• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

My Home Based Life logo

  • Home
  • About Me
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms Of Use
  • Adult DIY
  • Kids DIY
  • Parenting
    • Blended Families
    • Organization
  • Homeschooling
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Dinner
    • Drinks
    • Healthy
    • Sides
    • Soup & Salad
    • Spreads
  • Holidays
    • New Year’s
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Spring
    • Easter
    • Summer
    • 4th Of July
    • Fall
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Winter
    • Christmas
  • Nav Social Menu

You are here: Home / Parenting / How To's / How to Make Chest Vapor Rub

How to Make Chest Vapor Rub

Jul 11, 2018 · 19 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe


Have you ever thought about making your own DIY vapor rub? When your kid gets sick last minute and you don’t have the energy to run to the store. Making your own is one of the best things you can do! Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! I can’t get enough of the smell! My kids also really love the smell, which is super important. You may have all the ingredients on hand already, which makes this rub even easier. We also use this in our Decongestant Shower Tablets for when the kids are starting to get sick.

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Make sure if you don’t have the ingredients that you grab them the next time you’re at the store. My kids tend to get sick without a warning, which is why I have to be as prepared as I possibly can! Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Making something yourself can ensure you know what kind of ingredients are in it. Which makes it totally worth making!

Related: Lavender Bath Bombs DIY Recipe

DIY Chest Vapor Rub

What You Need

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup olive oil

30 drops eucalyptus essential oil

1/4 cup grated beeswax or soy wax

30 drops peppermint essential oil

30 drops frankincense essential oil

Related: Honey Lavender Shower Jellies

How to make Vapor Rub

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Melt your coconut oil and add to a medium glass bowl. You can use a double boiler or the microwave.

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Next, add your coconut oil

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Add olive oil

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Melt and add the beeswax.

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Add the peppermint essential oil.

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Add the frankincense essential oil

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

 

Add the eucalyptus essential oil

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Stir until mixture is well blended.

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Gently pour the mixture into a container that has a tight lid. I made several small ones to keep and giveaway as gifts.

Related: Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner Tabs

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Related: Simple Natural Sunburn Cream

Making this Vapor Chest Rub is going to be a lifesaver for your family. Vapor Rub is easy to make, but it also smells really good! #vaporrub #diy #homemadecoldremedy #homeremedy #myhomebasedlife | Home Remedy | Cold Remedy | Natural Living | DIY | Do It Yourself | Parenting | Vapor Rub Recipes

Vapor Rub DIY

Course: Adult Craft
Cuisine: Craft
Keyword: vapor rub
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 jars
Print

What You Need

  • 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup Beeswax grated (soy wax alternative)
  • 30 drops Peppermint
  • 30 drops Eucalyptus
  • 30 drops Frankincense
US Customary - Metric

Directions

  1. Melt your coconut oil and add to a medium glass bowl. You can use a double boiler or the microwave.
  2. Next, add your coconut oil
  3. Add olive oil.
  4. Next melt and add the beeswax.
  5. Add the peppermint essential oil.
  6. Add the frankincense essential oil
  7. Add the eucalyptus essential oil
  8. Stir until mixture is well blended.
  9. Gently pour the mixture into a container that has a tight lid. I made several small ones to keep and giveaway as gifts.

.

How To's Adult DIY, Cold Meds, Home Remedy, Natural Living

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Laurie @ www.lifewithasideoftheunexpected.com says

    August 6, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    This is not complicated at all and good to know with the winter (and flu season) approaching. I am amazed at all of the benefits of essential oils.

    Reply
  2. fran jorgensen says

    August 6, 2018 at 4:24 pm

    what a great recipe! I can’t believe I haven’t tried this one before! I love to do my own creams and body products, I will add this to mi arsenal!

    Reply
  3. Jessica May says

    August 6, 2018 at 7:10 pm

    This is a great step by step recipe. I love homemade vapor rub in winter. The store-bought is so yucky! This is a great reference, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Alejandra Graf says

    August 6, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    Can’t thank you enough for this recipe. Just now my kid has allergies and loves to be pampered with vaporu. I’,m not a fan of it so this comes in handy at the perfect moment.

    Reply
  5. Silvia says

    August 6, 2018 at 11:34 pm

    Wow, it’s super easy to make and I bet it smells so good. Chest vapor rub is a must have in our house.

    Reply
  6. Emma Riley says

    August 7, 2018 at 6:56 am

    Now, this is an interesting DIY project and this is gonna be helpful for our kids. This is really comes very handy. Thank you for this nice DIY project.

    Reply
  7. Stephanie Jnote says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:37 am

    Where do you get beeswax from? I never thought you could make this yourself. Interesting!

    Reply
    • Marissa says

      August 7, 2018 at 8:34 am

      I found it on Amazon – but then – I do most of my shopping on Amazon LOL. The link is in the post.

      Reply
  8. Heather says

    August 7, 2018 at 8:18 am

    I love the idea of making your own chest rub! That scent always takes me back to my childhood.

    Reply
  9. Laeti says

    August 7, 2018 at 11:41 am

    This is so great! It never occurred to me to do my own vapor rub. It seems actually pretty easy. I am keeping this recipe for this winter! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Beth Davidson says

    August 7, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    This would never have occurred to me to DIY! Essential oils are so good for everything!

    Reply
  11. Emily says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    This is so simple, I love it! When I did home care nursing we would put Vicks under our noses if we were going into a particularly dirty house (cat pee, poop, etc) but I never liked all the chemicals on my face. Great post!

    Reply
  12. hey sharonoox says

    August 7, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    I really like the idea of a homemade vapor rub. I’ve never tried this before but I might give it a go. I like to have it handy in my house.

    Reply
  13. Terri Beavers says

    August 8, 2018 at 8:49 am

    I’m very funny about what I put on the grandkids so I can see me making this for them. I have one granddaughter who is allergic to everything and gets sick often. I’d rather make this than buy something that I’m not sure about what’s in it.

    Reply
  14. Echo says

    August 8, 2018 at 10:06 am

    I never realized how easy it was to make this at home! I am totally trying this!

    Reply
  15. alison says

    August 8, 2018 at 2:47 pm

    You should totally sell this if you aren’t already. So cute and so many parents need this stuff during cold season. Love the all natural.

    Reply
  16. Paula and Marcus says

    August 8, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    I never thought about making my own until I saw how easy it was in your post. Cold season isn’t far off. This will come in handy.

    Reply
  17. Angela Ricardo Bethea says

    August 9, 2018 at 4:22 am

    That’s amazing! Didn’t know you can make your own vapor rub, will try this someday.

    Reply
  18. Jess Holmes says

    August 9, 2018 at 9:11 pm

    THat’s so clever! I don’t know why I’ve never thought about doing this before.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rating The Recipe




Primary Sidebar

Looking for something?

Load up on new recipes, exclusive goodies, + more!

Get the exclusive content you crave straight to your inbox.

  • How To’s
  • Organization
  • Gardening
  • Gift Guides
  • About Me

Copyright © 2023 My Home Based Life on the Seasoned Pro Theme