If you used 1 heaping tablespoon of zinc oxide powder in this recipe it would be about 20 spf and the ratio would be similar to Katie’s homemade sunscreen recipe. It might turn your lips white though!

A vanilla extract made with glycerin instead of alcohol would work.

You could try replacing the coconut oil with 1 TBSP of a liquid carrier oil (like olive oil) and 1 TBSP of cocoa butter.

Does this ever end up full of white bumps on the surface? I can’t seem to make it without them showing up… what am I doing wrong??

I want to make a lip balm stick that also has some sun protection to it. What changes to this recipe would you recommend? I would also like to add beetroot powder to it so I can use it as lipstick. Will that work?

Honey is water soluble. The other ingredients are all oil based. We all know oil and water don’t mix. You can find very good honey flavoring essence and honey fragrance oils that work really well instead.

Yes, interested in making one with sunscreen too. Would adding essential oils that have a natural sunblock work? Carrotseed has natural spf, correct?

This is a great base recipe, and you can customize the amounts of beeswax & oil you use for a firmer or softer chapstick. 🙂

I usually use a 1-1.5-1.5 ratio for firmer chapstick. My measurements are 1 oz. beeswax, 1.5 oz coconut oil, and 1.5 ounces cocoa butter. This makes about 12 tubes of chapstick. 🙂

It would melt in high heat, but would still be beneficial to chapped lips!

That would be fine. I would do a half a drop per tube.