Grades 6–12 (Min Kit)
Make your own lip balm with the natural power of beeswax! Beeswax is a valuable by-product of honey harvesting and has been used for centuries in candles, cosmetics, art materials, electronics, lubricants, polishes, inks, and paints.
With this mini kit, students get hands-on experience turning beeswax into a practical everyday product—lip balm! It includes the essential ingredients needed to make beeswax lip balm and contains enough supplies for 6–8 tubes. This activity is a fun, small-scale introduction to natural resources, product design, and the many ways bees contribute to our lives.
Looking for a larger kit? Check out our Full Beeswax Lip Balm Kit, which includes enough supplies for 36–48 tubes of lip balm.
Kit Contents
- Beeswax pellets
- Coconut oil
- Shea butter
- Pipettes
- Stir sticks
- French Vanilla flavor oil
- Lip balm tubes
- Lip balm tube labels
Additional Supplies
Optional add-ons to expand your activity:
Need ideas? Explore our Beeswax Pinterest board.
Label Tips
Students can design and print custom lip balm labels:
- Label size: approx. 2 1/8 x 1 11/16 inches (2.125 x 1.6875 in.)
- Print in LANDSCAPE orientation
- Test on plain paper before printing on label sheets
Sample label designs:
Download label templates:
Lesson Plans
Use this kit with our featured lesson plan: Mind Your Own Beeswax.
Find additional lessons on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.
