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For most of us, winter is here! On top of the cold weather, the season has brought (for many of us) a case of severely chapped lips. Ouch!
Instead of rushing to the drugstore for pricey, often times chemical laden chapsticks and lip balms, give this DIY lip gloss a try. This homemade recipe for beauty products that would cost several dollars at the store is a fun, frugal, and more natural way to kick those chapped lips to the curb. Trust me, this DIY lip gloss is just as effective as anything you can purchase at the store.
Since it’s made from ingredients you can actually pronounce, I even feel safe using a non-tinted version of this DIY lip gloss on my little one.
Bonus, since this homemade recipe for beauty will make more than enough for one, you can use this DIY lip gloss as a Christmas gift.
10 Homemade Recipes for Beauty Products: DIY Lip Gloss
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INGREDIENTS
*Makes approximately 10-12 .25 ounce containers of gloss.
½ cup unprocessed coconut oil
2 Tbsp. beeswax granules
Lip balm pots
Asmidge of your favorite lipstick color
Essential oil – optional
Dot sticker
DIRECTIONS
1. Place the coconut oil and beeswax in a small pan and heat in 20 second increments, stirring in-between, until fully melted.
2. Stir in a tiny piece of lipstick, adding until you reach your desired shade.
3. If desired, you can add 10-15 drops of your favorite essential oil to add flavor i.e. peppermint, vanilla, orange, coconut, or cinnamon.
4. Transfer the mixture to a glass measuring cup with a spout and pour gently into pots filling about ¾ of the way full.
5. Let pots sit and as mixture cools it will firm up.
6. Place lids on the pots and add a dot sticker to the top with the flavor written on it. Store the lip balm in a cool dark place until use.
What flavor-color combination of DIY lip gloss will you try?
If you want shiny glossy hair to go with your glossy lips, give this DIY coconut oil hair mask a try!
This is just one of 10 homemade recipes for beauty that I’ll be sharing. Be sure to keep checking back for more.
DIY Lip Gloss
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
DIY Tinted Coconut Oil Lip Gloss - Moisturize your lips with this all natural DIY lip gloss. You can personalize your homemade lip gloss by adding your favorite lipstick. What other homemade beauty recipes do you use?
Materials
- ½ cup unprocessed coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp. beeswax granules
- Lip balm pots
- A smidge of your favorite lipstick color
- Essential oil – optional
- Dot sticker
Instructions
- Place the coconut oil and beeswax in a small pan and heat in 20 second increments, stirring in-between, until fully melted.
- Stir in a tiny piece of lipstick, adding until you reach your desired shade.
- If desired, you can add 10-15 drops of your favorite essential oil to add flavor i.e. peppermint, vanilla, orange, coconut, or cinnamon.
- Transfer the mixture to a glass measuring cup with a spout and pour gently into pots filling about ¾ of the way full.
- Let pots sit and as mixture cools it will firm up.
- Place lids on the pots and add a dot sticker to the top with the flavor written on it. Store the lip balm in a cool dark place until use.
Notes
*Makes approximately 10-12 .25 ounce containers of gloss.
About Kelli
Kelli Bhattacharjee is the owner of Freebie Finding Mom. When she's not goofing around with her son, she's busy blogging, or just hanging out with the family which usually involves listening to music too loud and having dance parties.
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Amber says
What a great idea! I love using coconut oil for a lip scrub, but I’ve never tried making a tinted balm. Definitely trying! 🙂
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Ashley Tukiainen says
This is the most simple lip balm recipe I’ve found. Thank you!! I am definitely going to try this!
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Kelli says
Great! I hope you love it, Ashley!
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Kristyn says
How long will these stay good? Thanks!
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Kelli says
Hi Kristyn,
I would recommend no more than 3 months, but if you add a couple of drops of vitamin E oil you can extend it well past that.
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pirah says
can I make pink shade gloss by using my mpm’s red lipstick?
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Kelli says
Hi Pirah,
You can try i,t but I’d add very little at first so it doesn’t come out too deep in color. You can always add more if you need to. Let me know how it turns out.
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Jayme says
Hey so if I just want lip balm with no color is it going to be ok if I leave out the lipstick?
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Kelli says
Sure..it’s your personal preference.
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Mary says
for a more natural product use Hibiscus powder or beet root powder to color. Both can be purchased on Amazon.
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Charlie says
Can tubed be used rather than the pots??
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Kristie says
My ten year old daughter and I made this for Christmas gifts. We added about 6 to 8 drops of peppermint oil. It feels great and was so easy to make.
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Kelli says
Great! Thanks for sharing, Kristie! 🙂 Kelli
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Karee Gander says
I’ve looked for essential oils like orange, cherry, etc. I find “flavoring”when I search those items. Can I use them and does it affect the shelf life? Can I use food color rather than lipstick?
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Kelli says
Hi Karee, I’ve never tried it but I’d think you could use food color. Let me know how it turns out. 🙂 Kelli
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