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Natural lip balms are easier to make than you may think, and they are especially nice when using nourishing herbal ingredients. When your lips are dry and in need of some extra moisturizing, this rose hip lip balm is the perfect thing to have on hand! Rose hips are high in vitamins, and rose hip seed oil is highly soothing and moisturizing. Together they make an awesome addition to homemade lip balm!

Making Rose Hip Infused Oil

Before you make the lip balm you will first need to make a rose hip infused oil. You can use foraged rose hips, but they will need to be dried first. Then when you strain the oil you will want to make sure to use an extra fine mesh sieve lined with a few layers of cheesecloth to catch all of the irritating hairs.

I find it much easier to use organic dried rose hips from Mountain Rose Herbs.

When making the infused oil for this recipe, you will want to start with about 1/4 cup of dried rose hips and about 3/4 cup of carrier oil. I like to use a blend of equal parts coconut oil, olive oil, and sweet almond oil, but you can use whichever oil you prefer. Whenever I make lip balm I also like to add in a tablespoon of organic castor oil for extra moisturizing and shine.

The rose hip seed oil will be added later when we make the lip balm. It is extremely light and heat sensitive, so is best added at the very end, right before the lip balm is poured into containers, rather than during the infusion process.

Combine the dried rose hips and carrier oils in a jar, then cover the jar and let it sit to infuse in a cool and dark place for 4-6 weeks. It will turn a lovely pinkish orange color when it’s done infusing!

Rose Hip Lip Balm Recipe

After you’ve made the rose hip infused oil, then it’s time to make your lip balm! This recipe makes about 6 ounces of lip balm total. You will need small tins or lip balm tubes to keep it in, which you can purchase from Mountain Rose Herbs.

This may just be my new favorite lip balm, although I do also love my Vanilla Lavender Lip Balm and Orange Peppermint Lip Balm recipes. Any homemade lip balm is better than store bought in my book.

Be sure to check out my Coco’s Herbals Etsy shop for all kinds of herbal goodness (including this Rose Hip Lip Balm)!

Here are some other homemade herbal recipes to try making:

I hope you love this rose hip lip balm as much as I do (I know you will)!