Need a fresh new look for Valentine’s Day or a crafty diy gift idea? Give your lips an extra bit of pizazz with a natural diy recipe for crafting your own handmade red lip tint!
The natural color of this homemade lip stain comes from organic beet root powder. While it comes out looking like a deep burgundy or rust red in the pot, it’s actually a gorgeous shade of red on your lips! It’s perfect for your own Valentine’s Day look or for gifting to your favorite beauty fan as a homemade Valentine’s Day gift.
DIY Handmade Organic Vegan “My Bloody Valentine” Lip Tint
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon Illipe Butter
4 teaspoons Organic Carnauba Wax
2 Tablespoons Organic Fair Trade Avocado Oil
1 Tablespoon Organic Sweet Almond Oil
30-60 drops of Essential Oil
5 drops of Vitamin E Oil
2 teaspoons Organic Beet Root Powder
Supplies:
Spoon
Large Glass Pyrex Measuring Cup
6 – 1/4 oz. plastic jars with lids or 10 – .15 oz. lip balm tubes
Instructions:
Begin by measuring out the carnauba wax and illipe butter using a teaspoon and tablespoon measurement. The wax comes in flakes so it should be ready to measure immediately. As the illipe butter is solid at room temp, you will want to grate it in order to measure it. Next, place four teaspoons of carnauba wax in a glass measuring cup and melt in 1 minute increments on reduced power in the microwave. When the wax is melted about half way, add one Tablespoon of the illipe butter and continuing melting. (Alternately you can also use a double boiler on the stove.)
Once the wax and butter have melted fully, measure out the avocado oil and sweet almond oil and pour into the mixture. Stir well. If necessary, place back in the microwave for an additional 30 seconds or so to re-melt if the mixture starts to solidify when you add the liquid oils. Then using a glass dropper or pipette, measure out and add the essential of your choice – I actually used 3 parts organic lime peel essential oil and 1 part chocolate flavor oil for mine – and mix well.
The final step in creating your lip tint is to add the red beet root powder. You will need to mix this really, really well otherwise you will have clumps of beet powder throughout your lip stain. Once mixed, pour into your choice of lip balm pots or using a glass dropper to fill lip balm tubes. Cap and allow to cool completely. Then use and enjoy!
For more diy bath and beauty gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, be sure to check out my other Homemade Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas on Soap Deli News, my DIY Valentine’s Day Gift Board and my DIY Bath and Body Board on Pinterest.
I’ve seen this project on Pinterest! Looks like a must try~
That’s really cool-where do you find all the ingredients at? Do you get them online or at a health foods store?
I bought the ingredients for this particular project from Mountain Rose Herbs. There are links within the article. But you could also try a natural foods co-op.
Great recipe for lip gloss. Thanks for linking to Talkin’ About Thursday – http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party4/
DeDe@DesignedDecor