Last weekend I was wishing I had some lipstick or tinted lip balm. Getting dressed up (a little) for a niece’s outdoor wedding reminded me I don’t often wear lipstick but it’s been so long since I dressed up I didn’t even have a lip gloss anymore! When I got home, I started thinking about whether I wanted to go to the drug store to find some, or look up how to make a tinted lip balm myself. Making it myself seemed to be my choice! Pinterest to the rescue!
I found a simple recipe and got to work. For ingredients I needed: Beeswax, Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter and Mica Powder (for color).
I got my lip balm holders ready. The recipe makes about 10 lip balms, so I decided to make a double batch so I could share them with my high school friends at our next monthly luncheon.
The ingredient list says to measure out 1 Tbsp. each of the Beeswax, Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil and Shea Butter. Since I was doubling the recipe, I measured out 2 Tbsp. of each ingredient into a glass measuring cup and placed it in a pan of water on the stove. It did not take too long to melt everything together.
When melted, I stirred in 1/4 tsp. of Rose Pearl Mica Powder.
I did not add any scent because it wasn’t necessary and several folks in my high school group prefer unscented products.
Using a disposable pipette I filled 25 1/2 lip balm tubes! (I’ll use the half-filled tube). I guess the original recipe is going to make more than 10 tubes.
I always try to make a card with ingredients for the stuff I make…by our age, we are all allergic to something!
Now I’m ready to get dressed up! Hopefully it won’t be another two years before I need this! Enjoy!
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