Lip Gloss: A step up from Lip Balm!
Well, it seems people are very interested in some variety in their lip products. Well I have been experimenting.
The Pearled Peach is the natural color of the lip balm plus mica.
The deep red one uses Alkanet root infused in the jojoba for 4 to 6 weeks.
The shimmery red is also alkanet infused jojoba in my base recipe plus a tiny dab of the Pearled Peach.
My basic formula for lip balm is pretty simple:
- 1 part bee's wax
- 1 part cocoa butter
- 2 parts liquid oil of your choice (I choose jojoba most often for its stability.)
With lip products, it is important to adjust to your climate. You may need more or less liquid oil depending on the temperature. You can adapt any to your climate by adding more or less oil. Living in the desert this past summer, I needed STIFF lip gloss. Feel free to experiment!
I have bees wax, but I am wondering where you get mica, jojoba oil, cocoa butter and pearled peach?
ReplyDeleteI posted this is quite a hurry. I apologize. Jojoba and cocoa butter can be found at many aromatherapy retailers. They are also available at Amazon and Pureformulas.com. I like the NOW and Aura Cacia brands if I am using Amazon and Pureformulas. The mica was ordered from a wholesale company but many soap companies will carry it. The pearled peach was made with the natural colors of the ingredients and a pearled mica. I added no colorants.
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