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How to Make Sleep Balm in Less than 15 Minutes

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Rub Insomnia Away with Homemade Sleep Balm

Having trouble sleeping at night? Here's a great essential oils recipe you can use to learn how to make your own sleep balm and help insomnia. It's an easy DIY aromatherapy recipe you can use to make your own badger sleep balm.Insomnia got you up at night? Don’t take sleeping pills! It’s easy to learn how to make sleep balm and customize it to what’s keeping you from falling asleep.

As an insomniac, I’m always on the lookout for natural sleep aids. I like sleep balms because they’re a great drug-free way to fall asleep naturally.

To be honest, you could just run down to the store and buy some, but why do that when you can make your own sleepy time rub in less than 15 minutes?

Page Contents

  • 1 Rub Insomnia Away with Homemade Sleep Balm
  • 2 What You’ll Need to Make your Sleep Balm
  • 3 DIY Sleep Balm Recipe: Step by Step
  • 4 Sleep Naturally with Essential Oils!
  • 5 Don’t miss our FREE Essential Oil Mini Guide!
  • 6 How to Make Sleep Balm Work Best
  • 7 How to Make Sleep Balm Customized to Your Needs
  • 8 Sleepy Essential Oils
  • 9 Make Sleep Balm a Part of your Nightly Ritual

What You’ll Need to Make your Sleep Balm

Before you begin, make sure you have everything you need in one spot. This recipe moves pretty fast once you start, and you don’t want your balm to set before you’re ready to pour.

===> To make it easier, I’ve put together an Amazon shopping list of everything you’ll need to make sleep balm.

Supplies you’ll need:

100% Organic Yellow Beeswax Pellets 1lb (16 oz)100% Organic Yellow Beeswax Pellets 1lb (16 oz)

  • 1 Tbsp Beeswax Pellets (Hard to find, but I got mine from Amazon)
  • 1 Tbsp Jojoba Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil
  • 30 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
  • 30 Drops Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil
  • 20 Drops Sweet Marjoram Oil
  • Mason pint jar
  • Wooden Chopstick or Kebab Stick
  • Small metal or glass tins

 

Useful Tip:
Looking for a vegan alternative to beeswax? I found natural vegan wax flakes on Amazon.

It’s important to use only glass or metal containers with tight-fitting lids. When you make your sleep rub, you’re making it without any preservatives. If your balm gets moisture or dirt in it, it will spoil and go rancid.

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Here’s some containers I recommend for this recipe:

sleep balm recipeCTKcom Screw Top Round Steel Tins,1-Ounce, For Lipsleep balm recipeBlue Jars: 2 Oz Glass Jars with Lids

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DIY Sleep Balm Recipe: Step by Step

Bring a small saucepan of water to boil, then turn on low heat and keep the water on a low simmer.

I don’t like to use containers I eat out of, so I use a Mason pint jar to mix the oils and essential oils in. Place the Mason jar in the simmering water. Next, add the beeswax pellets and the coconut and jojoba oils.

Step by step tutorial to make this easy DIY essential oils recipe for sleep balm.

Using your wooden stick, stir the wax and oils together until completely melted. High heat can degrade the effectiveness of the essential oils. Turn the burner off, then stir in the essential oils.

Make your own badger sleep balm to help sleep. Makes a great gift for people who love sleep!

Lay out your metal tins or glass jars onto a cookie sheet, then pour the balm mixture in. Be sure to use a towel to wipe off the pint jar when you take it out of the pan because you don’t want any water running into your balm when you pour it into your containers.

Step by step guide to a calming DIY dream balm recipe.

Set aside your tins to cool, which should take about 30 minutes to an hour. Once it’s cool, screw on the lid and store in a cool place. Your sleep balm will keep for about a year.

This recipe makes about 4 ounces of sleep balm.

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How to Make Sleep Balm Work Best

The aromatherapy from the essential oils is what will help you sleep, so it’s important to rub your sleep balm into points on your body that will help them diffuse.

After you’ve had a nice long soak in sleep inducing bath salts, rub the balm on your lips, temples, other pulse points, like your wrists, and under your nose. You can even apply the rub to the soles of your feet and stomach.

Unlike most sleep aids, you can’t overdose on sleep balm, so feel free to use it as a body butter to moisturize your whole body and let the essential oils diffuse into the air so you can sleep better.

How to Make Sleep Balm Customized to Your Needs

One of the reasons I prefer to make my own sleep rub is because I can add different essential oils for different insomnia symptoms.

