DIY Natural Lip Sunscreen
This smooth and creamy lip sunscreen helps protect lips from UV damage.
Servings: 1.7 ounces
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ tsp beeswax pellets
- 1 TBSP shea butter
- 1 and ½ tsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp red raspberry seed oil
- 2 tsp zinc oxide
- 10 drops essential oils (optional, do NOT use phototoxic oils)
- ⅛ tsp iron oxide (optional)
- ⅛ tsp mica powder of choice (or less, optional)
Instructions
- Add the beeswax, shea butter, and avocado oil to the top of the double boiler or glass bowl. Stir occasionally until melted.
- Turn off the heat and add the raspberry seed oil and essential oils.
- Whisk in the powders: zinc oxide, iron oxide, and mica.
- Remove from heat and stir occasionally as it cools. The powders will want to sink to the bottom so they’ll need to stay mixed in.
- Once the lip sunscreen is mostly cooled, but still soft enough to pour, pour the mixture into your containers.
Notes
The iron oxide adds a pink color and the mica adds a little sparkle. You can use both or neither, but it will have a white cast without any iron oxide.