I know I just posted about making homemade lip balm last month, but I had to share this lip-smackingly delicious lip gloss recipe that I made recently.
This recipe uses equal parts beeswax, coconut oil, and sweet almond oil. Because coconut oil is solid at room temperature, it helps the lip gloss stay firm in the container, but because it turns liquid as it heats up, it is very wet and glossy on your lips – perfect for summer!
I used Watermelon flavor oil and Rose Pearl mica, both from Bramble Berry, but you can use any flavor and color combination that reminds you of summer fun.
You will need:
2 teaspoons (lightly packed) of grated beeswax
2 teaspoons coconut oil
2 teaspoons sweet almond oil
Lip safe flavor oil, such as watermelon
Lip safe colorant, such as Rose Pearl Mica
Double boiler, or pot and a metal or glass bowl that fits on top of it
Spoons (also place one or two in the freezer, for testing)
Twist-up lip balm tubes or other containers
Droppers
Melt the wax and oils in your double boiler or a bowl set atop a pot with a small amount of simmering water in it.
Stir in 10-15 drops of flavor oil and a couple of heaping .15 cc mini scoops of mica. Test color and flavor by dipping a frozen spoon in quickly. Adjust color or flavor, as needed.
Using a dropper, fill your containers. This recipe should make 4 twist-up tubes of lip gloss.
Allow to fully set.
Enjoy your sweet and juicy summer lip gloss!
Summer is finally here! Mouthwatering watermelon sounds like the perfect summer lip balm flavor.
Thanks for sharing the recipe! I love sweet almond oil and it sounds like it would be great to mix it with the Coconut.