Golden Lip Healing Balm
1 tablespoon organic soy wax flakes
1 scoop of coconut butter with a tablespoon
3 drops vanilla extract
1 drop chamomile essential oil
1 drop rose essential oil
1 pinch shimmery pink mineral blush
1 pinch pure golden mineral glimmer
Yield:
4 ouncesI find that beeswax-based lip balms go stiff and dry on my lips faster than those based on other
waxes. If formulated incorrectly, when too little beeswax is melted with too much oil, the wax can
leave an unpleasant ridge along the lip contour. For this reason, I like to experiment with other
waxes, like soy and jojoba, for my lip balms.
- Place the soy wax and coconut butter in a metal tin from a cuticle butter or lip balm. Place it
in a small enameled pan half-filled with water and double-boil until the wax mixture melts. Do
not let mixture boil! - Carefully remove the tin and allow the mixture to cool slightly. Add essential oils and extracts
and carefully swirl with a wooden toothpick. - Carefully spoon in the mineral pigments, adding each color one at a time to allow colorful
waves of color to form. - Blend well and let the balm cool completely before using.
When combining colors of mineral pigments, be brave! Don’t hesitate to mix two or more shades of
bright pink, mauve, or bright metallics. When you combine them in a single tin of a lip balm, you can
create endless variations of natural-looking shades. If you come up with a particularly interesting
color combination, you can make a larger batch of the balm and store it in a half-ounce glass jar, such
as a container your eye cream might come in. Many online companies sell inexpensive, small lidded
glass jars for lip balm use.
Basics of Green Lip Colors
Ten years ago, lip coloring was taken rather seriously. You had to use a lip liner, fill it with
matching color, blot the lips, and reapply the lipstick. There were tips to make thin lips look fuller or
pouty lips appear more modest. There was much emphasis on “correcting flaws” instead of
appreciating your unique beauty and highlighting your individual features.
No matter how flattering, invigorating, and chic a red lipstick looks on any complexion, there’s a
reason why I won’t be wearing any: I don’t want my brain to hibernate anytime soon. Many