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Natural Shimmer Lipstick Recipe
This homemade natural shimmer lipstick recipe combines beeswax, essential oils, coconut oil, and shea butter or cocoa butter with mica powder.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cooling Time
1
hour
hr
Author:
Katie Wells
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.