Homemade Lip Gloss Recipes
Homemade lip gloss recipes aren't as complicated as you may think. With the right ingredients (see below for supply resources) and a little time, you can make lip gloss for yourself or as gifts.Each of the homemade lip gloss recipes listed below are from our collection, and haven't been tested out by us personally. They also do not have an author, so we weren't able to give them proper credit. We'll be testing out these recipes soon, so be sure to be watching for reviews and stories!
Lip Gloss Recipes
Basic Lip Gloss Formula1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil
1/4 ounce beeswax
1 teaspoon honey or glycerine (humectants)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon Essential Oil.
Heat the oil and beeswax in a double boiler (or microvave) until the beeswax is melted.
Remove from heat and whip with an electric beater until creamy.
Add the honey or glycerine and approx 5 drops flavoring oil; whip some more.
Add more flavoring if desired.
Store in small glass jars, small tupperware bowls, decorative tins or film containers.
Try different oils on your lips to choose the best one for your skin and taste preference.
If the Balm is too hard (waxy), add more oil to your mixture.
If it is too soft, add more wax.
You can add a few drops of beet juice for a beautiful & natural red color. But instead of going to that trouble, you can just shave off a little of your lip stick for that beautiful (not natural) color. Don't use food coloring, it may contain alcohol base.
Never use extracts found in cooking sections of the grocery stores as they contain alcohol. Use safe essential oils. The good part about them is they have thousands of great flavors. Comfrey, Rosemary, Tea Tree or Camphor Oils are excellent for healing effects.
How do you know if it's time to throw away your gloss? If it changes color, odor, or texture, though, throw it away.
Basic Beeswax Lip Gloss
1/2 ounce beeswax beads, refined
4 ounces sweet almond oil
2 teaspoons essential oil or food flavoring oil Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in measuring cup, add beeswax beads and melt in microwave.
Stir with spoon, and when cooled a bit, add essential or flavoring oil. Pour into jars or containers
Chocolate Lip Gloss
1 1/2 tsp grated cocoa butter
1/2 tsp coconut oil
1/8 tsp vitamin E oil
1/4 tsp grated chocolate or 3 small chcolate chips
In a double boiler or microwave heat the cocoa butter, coconut oil, and vitamin E oiluntil melted. Stir in the chocolate chips and keep stirring until melted and well blended Pour into small container and allow to cool before using
Cranberry Lip Gloss
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
10 fresh cranberries
1 teaspoon honey
1 drop of vitamin E oil
Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave for a couple of minutes or until the mixture just begins to boil. (Bowl may also be heated in a pan of water on a stovetop).
Stir well and gently crush the berries.
Cool mixture for five minutes and then strain through a fine sieve to remove all the fruit pieces. Stir again and set aside to cool completely.
When cool, transfer into a small portable plastic container or tin.
Honey Lip Balm
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. beeswax
1/2 tsp. cocoa butter
1/2 tsp. honey
3 drops essential oil
1 vitamin E capsule
Measure oil, beeswax and cocoa butter into a glass or enamel pan. Melt over low heat. A hotplate works well and reduces the risk of overheating the oils.
Stir the mixture often until the wax is melted. Remove from heat and stir in the honey and essential oil. Pinch open the vitamin E capsule and squeeze the contents into the mixture. Stir well. Pour the mixture into containers.
Vanilla Lip Gloss
1 tablespoon grates beeswax
1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Slowly heat beeswax, coconut oil, and vitamin E oil until melted. Stir in the vanilla extract then cool
Supplies for Homemade Lip Gloss Recipes
Not all of the recipes above have supplies which are easy to find. Luckily here online you can find just about anything if you have the time to search. Idea Queen has made it even easier by finding a great store with great prices for many of the ingredients you see above.At Shamanshop.net, we were able to find the following products:
- Coconut Oil
- Vitamin E oil
- Almond Oil
- Essential oil (very large list)
While shopping at Shamanshop.net, be sure to use their very handy search function for finding specifically what you are looking for. Idea Queen highly recommends this store based on our personal shopping experience. Easy check out, fast shipping, with a secure shopping cart. When we purchased our products, we had a wonderful experience with this company!
Mountain Rose Herbs
One option for buying natural supplies is from Mountain Rose Herbs. You'll find lots of essencial oils and other important ingredients for making your own natural products.
MotherNature.com
Another option for natural supplies is Mother Nature. A great source of bulk supplies and other natural products!
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