How to Make Your Own Lipstick

Lipsticks, being an indispensable component of every woman's makeup, is something that she spends on, regularly. It is considered to be a 'feel good' cosmetic item and most of us just cannot leave our homes, without having some lipstick on. A good way to save on some of the money that we blindly spend on buying our favorite shades of lipstick, is to make them on our own. Homemade lipsticks are easy to make and require only simple lipstick ingredients, that are easily available and are also inexpensive. Making your own lipstick is fun, quick, easy and cost effective, and you also get to choose the ingredients and color, that you would like in your lipstick. You can also make rare lipstick shades, with a flavor that may not be available commercially. Now, if you're wondering how to make lipstick, here are some simple 'make your own lipstick' recipes.

How to Make Lipstick at Home
Here are some simple recipes to make homemade sheer lipstick, organic lipstick and matte lipstick.

Materials Required

• Lipstick tube or a container with a firm lid.
• Grater.
• Small containers or a microwave safe dish.
• Double boiler (optional).

Sheer Lipstick

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon beeswax or canuba wax.
• ½ tablespoon wheatgerm oil or grapeseed oil.
• ½ tablespoon castor oil or vitamin E oil.

Color Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.
• 4 teaspoon mica.

Directions
Grate the beeswax or canuba wax and melt it using a double boiler, or by placing the grated wax in a microwave for around three minutes. When the wax has melted fully, add the wheatgerm oil or grapeseed oil to it, along with the castor oil. Mix well and add the color ingredients to this mixture. Heat the mixture until it begins to thicken, then pour it into the lipstick tube or container, and allow it to cool.

Organic Lipstick

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon organic dried alkanet root.
• 1 tablespoon organic beeswax.
• 3/8 cup organic extra virgin olive oil.
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil.
• 9 Drops rose essential oil.
• You will also need a piece of muslin cloth.

Directions
Grate the beeswax and melt it using a double boiler or microwave. Heat the jojoba oil and the extra virgin olive oil, for around ten minutes. Remove the oils from heat and add the alkanet root to it. Let the alkanet root infuse with the oils for a few minutes, so that the color starts mixing well with the oils. Place a piece of muslin cloth over a container and pour the mixture through it to squeeze out the entire mixture. Then, pour the strained mixture into the double boiler and add the melted beeswax to it, heating it slightly so that it mixes well. Remove the mixture from heat and let it cool, and then add the nine drops of rose essential oil to it and stir well. Pour the mixture into lip pots or lip tubes and let it cool further.

Matte Lipstick

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon beeswax.
• 1 teaspoon candelilla wax.
• ½ tablespoon wheatgerm oil.
• ½ tablespoon castor oil.
• ½ tablespoon jojoba oil.

Color Ingredients

• 8 teaspoons mica.
• 1 teaspoon titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.

Directions
Melt the grated beeswax and candelilla wax, together in a double boiler, and add jojoba oil and castor oil to it, once it has melted fully. In a separate bowl, add mica and titanium dioxide or zinc oxide to the wheatgerm oil and mix well, eliminating all lumps. Add this mixture to the mixture in the double boiler, and let the components infuse thoroughly. Once it begins to cool and thicken, pour it into the lipstick tubes.

These lipstick recipes will enable you to make glossy, long lasting and moisturizing lipsticks that are natural and safe for use. You can also try making different colored lipsticks using the same recipe and natural food colorants. So go ahead, try one of the above mentioned lipstick recipe, and enjoy your homemade lipstick!