How to Make Lip Gloss Into Chapstick

Moisturize your lips with homemade lip balm.

Eco-warriors who have been reading food labels are now reading cosmetic labels. According to The Independent newspaper, many people are reassessing what they are putting on their skin in the same way they are interested in greener living with organic foods. They want beauty products that are natural and sustainable. Make a lip gloss with a color or fragrance you like into a natural lip balm. Heat together a few natural ingredients with the lip gloss and pour it into an used lip balm container.

Things You'll Need

• Lip gloss
• Toothpick
• Small pan
• 1 tbsp. beeswax
• 1 tbsp. shea butter
• Medicine dropper
• Lip balm container with cap

Instructions

1. Scrap out the contents of your lip gloss into a small pan using a toothpick. The lip gloss will lend the homemade lip balm its fragrance and tint. Also, most lip glosses are very wet and it will give your lip balm recipe its moisture.

2. Add 1 tbsp. beeswax to the mixture. Beeswax helps keep the moisture from the lip balm on your lips.

3. Add 1 tbsp. shea butter to the pan and warm it at medium heat on the stove. Shea butter is a natural moisturizer. Stir the mixture until it is all melted and combined.

4. Transfer the homemade mixture into an old lip balm container with a medicine dropper. Be sure it is cleaned out before you add the new lip balm.

5. Cool the homemade lip balm in room temperature. It should become solid and then cap it to cover.

Tips & Warnings

• If you need to cool it completely, place the homemade lip balm in the refrigerator.

• Experiment with using other natural ingredients, such as coconut oil.

• Place leftover lip balm into ice cube trays or small used cosmetic containers.

• Use caution with the hot lip balm.

References

• "The Independent"; My DIY Beauty Brand: Home-Made Cosmetics; Rebecca Armstrong; March 2008
• Passionate Homemaking: Homemade Natural Chapstick

Resources

• "The Ultimate Natural Beauty Book"; Josephine Fairley, 2004