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How to Make Your Own Natural Lipstick with custom color and scent
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Natural Shimmer Lipstick Recipe

Katie WellsDec 19, 2014Updated: Jul 30, 2019
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Tis the season for making homemade gifts, at least at our house!

A few days ago, I had a mom’s night out at my house and we made all kinds of homemade gifts like lotion bars, vapor rub lotion bars (recipe soon!) and homemade lipstick.

Natural Lipstick Recipe with essential oils and natural colorsThe lipstick was the biggest hit and it was so much fun to create our own customized flavors, scents and colors with natural ingredients like (click on the link to see the exact brand I used):

  • Coconut oil
  • Shea Butter
  • Cocoa Butter
  • Beeswax
  • Mica Powders: Red, Bronze, Rose and Pearl
  • Essential Oils

We made dozens of tubes of lipstick for pennies each and they will be great gifts and stocking stuffers this year. I’m also packaging up some ingredients to give as DIY lip balm and lipstick kits to friends and family.

Homemade Lipstick Recipe

Some natural products can take time to get used to, like natural shampoo and it can be tough to find the right mixture for your hair, but homemade lipstick is completely customizable and works better than the store bought right away.

You can make them in plastic lipstick tubes or little glass lip balm containers. If you want to keep it simple, little glass jars also work. Here’s how to make it:

How to Make Your Own Natural Lipstick with custom color and scent

Natural Shimmer Lipstick Recipe

Katie Wells
This homemade natural shimmer lipstick recipe combines beeswax, essential oils, coconut oil, and shea butter or cocoa butter with mica powder.
3.27 from 19 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cooling Time 1 hr

Equipment

  • Plastic lipstick tubes or little plastic lip balm containers, or a small glass jar

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TBSP coconut oil
  • 2 TBSP shea butter (or cocoa butter)
  • 3 TBSP beeswax pellets
  • 10 drops essential oil of choice
  • ½ tsp mica powder of choice (or more)

Instructions
 

  • In a double boiler, melt the coconut oil, shea or cocoa butter, and beeswax.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in the mica powder and essential oils of choice.
  • Dip a small amount onto the end of a spoon and let it harden for a few seconds.
  • Test the mixture on the spoon for the desired color and scent with your finger or on the skin of your wrist to make sure you like it.
  • Add more mica powder or essential oil if needed.
  • Use a pipette or glass dropper to quickly transfer the mixture to the lip gloss containers or whatever container you are using.
  • Let cool for 1 hour. Cap and use as needed.

Notes

If your mixture starts to solidify while you are working, you can reheat it slightly to liquify it again.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (97 Comments)

  1. jill

    December 20, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    I made some chap stick from your old recipe, but I think it’s growing mold!? How can I make sure that doesn’t happen?

    Reply
  2. christie

    December 20, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    What gives the color??

    Reply
    • Mary

      December 31, 2014 at 8:40 AM

      The Mica powder

      Reply
    • Bree

      August 26, 2016 at 5:02 PM

      The mica powder in this recipe gives off the color. But you can substitute with food coloring, beet powder, and even beet juice. You can even make your own food coloring using stuff like berries, red cabbage, all sorts of stuff. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Danielle

    December 20, 2014 at 1:48 AM

    Amazon won’t ship either the colour or the tubes to Australia. The tubes I can find on ebay, but was wondering if there is another colouring you recommend. Can I use a mineral eyeshadow or blush?

    Thanks
    Danielle

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      December 22, 2014 at 5:20 PM

      You could certainly try it, although I have not.

      Reply
    • Katherine

      December 29, 2014 at 11:19 AM

      Danielle – there are some Australian companies that carry these items – aussiesoapsupplies.com.au & newdirections.com.au

      Reply
  4. Jessica

    December 20, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    Hi there! I have been making my own chapstick, lotion, deodorant, laundry detergent and counter spray for about 2 years now. Tomorrow, I am having a girls day with a cousin who I think would benefit from some of the cool things I make. We will try your lotion and vapor rub. I have already started your ginger bug recipe and already have tiny bubbles after 3 days of feeding. Thanks for your recipes and time, you have quickly become a go-to website when I’m looking for something new.
    P.s. made the burlap garland with my 9-yr old and it looks great! Can’t wait to try your lipstick ????

    Reply
    • Jessica

      December 20, 2014 at 12:24 AM

      Lol, those were not supposed to be question marks. I was going for a smiley face. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Briana

    December 20, 2014 at 12:19 AM

    How long will this last and do I have to refrigerate it?

