Lips are the second-most delicate and sensitive part of your face.
Making use of inorganic and chemical-induced products on the lips can ruin the natural beauty of your lips.
The market is full of lip gloss and products for lips but some of the lip balms are made of ingredients that can harm your lips, stripping your lips off their natural softness and color.
That is why it is always better to use homemade lip gloss. Making lip balm at home is not that tough.
On the contrary, the homemade lip gloss recipe is very simple and ideal for your lips. With all the natural ingredients and essential oil, you can have soft and plump lips with no fear of adverse effects.
Let’s make lip balm at home with this simple DIY lip balm recipe
What Do You Need for a DIY Lip Gloss
- Lip gloss Base: Vaseline or Versagel lip gloss base.
- Base Oil: Glycerin, Jojoba oil, Castor oil, Sweet Almond oil, Coconut oil, Olive oil, Sesame seed Oil
- Lip Treatment: Vitamin E (helps rejuvenate your skin), Carrot seed essential oil (it acts as a sunscreen protecting your lips from harmful rays)
- Tint: Mica powder, Organic food color, Scrapings of lipstick, Leftover lip gloss.
Step by Step Guide for Natural Lip Gloss
Step 1 – Gather Ingredients
- Vaseline (1Tbsp)
- Castor oil (3Tbsp)
- Glycerin (1Tbsp)
- Carrot seed Essential oil (3 Drops)
- Vitamin E Capsule (2)
- Beet Root powder (½ tsp)
- Peppermint Essential oil (4drops)
Step 2 – Melting Vaseline
Melt Vaseline in a double boiler while stirring constantly. You can melt vaseline and base oil together but I prefer doing it step by step.
Step 3 – Mix the Base Oil and Other Ingredients
Turn off the flame under the double boiler and mix castor oil in vaseline. Add Beetroot powder, Carrot seed Essential oil, Vitamin E capsule, and Peppermint essential oil. Thoroughly mix all ingredients.
Step 4 – Pour in Lip Gloss Tubes
Place a ragged piece of cloth on the surface where you intend to fill up the lip gloss tubes to make cleaning up easier. Pour the lip gloss into lip gloss tubes using a dropper, syringe, funnel or a pipette. (whatever is readily available.)
DIY Coconut Oil Lip Gloss
What you need:
- Coconut oil (1Tbsp)
- Castor oil (2Tbsp)
- Vitamin E (3capsules)
- Vaseline (1Tbsp)
- Scrapings of lipstick/ eyeshadow powder
Procedure:
- In a double boiler melt Vaseline, coconut oil and, scrapings of your favorite lipstick/ eyeshadow powder.
- Turn off the flame and then empty the vitamin capsules. Mix well.
- Using a syringe inject the mixture into lip gloss tubes.
- Wait for 7 to 10 minutes for the coconut lip gloss to cool down, seal the tubes and your homemade coconut lip gloss is ready to use!
How to Apply Lip Gloss Perfectly for Long Lasting?
- It is essential to prep the lips first. Cleanse your lips thoroughly.
- Gently exfoliate your lips using a lip scrub brush. Once you are done exfoliating, wash your lips thoroughly and pat dry.
- Now that your lips are prepped, there are several ways to apply a lip gloss.
- For a long-lasting gloss, use a lip pencil and then a thin layer of your DIY lip gloss.
- Apply lipstick and then dab on translucent powder, gently brush off the excess and apply your DIY lip gloss.
- Directly apply Lip gloss to your lips, this works well with a tinted or glitter lip gloss
- You can use a translucent or glitter lip gloss on matte lipstick or a tinted lip gloss on nude lips there are endless possibilities let your imagination run wild.
