Name: DIY Beeswax Beard Balm
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup coconut oil; 2 tablespoons beeswax; 2 tablespoons shea butter; 10 drops Vitamin E oil; 10 drops essential oils

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This homemade DIY beeswax beard balm is a hydrating and moisturizing balm for any facial hair which conditions for an all-natural shine. Made with beeswax, oils, and shea butter, this is one balm that you can use day after day.

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Whether you’re making this for yourself or that special man in your life, this easy DIY beeswax beard balm is a fantastic product that men will love. My hubby (and his lumberjack beard!) was definitely the inspiration for this recipe. Brett was using an fancy expensive beard balm that he bought online… but he hated the smell. I decided to make him one that had a very subtle scent and made with all natural ingredients. And he loved it, this beard wax recipes gets the beekeeper’s husband seal of approval.

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This Homemade Beard Wax Recipe Is:

Woodsy
Slightly Fragrant
Moisturizing
Not greasy
Simple to Make
Has all natural oils and ingredients
Is a great daily beard conditioner

What’s In This DIY Beeswax Beard Balm Recipe?

Olive Oil: I like to use this Zoe olive oil which has a fantastic deep color- it’s really inexpensive online here, so I keep a few liters stocked up in my pantry. It’s great for this recipe, but also great for cooking! For the quality of oil you get, it’s an excellent value, I would highly recommend!
Coconut Oil: I love keeping a few jars of this organic coconut oil on hand, it’s great for cooking and also a really nice skin moisturizer outside the kitchen.
Natural Beeswax: I used beeswax from our beehives, but I’d recommend an organic cosmetic-grade beeswax like this one. Why organic and cosmetic-grade? Becuase if you have any beeswax leftover from making this beard balm, you can use it for some simple and easy hand and skin products. I have an incredible recipe for DIY Beeswax Lip Balm that gets rave reviews. If there’s a local beekeeper in your area, I’d recommended starting there for wax, but if you buy online, make sure you get the good stuff! And for a vegan plant-based alternative, you can use candelilla wax instead.
Vitamin E Oil: this oil conditions and moisturizes your lips!
Shea Butter: will moisturize and condition your skin like crazy… I love this shea butter I get here (and honestly, anything from Anthony’s Organics) and it’s actually cheaper than other non-organic shea butters for the same price. If you have leftovers you can add some to homemade hand salve or homemade deodorant.
Woodsy Essential Oils: I love this set online here which has 6 different woodsy scents, which is perfect for this beard balm. Pine or cedar give this beard balm just a hint of the outdoors.
A Double Boiler: the safest way to melt the wax is over a double boiler on the stove top. Remember: wax is flammable, so take care to not melt the wax directly in a hot pot. A double boiler is heated with hot water, and acts as a buffer between the heat and the wax. Once you melt the wax you can add the rest of the beard balm ingredients and mix in the double boiler.
Wide Mouth Glass Jars – these wider-mouth 4 ounce jars are perfect for this job – they are wide enough to fit a beard brush in there for easy application. Other cosmetic jars usually have a smaller lid.

What’s A Vegan Alternative to Beeswax?

If you don’t want to use beeswax, you can use candelilla wax which is a vegetable-based wax instead made from the candelilla shrub. This is a plant-based wax for those who choose not to use animal products. You can use it as an alternative to beeswax in this recipe, although I will admit I haven’t tested it yet. You can read about the uses and benefits of candelilla wax here, too.

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Where Does Beeswax Come From Anyway?

As a beekeeper, we have a lot of wax left over from when we harvest honey from the hives. Bees make the wax to create “cells”, which form that hexagonal honeycomb pattern. The cells can be used to lay eggs, raise brood, and keep honey that the bees store for the winter. The honey is stored in these hexagonal cells, and when the moisture has been cured out from the honey, the bees will cover the cells with a wax seal. This is called capping. It preserves the honey for the winter, and keeps the moisture from ruining their honey stores.

When we harvest honey, we scrape the honey and wax from the frames. Once the honey gets filtered into a separate bucket (which we then jar up and use to make amazing honey recipes!) we are left with the wax. We melt the wax to remove any impurities, and then keep it to make great products like this!

Here is a frame full of honey, perfectly capped in beeswax:

How Do I Make Beard Wax?

Add 3 cups of water to a small pot on the stove top, and bring to a boil.
Please the double boiler on top of the pot, and add all ingredients except the essential oils. Allow the boiler to heat the ingredients they are melted, and stir with a metal whisk to combine.
Once ingredients have been stirred and have liquified, remove the double boiler from the heat, and stir in the essential oils.
Carefully pour the balm into jars (I used these wide mouth 4 ounce jars) and allow balm to cool at room temperature.

Other DIY Beeswax Recipes You’ll Love!

DIY Beeswax Lip Balm Recipe

DIY Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe (2 Ingredients!)

Headache Balm with Mint and Pine

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