    Reply
  6. eyah

    December 19, 2014 at 11:41 PM

    is this recipe safe to use on kids? i am looking for a better alternative than store-bought lipstick for my 8-year old & 5-year old when they have stage performances and need to wear lipstick.

    thanks for all your recipes! we love your lotion!

    Reply
    • Tiffany

      November 7, 2015 at 6:54 PM

      You might enjoy the crayon version. I know that one is safe and your kids will love making it. It’s just coconut oil and crayons. It works great.

      Reply
      • Bree

        August 26, 2016 at 4:58 PM

        I’m afraid that the crayons are filled with chemicals, though… And it’s also particularly dangerous if ingested. This recipe if perfectly fine for the kids as long as they aren’t allergic to any of the ingredients. But just to be safe, I’d leave out any essential oils.

        Reply
  7. Rachel

    December 19, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    Does this work better than your homemade lipstick recipe https://wellnessmama.com/5830/homemade-lipstick/ I attempted that one a couple of times using beet root powder and cocoa powder and while the stick itself had color, no color transferred to my lips and the beet root powder’s individual particles were visible rather than blended into a smooth lipstick. Does the mica powder in this recipe work better?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      December 22, 2014 at 5:29 PM

      Hm… I haven’t had the difficulty that you are describing in the first place, so it is hard to say. I’d say in comparison that it is mostly just more of a shimmery or pearly look than the lipstick.

      Reply
      • Carly

        January 6, 2015 at 4:24 PM

        I am actually having the same problem with THIS recipe; the color looks gorgeous in the stick but doesn’t transfer to my lips. It looks more like a lightly tinted lip balm. I used a good deal of mica powder. Am I messing up the other ratios or something? I followed the recipe… Any tips? I really want this to work because I love the idea! 🙂

        Reply
        • Shay

          November 14, 2015 at 5:56 AM

          I just made lipstick and it took 4 teaspoons of colorant. I used burgundy oxide. Came out perfectly. It takes A LOT OF COLORANT.

          Reply
      • Marina

        April 15, 2015 at 11:44 PM

        I’m having the same issue. I’ve used the other recipe where you use beet powder and as I wanted to get red color, beetroot powder didn’t dissolve at all. When it hardened and I tried it on my lips I could see the beetroot powder particles 🙁

        Reply
        • Laves Goh

          May 9, 2015 at 11:44 AM

          I suggest using Beetroot Crystals in place of powder. Whenever I dissolve them in my Beverages, the stain stay on my lips when I drink them.

          Reply
    • Nadia

      July 15, 2015 at 2:11 PM

      I had the same issue the first time I made the beet root powder chapsticks, but the second time I added a bit of bentonite clay and ground the beet root powder with my mortar and pestle into an even finer powder. Now I have a lip balm that gives me a nice wash of color on my lips. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jennifer

    December 19, 2014 at 5:46 PM

    I can’t wait to try this. Can I use mango butter in place of the shea or cocoa butter? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      December 20, 2014 at 12:43 AM

      You could try it… Mango butter has a reasonably similar consistency.

      Reply
    • Gaye

      January 2, 2018 at 3:14 PM

      I like peppermint and cinnamon also!

      Reply
  9. Carolyn

    December 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM

    I’m looking forward to giving this a try! I do have one question about the safety of powdered mica. I have heard that it could potentially be dangerous to work with mica due to the risks of inhalation. I’m wondering if there is any advice you have for protection or if this is even a concern when working in small quantities?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      December 22, 2014 at 6:03 PM

      If it concerns you, I suggest maybe using a mask.

      Reply
    • Janette Norman

      December 7, 2015 at 9:36 AM

      It’s also made in China, so I don’t really feel like it’s a safe ingredient. I wish I had realized that before I ordered it.

      Reply
  10. Valerie

    December 19, 2014 at 3:02 PM

    What essential oils do you recommend for these?

    Reply
    • sophia

      March 11, 2016 at 7:07 AM

      Coconut oil or she a butter or vigil olive oil

      Reply
      • Rose

        March 11, 2016 at 2:51 PM

        Those aren’t essential oils. They are just oils/butters.

        Reply
    • Susan R

      March 11, 2016 at 10:11 AM

      I liked what I chose for mine: tangerine or orange

      Reply
    • Bree

      August 26, 2016 at 4:54 PM

      Peppermint is awesome for this… I also like spearmint and cinnamon. Orange is pretty good, also.

      Reply
      • Gaye

        January 2, 2018 at 3:13 PM

        I like peppermint and cinnamon also!

        Reply
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