lipstick
basics
You can use lip balm tubes for your lipstick and pour the mixture directly into
the tube. After the lipstick hardens, just cut the end at a slant. If you want to
use lipstick tubes, you’ll need a mold. Several types are available. TKB Trading
(tkbtrading.com) carries the professional metal 12-stick molds, which are very
expensive, or you can buy a plastic single- or triple-stick mold from Making-
Cosmetics (makingcosmetics.com).
Smooth and nourish your lips while dressing
them up with a pop of color!
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what you need …
Small saucepan or microwaveable container
Scale
Stove or microwave
Spoons
7.5-milliliter pipettes
Small paper cups
Set of 5 TKB Trading stainless-steel measuring spoons (Tad, Dash, Pinch, Smidgen, Drop)
Lipstick tubes and a lipstick mold, or lip balm tubes (You can pour the lipstick directly into
the lip balm tubes.)
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lip-loving lipstick
This is my favorite lipstick because it glides on so smoothly. I use Joy Wax instead of beeswax in
the recipe. If you’d rather use beeswax, you can. It works well, too. Makes 2 ounces (56.7 grams),
or 12 lipsticks in (.15-ounce; 4.3-gram) lip balm tubes or 12 lipsticks from a mold.
.4 oz. (11.3g) candelilla wax
.1 oz. (2.8g) ozokerite wax
.05 oz. (1.4g) lanolin alcohol
1 oz. (28.4g) castor oil
.7 oz. (19.8g) sweet almond oil
.5 oz. (14.2g) fractionated coconut oil
.5 oz. (14.2g) lanolin
.2 oz. (5.7g) vitamin E
.15 oz. (4.3g) shea butter
.2 to .4 oz. (5.7 to 11.3g) your choice color
grind
Preservative (manufacturer’s
recommendation)
1. Place a small cup or bowl on the scale, and push the tare
button to zero out the weight of the container. Weigh
each of the waxes, pushing the tare button each time to
zero out the weight of the container. Transfer each wax
to a small saucepan or microwavable container. Melt
them over low heat or in the microwave on half power
in 1-minute intervals.
2. Weigh your oils, lanolin, vitamin E, and butter. Add
them to the waxes, and slowly melt the butter.
3. Just before all the butter has melted, remove the
saucepan from heat, and stir the butter until it’s
completely melted. Be careful not to overheat the
waxes and oils for the lipsticks. Overheating will give
the lipstick a gritty feel.
4. Weigh your color grind and preservative, and add them
to the mixture. Stir until all the color is incorporated.
5. Pour mixture into mold or tubes. Remelt if necessary
until all your tubes or molds are full.
6. Let the lipstick harden in the refrigerator for 2 hours. If
you used lip balm tubes, cut the top of the lipstick at a
slant.
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Here’s how to load lipstick tubes from a
lipstick mold:
1. Separate the lipstick mold.
2. Roll the lipstick tube all the way up, place it over the
bottom end of the lipstick, and gently press the tube
down over the lipstick. You might want to gently loosen
the lipstick before you slide the tube over it.
3. Gently pull up. The lipstick will pull away from the mold
and load perfectly into the tube. Roll down the tube,
and place the cap on. Easy!
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I don’t like the smell or taste of the castor oil jelly, so I use lanolin in the recipes. Some people
use petroleum jelly in place of the lanolin. Or you can mix 50 percent of your choice of oil and 50
percent of your choice of wax. Melt the wax over low heat, add the oil, stir well, pour into a sterile
jar, and let completely cool.
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a few lipstick pointers
When making lipstick, you need to have either lanolin or castor oil jelly in your recipe for the
color to stick to your lips. You also need to have a tiny amount of oxide in all the grinds. If you
omit these, or if you don’t add enough, your lipstick won’t color your lips. If the lipstick is too hard,
it won’t leave color on your lips either. If you have too much color grind, the lipstick will be brittle
and might even crack. Your lipstick needs curing time—at least a few weeks. And as always, be
sure your area is clean and your lipstick tubes or lip balm tubes have been sterilized.
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