How to Make Lipstick
A beautiful natural matte lipstick using sustainable ingredients.
Ingredients
- 0.5 oz beeswax pellets 1 ½ tbsp
- 0.8 oz shea butter 1 ½ tbsp
- .33 oz coconut oil ½ tbsp
- 3 drops vitamin E oil
- 0.05 oz zinc oxide ½ tsp
- ½ teaspoon mica powder add more for richer color, see notes below
- 2 drops lavender essential oil optional
Instructions
- Melt beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in the double boiler on medium heat, stirring occasionally
- Remove from the heat. Add in zinc oxide, vitamin E oil, and lavender, stirring in well.
- Add your colorant and stir until there are no streaks and it's one uniform color.
- Carefully pour the melted lipstick into your prepared molds. (see video)
- Allow the lipstick to fully harden, then use a drill bit the size of the lipstick tube's center guide and drill a hole into the center of the bottom of the lipstick approximately ¼".
- Carefully remove the metal ring and insert the lipstick into the tube, pressing it down over the center guide until it is seated in the tube.
Notes
- For best results, allow the lipstick to harden overnight before using it.
- This lipstick should last for at least one year if stored in a cool, dry area.
- You can also use a lip balm tube instead of the lipstick tubes and silicone mold. This is a much easier process, but you won't have the traditional angled top on your lipstick.
- Add more mica powder for a richer color and less for a more mild color.