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Easy Homemade Lip Balm and Lip Gloss Recipes



Posted by Jane Lake

Here's an assortment of easy recipes to make your own lip balm or lip gloss.

We also have lip balm recipes using a vaseline or petroleum jelly base and Beeswax Lip Balm Recipes.

Ideally, lip balm should protect your lips from chapping due to dry air or cold weather conditions. Some recipes include a hint of color while others add an attractive glossy sheen to your lips.

General Directions:

Melt recipes using beeswax or petroleum jelly as the base ingredients in a pyrex jug in the microwave or in a double boiler. Don't overheat: watch carefully, using small increments of microwave time, and heat only until just melted. Use individual recipe directions for instructions on heating paraffin wax.

Make sure the containers used for preparation and storage are clean and sterile. You can reuse old lip gloss pots or tubes, but thoroughly clean out the old product, then wash with soap and water, sterilize with rubbing alcohol, rinse with clean water and dry the container before reuse.

Use only cosmetic grade Beeswax or food grade ingredients.

Methods of Melting Lip Balm

  • Microwave: If melting the base ingredients in the microwave, use short increments of time and watch carefully, removing as soon as the ingredients have just melted.


  • Over Hot Water: Some recipes recommend melting the base ingredients in a ziploc water placed in a pot of hot tap water. Once melting is complete, unzip the bag, add flavorings, rezip, then knead lightly to mix all the ingredients together. Snip off a small corner of the bag and pour lip balm into containers.


  • Double Boiler: If using a double boiler to melt lip balm, use low heat and remove as soon as melting has occurred.

Storage: Once your recipe is complete, pour the melted lip balm or lip gloss into small containers and let cool completely before using.

Shortening Lip Balm



Melt shortening in the microwave, or over hot water, then add sweetened or unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix using enough drink mix to color the lip balm and add flavor. Some flavors to try: strawberry, raspberry, watermelon or blueberry.

Chocolate Lip Gloss



Melt equal parts shortening and petroleum jelly in the microwave, or over hot water, then stir in cocoa powder to taste.

Candy Melt Lip Gloss



Add 1/4 teaspoon of grated paraffin wax, 1 teaspoon Coconut Oil, 1 teaspoon vaseline and 1 candy melt to a ziploc bag. Place bag in a bowl of hot water until ingredients are melted. Knead bag slightly to mix liquids together. Snip off a corner of the bag and pour into lip gloss pot. Let cool until set before using.

Cranberry Lip Gloss



Microwave one tablespoon Sweet Almond Oil, 10 fresh cranberries and 1 teaspoon honey until mixture starts to boil. Gently crush berries and stir well. Strain liquid through a fine sieve to remove any solids; pour into containers.

Lipstick Lip Gloss



Grate one teaspoon of beeswax and half a teaspoon of red lipstick into a pyrex measuring jug. Add half a teaspoon of petroleum jelly. If desired, add 4-6 drops of peppermint essential oil and 2 drops from a Vitamin E capsule. Pour into pots and let set.

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1-10 of 39 Comments
victoria
Nov 13, 2009 - 13:34

i really enjoy theese crafts, i do them with my children. there awesome..

danielle – Michigan
Nov 11, 2009 - 09:12

I love the way you think!

vecbeads – montrose scotland
Nov 03, 2009 - 05:19

what is shortening and Kool-aid as i really fancy making the chocolate one with my daughter

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victoria
Nov 13, 2009 - 13:32

shorting is a cooking oil. kool-aid is a powderd drink mix.

Amy woolford – South Australia
Oct 21, 2009 - 00:41

The Chocolate lip gloss is a great recipe!!!

Shannon P – Pennsylvania
Oct 15, 2009 - 12:48

This page is really helpful i am trying to get a business off the ground in handcrafted beauty supplies so this makes the beginning steps easy thanks bunches for all the wonderful ideas.

annabelle
Oct 14, 2009 - 20:57

The easiest way to do this is to just take any unused, broken, old, or unwanted lipstick, eyeshadow, pigments, or blushes. Mix a little in with some petroleum jelly (vasaline) and put on lips. If your color is not perfect, add more. You DON'T need to microwave, boil it, freeze it, add ingredients such as beeswax, or almond extract. For a cool feeling add aloe vera gel. For sparkles you can add clean craft glitter or a clear glittery lip gloss you already own. For lighter colors add white eyeshadow, pigments, or blush. For darker ones add black.

Devona Brackins – Tennessee
Sep 25, 2009 - 10:16

How long is this balm good? Does it spoil over time?

shawna – fsj
Sep 14, 2009 - 17:01

can you use jello mix for color and flavor ???

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taylor – chehalis
Oct 21, 2009 - 21:56

that is a great idea

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