat from it will melt the Vaseline.

Yes, just mix all the ingredients together and it will turn out the same.

Food coloring can stain your lips, which is a pro or a con depending on what you want. Only one or two drops are needed for a tint, and add more coloring depending on how much staining (or not staining) you want it to have.

Yes that 100% works. Just make sure you only use a little bit, otherwise the lip balm might become to soupy, and it'll be too dark. Lighter pinks glorify skin.