How to Make Flavored Lip Gloss Yourself

Purchasing tubes and tins of flavored lip gloss can be expensive. It can cost less to make your own, plus it’s easy and fun to do. This is a fun project for a girl’s birthday party. You can alter this recipe to make the lip gloss the color and flavor that you desire.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 cup petroleum jelly
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Microwave-safe bowl
• Flavoring, such as Kool-Aid or vanilla
• Container

Instructions

1. Mix the petroleum jelly and vegetable oil in a microwave-safe bowl.

2. Microwave your mixture for 45 seconds. Be careful not to overcook your lip gloss. Less is more.

3. Add your flavor or color. You can add small amounts of Kool-Aid, a dab of vanilla extract, or whatever you find that is edible in the flavor you desire. Mix it all up together. Be careful how much you use. You don't want the taste to be overpowering. Vanilla extract is very potent, so just a dab will work.

4. Put your lip gloss into a container. You can find small tin containers at dollar stores or department stores. You can even use an old lip gloss container after you've washed it out.

5. Put the containers in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before using.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add edible glitter that is available for cake decorating to your lip gloss.

• You can get creative and make vanilla flavored lip gloss and add some red food coloring.

• Make sure if you use Kool-Aid that it’s the powder kind with the sugar already in it. Don't get the unsweetened because it will taste very bitter.

References

• All Free Crafts: Homemade Vaseline Lip Balm