Do You Know You Can Make Your Homemade Lipstick?Here's How To Do It.

Making your own lipstick is a way to use a cosmetic product that has only the ingredients that you like. Homemade lipstick is easy, quick and inexpensive to make. Following these directions you can make your own lipstick using common ingredients and kitchen utensils. As an added benefit, these ingredients are all-natural, vegan and good for your skin.

Here's how to do it.

Place 1 teaspoon candle wax in a small microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave for 10 seconds at a time until fully melted.

Stir in 1/4 teaspoon castor oil, one drop grapeseed oil, one drop vitamin E and one drop essential oil. Examples of good essential oils are lavender and tea tree oil. Stir until smooth. Mixture should be thick enough to coat a spoon. Add more candellila wax if the mixture is too thin. Add more castor oil if the mixture is too thick.

Stir in juice from fruit, adding one drop at a time until mixture is desired color. Examples of good fruits to use  cherry. Stir until smooth. Add more candellila wax if needed to maintain desired consistency.

Pour mixture into a lip gloss container or lipstick mold and let harden for 2 hours.

Test lipstick firmness. If it is too soft, remove from container and add more heated candellila wax. Stir until smooth and pour back into lipgloss container or lipstick mold.