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Make Your Own Lip Gloss

September 14, 2012 by Rachel 11 Comments

Living in Florida, I’ve ended up melting my favorite chap stick (Burt’s Bees) in the car too many times to count. Usually I try to set it upright to cool, and hope it resettles the right way, but somehow it’s never the same. So when I saw this DIY lip gloss tutorial, I thought it would be a great use for my melted chap stick.

What you need:
1. A metal ladle or measuring cup (You could also use a small glass measuring cup)
2. Your favorite chap stick (melted or brand new)
3. Vaseline
4. Lip Stick or Eye Shadow (for color)
5. Small containers (I found the awesome little containers that I used in the paint aisle of the craft store. They’re marketed for storing paint samples, but they are perfect little lip gloss holders, and so many other things. Plus it was only a couple of dollars for a pack of 12.)
6. Boiling water or an open flame/source of heat

What you do:


1. Scrape out all of the chap stick from the tube and the lid and put it in your measuring cup.

2. Add a little bit of lipstick for color. Add some Vaseline. Use at least as much as the chap stick and lip stick combined. This makes the lip gloss creamier.

3. Melt the ingredients. There are a lot of ways to do this. You could probably microwave them all together, but sometimes microwaving things changes their chemical makeup, plus it’s difficult to know when it’s ready. I melted it like you heat up a baby’s bottle. Just hold the measuring cup over a small pot of boiling water. Let the cup sit in the water, but don’t let any water get into the cup. You could also hold the cup over a candle or open flame. It melts really quickly.

4. Stir the mixture together so that the color is even.

5. Pour it into your little containers. Let it cool on the counter or in the fridge.

6. Enjoy!

About Rachel

Craft blogger. Color lover. Mess maker. Mom of three. You can find me at Lines Across sharing my creative adventures and tutorials on how to make stuff.

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Comments

  1. Crystal says

    September 15, 2012 at 12:48 am

    This is brilliant! I would've never thought to save my melted lip gloss or to use those paint containers. Thanks for the tutorial. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Al@PolkaDotsandPaisley says

    September 15, 2012 at 2:30 am

    I used to make lip gloss as a teen and hadn't even thought of doing it in years. I can't wait to make some again. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Laura says

    September 15, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Love this idea- and it looks so do-able! Thanks for stopping by and leaving the sweet comment on my blog!

    Reply
  4. Mel says

    September 15, 2012 at 9:11 am

    Such a cool idea, I always leave mine in the car, they melt and I throw them out. I'll keep them now 🙂

    Reply
  5. Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper says

    September 18, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Great idea! I've melted countless lipsticks and chapsticks in my car because I always forget they are in there…now I have a use for them instead of tossing them out.

    http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com

    Reply
  6. Ruthie the Embellishment Lady says

    September 30, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Wonderful ideas! I like to add essential oils to mine for added flavor, scent and medicinal purposes. Peppermint is great and so is melaleuca. Doterra brand works best since it is certified therapeutic grade and is so pure. Thanks for the great posts.

    Reply
  7. Nina Stojanovska says

    December 16, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Nice 🙂

    Reply
  8. janmadeit says

    January 31, 2013 at 12:24 am

    Glad I came across this! I have some lipsticks that are old and sticky and should be tossed, but I really like the colors. I've been thinking there's probably a way to make them usable again as lip gloss. Now I have the recipe!
    I will be making some of this as soon as I track down the containers.

    Thanks so much!

    Jan

    Reply
  9. Agnes Donald says

    June 17, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    What did you use for the coloring? I'd love to create one so I'm already on the go whenever going to work.

    Reply
    • Mary Pickney says

      June 19, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      I think she used lipstick to keep the color of the balm matching to her lipstick. I also wanted to try this one, very cool!

      Reply
  10. Christina V says

    December 13, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    omg this rocks

    Reply

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