Trio of Homemade Lip Gloss Recipes
This trio of homemade lip gloss recipes are easy to make in your kitchen with a few ingredients and a microwave.
Trio of Homemade Lip Balms and Lip Gloss
Protect sensitive lips from the drying winter elements with this simple yet rich lip balm. Delightful to wear alone or on top of your lipstick for extra shine!
Materials
Cranberry Honey Lip Goss
- 1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
- 10 cranberries (or frozen and defrosted)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 drop of vitamin E oil*
Honey Citrus Lip Gloss
- 7-8 teaspoons sweet almond oil
- 2 teaspoons beeswax chips
- 1 capsule Vitamin E
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 5 drops citrus flavoring or Essential Oil
Lemon Honey Lip Gloss
- 1 tablespoon Vitamin E oil
- 2 teaspoons beeswax chips
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon aloe vera (pure gel)
- 3-6 drops Lemon Essential Oil
All Recipes
- Microwave Safe Container (with lid)
- Cosmetic / balm container (with lid)
Instructions
Prepare Your Pots
- Select a lip gloss pot, readily available from container stores, or, from used makeup or cosmetics.
- Insure the container is sterile by boiling it in hot water. This will help prevent contamination of your finished product, which could lead to spoilage.
Cranberry Balm Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave for a couple of minutes or until the mixture just begins to boil. (Bowl may also be heated in a pan of water on a stovetop).
- Stir well and gently crush the berries.
- Cool mixture for five minutes and then strain through a fine sieve to remove all the fruit pieces.
- Stir again and set aside to cool completely.
- When cool, transfer into a small portable plastic container or tin.
Honey Citrus Balm Instructions
- Melt the sweet almond oil and beeswax together in a microwave safe container for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove the mixture from the microwave, and pierce the Vitamin E capsule with pin or tip of a knife, and squirt in the mixture.
- Whisk the contents, honey, and flavoring, into the oil mixture, and whisk until set.
- When cool, transfer into a small portable plastic container or tin.
Lemon Honey Lip Gloss Instructions
- Melt beeswax, remove from heat and while constantly stirring, add honey, aloe, almond extract and Vitamin E.
- Add the Lemon Essential Oil last. Whisk until set.
- When set and cool, transfer into a small portable plastic container or tin.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Before you buy a large bottle of Vita E or similar oils from the cosmetics department, try the health aisle and look for Vita E capsules. Compare prices. You'll find a pin pushed through a softgel capsule will let you squeeze just enough drops into many Spa DIY recipes. -- SpaIndex
We purchase tiny beeswax chips in the bulk herb aisle of our local health food store. You can also buy a good quality beeswax candle with NO additives and grate it into chips. -- SpaIndex
Thank you! Stocking Stuffers
Fun and fairly easy
I tried the lemon honey one because I already had the things for it- feels GREAT! Going to try the others this weekend after I go shopping!
great stuff!