For instance, for a racing mind, add 30 drops chamomile essential oil to the recipe. If you suffer from sleeplessness, that’s when it’s best to add 30 drops clary sage essential oil.

It can be confusing to know which essential oils work best for sleep, especially if you’ve never used them before. Here’s a quick overview of the most common insomnia symptoms and which oils can help.

Sleepy Essential Oils

Wide Awake at BedtimeValerian
Racing MindChamomile
Stress and AnxietyYlang-Ylang
Waking Up in the Middle of the NightBergamot
RestlessnessSweet Marjoram

And if you have more than one of these symptoms, don’t be afraid to experiment and mix them together to create your own personalized sleep balm.

Not sure how to make sleep balm by using your own recipe? You can find a list of recipes in these posts: 

  • Creative Ways to Use Lavender to Sleep 
  • 5 Easy and Essential Oil Recipes for Sleep, 
  • The Best Essential Oil Sleep Recipes (and how to use them)
  • Make Relaxing Diffuser Blends for Sleep with Just 3 Oils. The recipes there are for essential oil diffusers, but they will also work in your homemade sleep balm, too.

 

Make Sleep Balm a Part of your Nightly Ritual

Aromatherapy is a great way prepare your mind and body for a good night’s sleep. A sleep rub gives you the benefits of sleepy essential oils, as well as nourishing natural oils for your skin.

Once you know how to make sleep balm, you’ll wonder why you never made yourself a batch sooner. It’s so quick and easy, you’ll even want to make some as gifts to give to your friends. I mean, everybody loves to sleep, right? Make a personalized gift by slipping your DIY sleep rub into a homemade sleep gift basket.

Did you enjoy making your sleepy time rub? Check out these DIY sleep lotion and lavender sleeping mist essential oil recipes.

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How to make your own DIY Badger Sleep balm with essential oils.

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Hi, I'm Julia, a former insomniac turned sleep diva who knows what it's like to be sleepless. I conquered my insomnia naturally, and now I'm committed to helping others get the sleep they need so they can sleep well, dream big and live life the the fullest. If you'd like to connect with me, shoot me at email at julia@i-dream-of-sleep.com.

Comments

  1. Isis says

    September 4, 2017 at 3:22 pm

    Hello! Is this sleep balm safe for babies? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Julia K says

      September 4, 2017 at 6:50 pm

      Hi,
      You can modify this balm for babies by adding 15-20 drops lavender essential oil only. 20 drops is about 1% dilution in the four ounces of balm this makes which is a recommended dilution for babies. Hope it helps 🙂

      Reply
  2. MG says

    January 3, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    FWIW, “dirt and germs” have nothing to do with rancidity. Rancidity comes when oils oxidize, and can be forestalled by refrigeration, but preservatives won’t help.

    Reply
    • Julia K says

      January 3, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      True! But dirt and germs are still something you do not want in your balm because it will cause it to mold. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Vanessa says

    January 26, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 27, 2019 at 9:33 am

      Hi there!
      They don’t really go bad, they’ll keep for a while. Keep the lid on when not in use so the EO doesn’t evaporate and keep in a cool place. You’ll probably run out long before this will go rancid. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Niharika Verma says

    October 31, 2019 at 7:03 am

    This really sounds an effective one for sleep 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    December 27, 2019 at 7:25 pm

    Is there a vegan alternative to the beeswax?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 3, 2020 at 1:00 pm

      Hi, this might be a good vegan alternative to beeswax, it’s vegan wax flakes. https://amzn.to/2rRWJed

      Reply
  6. Nancy says

    January 19, 2020 at 7:37 am

    Will this work if you use a cpap machine?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      January 22, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      Hi there! To be honest, I really don’t know. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Hessics says

    December 19, 2020 at 10:33 am

    The recipe calls for only a few tbsp. this hardly seems enough to make a one ounce container rather than mutiple jars and the essential oils seem to be more than the carrier. How much does this recipe yield?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      May 11, 2021 at 2:56 pm

      If you’re using high quality essential oils, a little bit does go a long way.

      Reply
  8. Suzanne says

    May 11, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    This looks so good! What a great remedy to have ready and to gift to friends!

    Reply
  9. Vanessa says

    May 11, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?

    Reply
    • Julia says

      May 11, 2021 at 2:52 pm

      It should keep 2-3 months as long as it’s not in too warm environment. I’m not sure, I’ve run out by then so I can’t honestly say 🙂

      Reply

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