How to Melt Lip Balm - With and Without Microwave
Do you know how to melt lip balm? If you’re anything like us, you love to use lip balms to keep your lips feeling healthy and hydrated. But what do you do once you’ve used the lip balm to the point where you have to scrape it out? Most people just throw it away, but you’re wasting a ton of money that way! Read on to learn how to melt your leftover ChapStick or other lip balms into a new one so you never have to throw out lip balm again.
How do you melt lip balm in the microwave?
To make a new lip balm with melted leftover chapstick, you just need a few things: your nearly empty tubes of chapstick, a small microwavable bowl, something to scrape out the tubes (like a metal nail file or butter knife), and your microwave.
Here are the steps to get started:
1. Scrape the remaining lip balm out of the chapstick tubes, making sure to get as much as you can.
2. Put the lip balm bits that you scraped into the microwavable bowl.
3. Put the bowl in your microwave and melt on high, checking after every 10-seconds to stir and see if it has melted.
4. Lower your tube by twisting it down and pour your melted lip balm in, replacing the cap after.
5. Place your tube upright in the freezer for about twenty minutes until it has hardened all the way.
6. Once the mixture is solid, take it out of the freezer and enjoy!
If you don’t have enough leftover chapstick to fill a tube, don’t worry. You can use a few simple kitchen ingredients to fill out the rest of the DIY lip balm, and they work great for moisturizing lips.
To fill out your lip balm, you can add olive oil, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Follow the steps below:
- After pouring melted leftover chapstick into the lowered tube, add about ½ tsp of olive oil, a small spoonful of coconut oil, and a couple of drops of vanilla extract.
- Place the tube upright in the freezer until frozen, between 2 hours to a full night.
- Once the mixture is solid, take it out of the freezer and enjoy!
How do you melt lip balm without a microwave?
If you don’t have a microwave or you simply don’t want to use one, you can melt leftover lip balm on the stovetop as well. Here are the steps to melt lip balm without a microwave:
1. Scrape the remaining lip balm out of the chapstick tubes, making sure to get as much as you can.
2. Put the lip balm bits that you scraped into a heat-resistant glass bowl.
3. Submerge the glass bowl into a pot filled with a couple of inches of water, making sure that no water gets into the bowl. This is called the double boiler method and can help you melt the lip balm evenly without burning it.
4. Melt over medium heat, stirring for about 10 minutes until the leftover lip balm melts.
5. Once melted, carefully pour into your lowered tube and replace the cap after.
6. Place your tube upright in the freezer for about twenty minutes until it has hardened all the way.
7. Once the mixture is solid, take it out of the freezer and enjoy!
What temperature does ChapStick melt at?
If you’re ready to melt your leftover ChapStick and lip balms to create a whole new lip balm? The wax ingredients in ChapStick have a low melting point of about 90- to 100-degrees and can be safely melted by using a microwave or on the stovetop. However, before you consider melting down your ChapStick, you should check to see which ingredients are in it. If it’s a “natural” chapstick, it may contain vitamins and essential oils that will lose their effect if reheated.
How long is remelted lip balm good for?
Remelting ChapStick and other lip balms that contain preservatives is a cost-effective option and the remelted lip balm will stay good for a long time due to the preservatives added to it. However, if you have a homemade lip balm that is free of perservative, then it is best to use within 3 months. If you’re not sure how long it’s been since you made it, or it starts smelling strange or becoming discolored, you should toss it out.
About the Author: Jenni Mac
Hi, I’m Jenni! I am a health and beauty blogger that loves making homemade beauty products. I have been blogging for over three years now, my first blog is RawBeautyBlog.com - it is all about natural products, DIY skin care, inner beauty, and anything else to do with natural living.
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