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See what one tube really costs, materials, packaging and your time included, and what to charge. It starts with a real example: peppermint lip balm. Change it to yours. No signup.
Updated . Example prices checked on supplier sites the same month.
The share of the price you keep as profit. 50% means the price is twice your cost.
Example prices, October 2026. Change them to yours.
Cost per container
$0.76
Sell at $1.90 for a 60% margin, a profit of $1.14 each.
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A small lip balm maker often makes 200 to 250 g at a time and fills 50 tubes of 0.15 oz. This example makes 220 g and loses 3% in the pot. Here is the batch the calculator starts with, worked out the same way. It makes 50 tubes at $0.76 each.
| Material | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beeswax pastilles$12.71 for 1 lb | 72.6 g | $2.03 |
| Shea butter$8.30 for 1 lb | 72.6 g | $1.33 |
| Sweet almond oil$4.65 for 1 lb | 71.06 g | $0.73 |
| Vitamin E (T-50)$10.17 for 2 oz | 1.1 g | $0.20 |
| Peppermint flavor oil$10.95 for 2 fl oz | 2.64 g | $0.49 |
| Lip balm tube with cap (0.15 oz)$36.62 for 100 pieces | 50 | $18.31 |
| Labour: 45 min at $20.00/hr | $15.00 | |
| Total for 50 tubes | $38.09 | |
| Cost per tube | $0.76 | |
Prices change and shipping is extra. They are here to make the example real, not as a quote. Put your own prices in the calculator.
Want the reasoning behind each step, with tips for lip balm and skincare makers? Read how to price a tube of lip balm.
In the example on this page (peppermint lip balm, 50 tubes per batch, prices from October 2026), one tube costs $0.76. That counts every material, packaging and 45 min of labour at $20.00 an hour. Your cost depends on your prices and your batch size, so put in your own numbers.
Divide your cost per tube by 1 minus the margin you want. With a cost of $0.76 and a 60% margin, the price is $0.76 / 0.40 = $1.90. If you also sell wholesale, check that half of that price still covers your cost.
From supplier product pages checked in October 2026: Wholesale Supplies Plus, Specialty Bottle. Shipping is not included. The prices make the example real; they are not a quote, so change them to what you paid.
Yes. Click "Save this as a recipe in Stockria". A free account opens with your materials and this tube as a product made from them, costed the same way as here. When a material price changes, the cost per tube changes with it.
Yes. Enter the amount you use and the pack you buy in any unit of the same kind: grams with kilos, ounces or pounds; millilitres with litres or fluid ounces; millimetres with metres, inches or feet. The calculator converts before it does the maths.