Monday 19 March 2012

DIY Lip Balm Tutorial

DIY lip balm gloss tutorial

This is a tutorial on how to make your own lip balm / lip gloss with general household items. I wish I had thought of this earlier, now I always have some of these lying around the house and in my hand bags. My children even take these to school with them for the days when they have dry lips. I have even bought the small circular pocket size Vaseline tins and added the powder and flavouring straight to the tin. I have also used food colouring instead of eyeshadow - but sometimes this can leave staining so I much prefer the eyeshadow technique.

Some people don't understand the difference between the lip balm and gloss.  My interpretation is that lip gloss normally leaves a colour or shine and I guess lip balm is the one which helps protect your lips from chapping. Because I am using petroleum jelly, you could say this is a lip gloss and a lip balm! Below is a tutorial for the standard way I make this lip balm:

Requirements:
  • Petroleum jelly / Vaseline
  • Eyeshadow powder
  • Vanilla flavouring
  • Small container
  • Toothpick (used for scraping and mixing)


lip balm gloss tutorial

Step 1: Make sure you have all the items listed above. (Toothpicks are the easiest but any similar instrument will do)
Step 2: Place some petroleum jelly into your container (I used an empty lip balm container)
Step 3: Scrape some eyeshadow into the petroleum jelly and mix in spreading the colour evenly.
Step 4: Add in the vanilla flavouring (I have also used strawberry flavouring - whatever you prefer really)
Step 5: You now have your finished lip gloss!
Step 6: (Optional )- You can place plastic containers into the microwave until it liquidises and then leave it to set - this makes it have a smooth top finish - I only do this if it is a gift so it looks nicer!

My 9 year old daughter loves making these for her friends as little gifts - they are really very easy to make.

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21 comments:

  1. This is a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. That is a great idea. Boys might like it too without the color added.

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  3. Fabulous! New linky friends follower from the Things that make you say Mmm...hop. I co-host the Creative Corner Hop every Monday. Feel free to stop by and link up. It will be open all week.

    Sandy
    Cherished Handmade Treasures

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  4. good idea!!
    Thanks for sharing Karima, its easy & useful :)

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  5. Great idea! I think lip gloss dries out my lips but this would add color and keep my lips moist :)

    Christine @ Projectsaroundthehouse.blogspot.com

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  6. Thank you for your lovely comments. These are really easy to make and you can add any kind of flavour, my daughter prefers adding strawberry flavour, but I like vanilla.

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  7. I didn't know this was so easy to make! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday :)

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  8. Thanks so much for sharing at the Creative Corner Hop.

    The Things We Find Pinteresting Thursday" is up and running if you would like to link up your favorite pins.

    Sandy
    Cherished Handmade Treasures

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  9. Very fun idea! Thanks for coming back each week & linking up. Have a great week!

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  10. Thanks for stopping by my site! Love that you are tinting your lip balm-very creative. PS-I'm your newest linky follower!
    Rebekah @ www.potholesandpantyhose.com

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  11. cute! where do you buy your flavors? (And I assume you are VERY careful about the eye shadows you pick - some makeups have heavy metals in them that should NOT be ingested)

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  12. Cute and very doable..:) Is eye shadow powder okey just in case if it happens to be inside mouth? Can we make it without eyeshadow powder?

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  13. Thank you for your comments. Most people on the internet seem to use eyeshadow, the only other colouring I have used was a food colouring, but it was just the fact it was messy but I guess you could try that option Nishana.

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  14. This is a lovely idea. I've got some little pink pots hanging around and now I now what I can do with them : D

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    1. My 10 year old daughter often makes these - especially in the winter time!

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  15. You are a genius! Hehe. Can't wait to try these out :) xo

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  16. I was thinking if you could use plain lip balm instead of the vaseline?

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  17. What can I use instead of strawberry and or vanilla flavoring???

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    1. You could use any flavouring you like! I use vanilla as I prefer the taste!

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