DIY Tinted Lip Balm
This tutorial shows you how to make tinted lip balm with natural ingredients that you can feel good about.
Yield: 8
Equipment
- Plastic cup and spoon
- Computer and printer for labels
Materials
Instructions
- Take 7 teaspoons of coconut oil and 3 teaspoons of beeswax pellets and melt them in a plastic cup in the microwave. Start at 30 seconds and stir until melted.
- Add 3 spatulas of red matte mica powder and 2 brown matte mica powder. Stir.
- Add three drops of geranium essential oil if desired.
- Stir well and carefully pour into the lip balm containers.
Notes
- You can increase or decrease the amount of beeswax or oil to make the balm harder or more gloss-like. The more wax, the harder it will be. Test it by dipping a spoon in the melted mixture and set it in the freezer for a minute. When you take it out you can try it, and see if you want to adjust the firmness accordingly.
- If your mixture comes out lumpy when you pour it into the tubes, you can use a dryer sheet to help smooth out the top of the balm.
- You can use any essential oils you like. Lavender is always a safe bet. Flavored extracts like peppermint work well too.
- I used the little spatula that came with the mica powders. If you buy something different, you will just have to experiment with a plastic spoon to get the perfect shade.
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