Eco Friendly Make Up: Lipstick and Lip Balm

Eco Friendly Make Up: Lipstick and Lip Balm are Safe!

Lipstick and lip balm are relatively expensive – and they may be harmful to your health.

Find out here what the problem is with commercial lipsticks, how to solve the problem, and how to easily make your own eco friendly lipstick and lip balm.

This is Part 3 in a series – part 1 listed a few things you need to know about eco friendly make up before you start. Part 2 shows you how to easily make eco friendly eye shadow and mascara.

What’s the Problem with Lipstick?

Lead is a heavy metal that is toxic to the body.  For safety reasons, lead has been eliminated from paint and water – but lead is still used in some of the dyes that give lipstick its colour.

Cadmium (a known carcinogen) is another heavy metal that has been found in an alarming number of lipstick products.

Lead and cadmium in lipstick are particularly concerning because lipstick is often ingested directly into the body throughout the day.

If you wear – and re-apply – lipstick frequently, you are probably exposed to non-safe levels of toxins.

Not all commercial lipsticks contain lead, but many do, so play safe and make your own eco friendly make up lipstick. Again, it’s easy.

Recipe for Eco Friendly Make Up: Lipstick

This is really very quick and easy to make. Have a clean container ready before you start.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp beeswax pastilles
• 1 tsp shea butter or cocoa butter
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 drop essential oil of your choice
• Colour if you wish (optional) – 1/8 tsp beetroot powder for red, or ¼ tsp cocoa powder for brown.

1. Use a double boiler to melt the beeswax, butter and oil.
2. When it’s all melted, remove it from the heat.
3. Add the colour if you wish and stir until smooth.
4. Add the essential oil and stir to mix.
5. That’s it! Pour it into your container and let it set.

Tip: don’t fill the container to the top as the mixture will expand a little.

The great thing about this simple lipstick is that you’ll get a lovely nude shade without the colour, but if you want colour, you can add as much or as little as you want! Start off with a tiny amount of colour, and add more until you get the exact shade you want.  (You can also add food colour to your lipstick if you wish, just check its ingredients for safety).

Eco Friendly Make Up: Lip Balm Recipe

Lip balm helps to prevent chapped lips by hydrating them. It’s easy to make at home, and you’re sure of the quality of all the ingredients.

After all, you put it on your lips – you’re going to end up swallowing some of it.

You can use good quality virgin olive oil or coconut oil and just apply to your lips – they make incredibly simple lip balms.

If you prefer to make your own, here’s a good recipe:

Make sure you have a spotlessly clean container ready for your eco friendly lip balm before you start to make it.

• 1 tbsp beeswax
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• ½ tsp honey
• 2 vitamin E capsules
• 3 drops of an essential oil of your choice.

1. Use a double boiler to melt the beeswax.
2. Add the coconut oil and honey and stir.
3. When the mixture is fully melted, add the vitamin E and stir again.
4. Add the essential oil and stir again.
5. Remove from the heat and pour into your container.

Recipe for Eco Friendly Make Up: Lip Gloss

Apply lip gloss only to your bottom lip, then rub your lips together.   This will make sure you have just the right amount of gloss on each lip.

• 2 tbsp almond oil
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp beeswax
• 1 tbsp olive oil

• Essential oils (optional) 2 drops each of eucalyptus, peppermint and orange oil (or your choice).
• Beetroot powder (optional for colour – omit if you want clear / nude gloss).

1. Using a double boiler, melt the almond, coconut and olive oils as well as the beeswax.
2. When everything is melted, add the essential oils (if using) and stir again.
3. Add beetroot powder if using – start with a tiny amount and add more until you have the colour you want.
4. Remove from the heat and pour into a spotlessly clean container.

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