How to Make Your Own Liquid Lip Gloss

A cosmetic product, liquid lip glosses are a must in every woman's handbag. A lip gloss is unlike a lip balm as well as a lipstick. The gloss in a liquid lip gloss is used to create a fuller and a poutier look. Lip glosses give a lustrous shine, with very little effort. It is basically a soft liquid, with fine spread quality, that comes in frosty, metallic, and mostly clear, translucent sheers. For all those who are wondering, how to make liquid lip gloss at home, try out the following homemade lip gloss recipes.

Raspberry Liquid Lip Gloss

Ingredients

• raspberry blitz flavor oil, 2 tsps
• sweet almond oil, 4 ounces
• white beeswax granules, ½ ounce
• liquid sweetener, 1 tsp
• sparkle crimson mica, 1 tsp

Directions

On a low flame, melt the beeswax in a double boiler. Once the beeswax has melted completely, take it off the flame (ensure that there are no unmelted lumps or granules), add sweet almond oil, raspberry flavor oil, sweetener and sparkle mica, and stir until all ingredients have blended well. Pour the liquid gloss consistency into a tall slender container. Your homemade lip gloss is ready for use!

Colored Lip Gloss

Ingredients

• petroleum jelly, 1 tbsp
• colored lipstick, 1 inch scoop
• vanilla essence, 3 drops
• zip pouch, 1
• eye glitter, a pinch

Directions

In the zip pouch, put the colored lipstick piece, petroleum jelly, eye glitter, and vanilla essence. Remove all air from the bag, and zip to seal it. Using your fingers, gently squish, and blend the jelly and the color together, until well blended and uniformly colored. Make a small incision in the zip pouch, and squeeze out the gloss into a small container.

Apple Flavored Lip Gloss

Ingredients

• natural apple essence oil, 3 ml
• sweet almond oil, 3 ounces
• liquid vegetable glycerin, 1.5 ounces
• vitamin E oil, 10 drops

Directions

In a small glass bowl, mix apple essence oil with almond oil and vitamin E oil. Gently stir in liquid glycerin and blend well. Pour the the liquid gloss in a slender glass container and seal it.

Honey and Cranberry Smacker

Ingredients

• fresh cranberries, 10
• honey, 1 tsp
• sweet almond oil, 1 tbsp
• vitamin E oil, 1 drop

Directions

Mix all the above ingredients in microwave bowl, and heat until it starts to boil. Remove from the microwave, and using a spatula, gently crush the cranberries against the sides of the bowl. Let the cranberry mix cool down completely. The mix should be strained through a fine sieve, so that all the fruit pieces are removed. Pour the strained liquid in a glass container.

Clear Liquid Gloss

Ingredients

• sweet almond Oil, 2 ounces
• clear cosmetic grade liquid oil based color, ½ ml
• liquid sweetener, 2 ml
• candelilla wax, 1/8 tsp

Directions

In a glass bowl, microwave the candelilla wax, until liquid. Add all other ingredients, and blend well. Pour the liquid in a glass container.

If one is short of time, use pure petroleum jelly, with a lipstick shade mixed in it. Using just a few ingredients to make lip gloss, one can save time and money. Liquid gloss does not only add luster to your lips, it also protects them from drying. One can wear the cosmetic alone or as a top-on for lipstick, to get that extra shine. So, now that you know how to make liquid lip gloss, shine those lips ladies!