Make Your Own Lip Gloss Without Beeswax

Not everyone likes to work with beeswax when making lip gloss, and not everyone wants this product in the lip gloss. It is perfectly possible to make lip gloss that doesn't include beeswax and still works well. Here you'll discover a few good ways.

Ingredients

Method 1: Honey Lip Gloss

  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract (or other flavor)
  • Drops of strawberry or mango essence (or other preferred edible flavor essence)

Method 2: Soft Lip Balm

  • Petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)
  • Food coloring or other non-toxic food color source, such as a child's makeup palette or an old lipstick

Method 3: Lip Colors or Eyeshadow Gloss

  • 1 tablespoon petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)
  • Lipstick or eyeshadow in your chosen shade

Method 4: Colored Shine Balm

  • Petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline)
  • Lipstick
  • Glitter
  • Microwavable container

Steps

Honey Lip Gloss

  1. Put a spoonful of honey and one of petroleum jelly (or Vaseline) together in a medium size bowl. Mix well.
  2. Melt the ingredients in the microwave.
  3. Get another bowl.
  4. Add the vanilla extract or other flavoring.
  5. Add a small drop of strawberry and mango essence.
  6. Mix thoroughly. Combine one bowl into the other, and mix it all until it is soft.
  7. Pour the resulting mixture into the container. Put the container in the fridge for at least half an hour.
  8. Finished.

Soft Lip Balm

This method results in a soft lip balm.

  1. Put the petroleum jelly (or Vaseline) in a small microwave-safe bowl. Use as much as you wish to make lip balm (at least a tablespoon, up to four tablespoons). Remember that more petroleum jelly makes a sheerer balm and less petroleum jelly makes the color a bit more visible.
  2. Add the chosen color. Add it slowly until you obtain the desired color.
    • Optional: Make many lip balms of varied colors. Clean out a small makeup palette (for children) and use the palette tray for molding the differently colored balms.
  3. Stir until thoroughly blended. If it is not fully blended, the lip balm will not work.
  4. Put the ingredients into the microwave. Microwave for 10 seconds and no longer. It should not be melted, just soft and warm.
  5. Transfer the slightly melted balm ingredients into an old lip balm container or a small tin.
  6. Freeze for 25 minutes. It will now be ready for use.
  7. Enjoy your new lip balm.

Lip Colors or Eyeshadow Gloss

  1. Melt the petroleum jelly in the microwave for 25 seconds.
  2. Remove. Add a little bit of lipstick or eyeshadow in your desired shade.
    • You can mix colors.
    • The shade will appear lighter when used on your lips.
    • Pinks and reds are recommended; other colors, such as blues and greens, will show up lightly tinted.
  3. Stir with a spoon until the ingredients are fully blended.
  4. Put into a suitable container.
  5. Freeze or chill in the refrigerator for at least 20-30 minutes.
  6. Enjoy your personalized lip balm.

Colored Shine Balm

  1. Put some petroleum jelly into a small container. Be sure that the container is microwavable.
  2. Open a tube of lipstick. Chop up about half of the stick and mix it with the petroleum jelly to create a paste. Use smaller pieces to melt it faster.
  3. Shake in some glitter. For an extra sparkly finish, sprinkle some glitter into the mixture.
  4. Microwave for 20 seconds. Use a fork to make sure the ingredients are well combined. Pour this into a permanent container.
  5. Freeze for one hour. This will help the lip gloss solidify.
  6. Take it out. Once the lip gloss has reached room temperature, it will be ready to use!

Tips

  • Don't use your favorite lipstick the first time you make it; you risk wasting it if you don't like the way the lip balm turns out. Instead, start with an inexpensive or extra lipstick.
  • After applying your lip gloss, and you're not pleased with its glossiness, try putting a layer of transparent lip gloss on top to make it glossier.
  • Avoid fragranced petroleum jelly.
  • Want a more sturdy, opaque lip balm? Substitute petroleum jelly with cocoa butter, found at local drugstores.
  • Get proper petroleum jelly, it works better than the small tins.
  • Use fine glitter or it might scratch your lips.
  • Instead of microwaving, crush the lipstick and mix with petroleum jelly and dip the container in hot water.
  • Melt the petroleum jelly in the micro oven for about 2-3 mins.
  • Try using banana extract instead of vanilla.
  • If you lack a heat source, mash the ingredients well, for a texture slightly similar to petroleum jelly.

Warnings

  • Make sure to use a microwavable container, if you microwave. Avoid directly touching the lip balm mixture because it can get very hot. Use the proper utensils to handle hot lip balm.
  • Remember to check for allergens on all items used before making this.

Things You'll Need

  • Mixing bowls (microwave-safe)
  • Mixing spoon
  • Microwave
  • Appropriate storage container

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