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When I make lip glosses, I always have people asking me “Is it hard to make? Do I need a million ingredients?” The answer is NO! Lip glosses are really easy to make and are used for many simple makeup routines. Come with me and let’s make a lip gloss worthy of YOUR makeup routine!
This lip gloss will not tint or color the lips due to the small amount of color being used. It will give shimmer and shine as we are using Castor Oil and Silver Mica. Collect needed items:
Recipe: (Makes 1 ounce or 28 grams. Fills approximately 14 lip brush pens.)
Recipe Note: Begin by weighing the Carnauba Wax and Castor Oil. After measuring the ingredients, microwave using short time bursts until the wax is melted. Add flavors. Now the color and mica can be added. I used the tip of a clean pipette and pulled it across the top of the color and then used that pipette to stir the mixture until the color was completely mixed in. I then used a new pipette and put the tip into the mica to scoop a small amount into the lip gloss. Using the pipette I used for the color, I stirred the mixture to decide if it needed more mica or not. Once you are satisfied with the color, fill the brushes while the mixture is still warm. Leave them standing upright until they have cooled. After the mixture has cooled, then you can put the tips and caps on. If the mixture gets into the small metal tube before it is completely cooled, the metal can cause the mixture to solidify over the opening and material will be difficult to advance into the brush. Color Note: Flavor Note: I hope you enjoy making this delightful lip gloss that is a perfect addition to your purse or makeup bag!
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 Finished lip gloss.  Carnauba Wax being weighed.  Added the Castor Oil to Carnauba Wax.  Adding the Ruby Color to the melted lip gloss.  Adding the Silver Mica.  Stirring in the Silver Mica.  Lip Brush Pens filled with cooling lip gloss. |
I know you said you’re adding qs for the amount of mica but then you talk about next time you would add more color to create a lip tint.I’d like to make a nice pink and also an more coral (2 separate batches) of lip gloss and have it leave some color on the lips, about how much mica color would i use if I go by this recipe you have listed above but split in half to try 2 different colors & have it be a bit of a tint left on lips?
Thank you!
The Silver Mica I used won’t add any color other than a silver shimmer on the lips. For this batch, I would recommend using a 0.15 cc scoop of Silver Mica for the whole batch. If you used much more, the mica will give the lip gloss a grainy texture on the lips.
Then you can divide the batch and color each batch to your desired color with the Oil Soluble Lip Colors. For a nice pink color, I would use Ruby and White with a small touch of Coral. Maybe start with 4 parts Ruby, 2 parts White and 1 part Coral. For a more coral color, I would use Coral with a little Ruby. Start with 3 parts Coral, 1 part Ruby.
You will add more color than I did. Enough that you might worry you have added too much. (You haven’t!) Tints require a fair amount of color and lip sticks require a large amount!
I hope this helps!
Hi Andee!
Thanks for your reply. I would like to just use mica for the color because that is what I have a ton of for color. If I want to double or even quadruple this recipe, should I just multiply all by 2 or 4 etc? Also how many grams of safe lip flavor would add for 1,2,3 and 4 oz batches? I have a hard time with percentages for some reason! Do you have an actual formula to help my brain for lip flavors, also for adding stevia for sweetner? Thanks!
You can multiply this recipe easily. Doubling or tripling is as easy as multiplying the amount of each item in the weight column by two or three.
For percentages it is easy as well. If you desire 450 grams of mixture to be made then you use the percentages.
Castor Oil would be 450 total finished weight * 95% = 427.5 grams.
Carnauba Wax 450 total finished weight * 1% = 4.5 grams.
Natural Vanilla Oil would be 450 total finished weight * 3% = 13.5 grams.
Percent is not something to be afraid of. After you work through a few recipes like this you will find it is as easy as putting on socks.
Thank you!!!! 🙂
A label size would be helpful for the finished lip brushes?! Great stuff!! Love the color!!
I have seen a variety of sizes of labels. I generally sit with tape, paper and scissors along with my containers. I cut then tape different sizes of paper to my containers until I like the visual size. From there I generally write up a handwritten view of a label and tape it back on. If all is good, then I measure my paper and head to the computer.
Cheers!
Tina