Hydrating Tinted Lip Oil Recipe
This all-natural, easy-to-make lip oil moisturizes like the lip balm you’re used to while giving you the high shine of a traditional gloss.
Yield: 4 tubes
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Double boiler
- Small wire whisk
- Kitchen scale
- Empty lip gloss tubes
Materials
- 20 g castor oil
- 16 g argan oil
- 3 g Cera Bellina wax
- 6 g rosehip seed oil
- 5 g sweet almond oil
- 1 g cucumber seed oil
- 0.5 g vitamin E oil
- Lip-safe mica powder
Instructions
- Combine the castor oil, argan oil, Cera Bellina wax, and rosehip seed oil in the top of a double boiler (or use a heat-safe measuring cup placed into a small saucepan filled with water). Simmer on the lowest heat setting until the wax is just melted.
- Meanwhile, combine the cucumber seed oil, almond oil, and mica powder in a small bowl and whisk until you don't see any more clumps.
- Place the melted castor oil mixture into a bowl that’s filled with lukewarm water. Whisk until the mixture starts to thicken.
- Add the mica oil and continue to whisk a little longer.
- Add the vitamin E oil and any essential oils you might like.
- Transfer the lip gloss to a clean, dry tube or container. Let cure for 2–3 days before applying.
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Notes
To get the right consistency, it's really important that you weigh all the ingredients in this recipe using a kitchen scale.