How to Make Organic Lip Gloss

Last Updated: July 1, 2021 Tested

Have you ever worn lip gloss and had your eyes wandered to the ingredients list? You might think oh my gosh there are so many names that you don't even know. If you can't pronounce a name on an ingredients list then it's definitely not organic and probably a processed product. This article will show you how to make your own organic lip butter balm.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon organic coconut oil
1.5 teaspoons organic almond oil
2 teaspoons organic mango butter
2.5 teaspoons organic soy wax or beeswax (whatever you have on hand or is easy to obtain)
1/2 teaspoon organic honey
1/8 teaspoon organic fragrance oil (optional) (available at most craft stores or online)
1/8 teaspoon old lipstick or lip tar (the addition of this will mean your end product is not entirely organic)

Steps

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Put soy or beeswax, mango butter, coconut oil, and almond oil into a Pyrex measuring cup, jug or bowl.^{[1]
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Stir together with a popsicle stick, mixing stick or a spoon. Put it over a pot of medium hot boiling water. Stir some more until melted.^{[2]
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Add in the honey. Stir it thoroughly, as honey is not easily soluble with the wax.^{[3]
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Add in a squirt of coloring. (Old lipstick, lip tar, or whatever food coloring you like.) Stir well.
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Remove the cup, jug or bowl from the hot water. Add your fragrance oil (this step is optional). Mix it in well.^{[4]
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Pour the mixture into the handy mini containers and let the gloss set for at least an hour.^{[5]
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- To speed up this process you can put your lip gloss into the fridge. Make sure to check on the gloss often for cracking; if you see this, remove it.
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Enjoy your new organic lip balm.

Warnings

When adding ingredients and stirring over hot water be careful not burn yourself.

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For a truly organic lip gloss, all the ingredients must be certified organic. Any 'natural' ingredients must have been produced from substances grown without chemical pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides - otherwise, it isn't organic.

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