how to make your own PINK lip gloss -

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We could gush for hours about how much we adore today’s PINK guest, Delia! She is a seriously rockin’ partner to host a series with, and we are so honored to call her a good friend as well. And today, we’re doing a little blog swap, so she’s here with a fabulous pink project!

Hello Kojo readers! I am tickled pink to be here today!

Kirstin and Jordan are the most fun, genuine, kind girls. Reading their blog is like hanging out with good friends and talking crafts. 🙂 I have loved doing this series with them. I can’t believe it’s halfway over!

Today I’m going to share a spin off my beeswax lip gloss. Instead of gloss, today we are going to make:

The key is the amount of beeswax you include. The more you put in, the less glossy and the more firm and balmy it gets.

The great thing about beeswax is that it has natural sun protection qualities. I can’t quantify how much exactly, but any little bit helps when you’re in the sun all day in the summer time!

As you can tell…I haven’t been in the sun much yet. As…I am still white as a whitey tidey. 🙂 But it won’t be long!

Disclaimer: This recipe is just me experimenting and sharing what I did with you. I am not a professional. If you plan on selling your lip balm you might want to get a kit or find a more professional recipe.

Alright… let’s get started.

Gather your supplies:

2 Tablespoons of grated beeswax

Grate it with a dollar store or old cheese grater. You will never be able to use it for anything else after you grate beeswax on it.

1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil {the kind you cook with}

2 teaspoons sweet almond oil

A chunk of some red lipstick.

How much depends on your preference. Just keep in mind that it will look dark in the pot but won’t be that dark on. A lot of color goes a little way.

1/2 teaspoon of shimmery eye shadow – to add some subtle sparkle.

– Boil water in a small sauce pan and rest a metal bowl on top – to make a double boiler. Or with a small metal bowl in a larger pan of boiling water to give it more of a “water bath.”

– Melt all the ingredients together until it liquefies and there are no more visible beeswax flakes. Then immediately remove it from the heat. You don’t want to overcook it or boil it. It will not last as long {get grainy and rancid} if you do.

– Use a bamboo skewer or other throw way tool, to stir it.

– Off heat, stir in 10 drops or so of essential oil. I used peppermint but lemon or orange would be so yummy for summer.

You add the essentail oil at this stage so that it doesn’t completey evaporate away during cooking.

– Then using a disposable medicine dropper fill your lip gloss containers. You can pour it instead, but this helps it look cleaner.

– Let it sit at room temperature or in the fridge {speeds things up} for a couple of hours so that it completely hardens and turns opaque.

And now you have a soothing, smooth lip balm with just a hint of color and a hint of sun protection.

Here is the recipe all in one easy to copy place:
Pink Tinted Lip Balm
2 TBSP grated beeswax
2 TBSP coconut oil
2 tsp. sweet almond oil
chunk of red lipstick
1/2 tsp. of shimmery eye shadow powder
10 drops of essentail oil (I used peppermint but you can use any kind)
Melt all but essentail oil in a doubleboiler until completely melted and there are no more beewax flakes.
Do not boil or overheat. Stir with a throw away tool like a bamboo skewer.
Remove from heat and add essential oil. Using a syringe or medicne dropper fill your lip balm containers.
Let it sit at room temperature or in the fridge until hardened or opaque.

And here is a facts and tips section

to explain everything you might be wondering:

Versatility of ingredients:

Feel free to change the ratios of the ingredients and play around with it. The more coconut oil and sweet almond oil you use, the more glossy it will be. The more essential oils you add, the more potent the smell. Add glitter…the possibilities are endless fun.

Where do you get beeswax?

I got mine from a bee keeper. I found my bee keeper by calling an exterminator. They often use bee keepers to remove and relocate pesky beehives.

Where do you get the rest of the ingredients?

The essentail oil and the sweet almond oil came from the health/organic food section of my Smith’s Marketplace grocery store. Any health food store should also carry them. The coconut oil came from the cooking oils section of my local Walmart.

Containers:

I got mine from the dollar store in the craft section. They were sold as empty containers and looked much like little paint pots. You can order more traditional looking containers online, but it is only economical if you order in bulk. Craft stores like Hobby Lobby and Michael’s only carry them in their kits {at least where I live} so you can do that as well.

I….am cheap. So I used these cute little pots and I’m happy with them. 🙂

Have more questions? You can email me or check out my lip gloss tutorial for more information. I made the gloss a little differently than this balm. The more I make balms, and glosses, the more I realize that this process is fairly flexible.

So don’t be afraid to just go for it. The only way you can really mess it up is by over cooking it. Just remember that is not a professional recipe that can be used for resale.

Thanks for having me over Kirstin and Jordan! And for co-hosting Color My Summer with me!

Have a great Saturday!

Be sure to stop by and check out her fabulous projects (like the Lil’ Mister Bow Tie– Burke wore one on Easter and the other night a made a couple more for his birthday party), her drool worthy recipes (did you see the crepe cake? Umm, yes please!) and her fantastic parties (love the lego theme!).

Thanks Delia… we can’t wait to make some lip gloss around here (and see what we meant about how darn cute she is in pictures?)!

And, since we’re swapping blogs for PINK… come say hi (and check out Piper Jane’s Half-and-Half skirt) over at Delia Creates.

25 Comments

If you pour boiling water over your grater after use you can still use it as your everyday kitchen grater. I had used the same kitchen grater for beeswax, cheese, chocolate, carrots, zucchini, etc for well over 10 years now and had no issues. I've been doing this for 20 years but my original grater (a 50 year old grater) was crushed by the packers on one of our moves (they put it in with a box of dumb bells!)

Enjoy your lip balm!!

This would be really fun to make with my girls this summer! Have to research where I can find some beeswax!

Alma says:

May 27, 2014 at 6:05 am

Well,you could have beeswax pellets online or substitute it with candadilla wax

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this is TOO cool, Delia! I love the idea of making your own and getting the color you want! wow, so creative!

Wow, great tutorial! Seems pretty easy too. I can never seem to get enough lip gloss, especially in the summer. Thanks!!

Erin

Awesome tutorial! I'm so excited and totally want to go make me some lip gloss now!!

Cute post!! I want to try out the lip gloss tutorial….I am obsessed with it!
Daisy~

Ha ha…you are so sweet Kirstin. Thank you. 🙂 It has been so fun working on this series with you. I can't believe we really are half way done.

Also, question: How many little pots does this recipe make? Did it really make all four?

And another comment: I'm glad that you're "cheap." It's one of the main reasons I love your blog! 🙂

Thanks.

Love this! Thanks for the extra tips, answered a couple questions I was having.

Taylor

I love this! I totally want to make some for myself and my friends… and it's great for a little girl too, so she can be like mommy, just without the tint maybe?

Just got all the stuff today to make as graduation presents! CAN'T WAIT!!! Thanks for the awesome idea!!

Love the recipe! I make lip balms but have not tried tinted gloss. Be careful though putting essential oils on your lips. They can damage or burn the sensitive skin on your lips depending on the type you use. I will be sure to try your recipe! 🙂

Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [23 May 02:15am GMT]. Thanks, Maria

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This is great ! You should use less essential oil though you should use 2-4 drops because its not diluted enough when you use 10 its still gives the same smell an effect

I just tried the recipe. Everything went well but I tried to use gel food coloring for color and it didn’t mix. I should have realized it wouldn’t mix with oil/wax mixture. I didn’t have any lipstick. It’s yellow like beeswax but it’s also peppermint/lemon flavor! I used DoTerra Essential Oils because they are one of the only essential oils that can be used internally. Thank you so much for the tutorial.