How To Make Lip Gloss With Coconut Oil

Grab some coconut oil, a bit of castor oil for lovely glossy lips, a dash of nourishing Shea Butter, and a drop or two of Vitamin E and we can start creating. Add a few drops of essential oil to help keep your lips in tip-top health. Coconut oil hydrates and moisturizes your skin,  penetrating deeply to provide a protective barrier. It soothes dry, cracked, and chapped lips soothing winter soreness. What are you waiting for? Grab your bits and pieces and let's go and explore how to make lip gloss with coconut oil!

Learn How To Make Lip Gloss With Coconut Oil With Me

Ok, so let’s begin with your creative decisions.

1. 1. What type of lip gloss with coconut oil do you want? Do you want an oily slick of gloss or do you want a thick unctuous gloss to rival commercial lip glosses? Your answer to this denotes the process and recipe that you will need to follow to achieve your desired lip gloss finish.
   2. Do you want a clear lip gloss with coconut oil or do you want to add colorants to achieve the perfect lip plumping shade? Do you want some shimmer and sparkle as well as color?
   3. Is it important for your lip balm to be fragrant with essential oils? You cannot use fragrance oils in your lip glosses, as they are not lip-safe. Therefore, you are mostly limited to essential oils for fragrance possibilities.
   4. What about flavor? Is it important for your lip gloss to be flavored? Remember, some essential oils offer both flavor and fragrance, but avoid the cold-pressed citrus oils like Sweet Orange and Lemon that are phototoxic. Green Mandarin is a great alternative and works beautifully with Ginger and Cardamom.

The recipe I have here for you today is inspired by a recipe formulated by Jessicka Nebesni from MRH but I have added a few twists and turns and will show you how you can tailor it and make it your own.

Why Make Lip Gloss With Coconut Oil?

Effective Moisturization and Deep Penetration

Coconut oil is packed with these medium-chain triglycerides. (MCT’s) These fatty acids penetrate the lower skin layers but also leave a protective barrier to seal in hydration 

from inclement weather, environmental pollutants, and general daily dirt and grime.

Generously rich in antioxidants that combat oxidative stress, coconut oil battles signs of premature aging. Using Coconut oil regularly may also help to reduce the appearance of fine lines. 

Coconut oil leaves your lips looking firm, plump, and youthful and feeling like a million dollars. 

Anti-Inflammatory, Pain Relieving and Healing Constituents 

Coconut oil is a natural alternative for soothing sore, dry, and irritated skin. It promotes healthy skin healing and nourishes cracked and chapped lips. Coconut restores healthy-looking skin and gives your lips a smoother appearance. 

If you are out in harsh or inclement weather, in drying artificially heated environments or you are just biting your lips a little too much, then reach for the Coconut oil. You will soon start to understand how useful it is around home and when it comes to learning how to make lip gloss with coconut oil.

Vegan

Coconut oil is a wonderfully versatile option for lip care, and your overall skin care at large. A vegan product, it is available in a variety of oil types. 

Cold pressed Extra Virgin Coconut Oil ( solid at room temperature) is great for making lip balms. It adds firmness and structure.

Fractionated Coconut and MCT Coconut oil are not solid at room temperature and remain fluid. These are better suited to when you make a lip gloss with coconut oil.

Search for organic coconut products for your lip care products where possible. 

Any Downsides?

CocoNUT is a nut oil, if you are allergic or sensitive to nuts, you need to avoid using this oil. In some cases, people can find they are sensitive to coconut oil so always do a patch test before making your lip gloss to make sure this does not apply to you. 

Coconut oil can block your pores. It scores ⅘ on the comedogenic scale which is pretty high. So be cautious of using too much coconut oil on your face If you are prone to clogged pores, or breakouts.

Many internet pages claim that you can use Coconut oil as an SPF, however, the SPF is very low and way too low to be touted as a sunscreen.  You will need to add an additional SPF if you want this protection in your lip gloss with coconut oil.

Lip Gloss With Coconut Oil - Recipes

When we first set out to learn how to make lip gloss with coconut oil, we wanted the easiest recipe possible, which is still going to be effective and live up to our expectations.

This lip gloss with coconut oil is luscious and light, and the glorious gloss comes from the oil content. It is not sticky and thick like cosmetic-type lip glosses.

Roll On

You will love this super simple lip gloss with coconut oil - roll-on recipe. It’s light enough to use in a rollerball so you can just drop it in your purse or pocket and go. It will be on hand when you need it most. If it goes solid, it’s just cold, so pop it in your pocket and warm it through first.

Now, I have formulated the recipe to make a handful of roll-ons, because if you are anything like me you will want one in your pocket, one in your purse, one in the car, one in the bathroom, and so on! So this will make approximately five 10 ml roll-ons, you can always share them with your family and friends.

Get organic ingredients where possible and always buy the best quality that your budget allows for your lip care products.

You Will Need:

1. 1. Double boiler or a clean tin can in a saucepan of water
   2. Stainless steel spoon
   3. Tiny bottle funnel
   4. Paper towels
   5. Sterilized pin
   6. 5x 10 ml rollerballs with caps and lids
   7. Oil and waterproof labels

Ingredients:

• • 3 tbsp of Coconut MCT carrier oil or Fractionated Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera)
  • 1 tbsp of Castor carrier oil (Ricinus communis)
  • 1 tbsp of Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii) - refined Shea butter has less of an odor. 
  • 1 Vitamin E Capsule or 2 drops of Vitamin E oil (Tocopherol)
  • 20 drops Rose Geranium essential oil (Pelargonium Roseum X Asperum)

Optional - A preservative of your choice, follow the manufacturer's instructions. Although Vitamin E does have some preserving qualities, just not as much as a proprietary preservative.

Safety:

• • Essential oil specific - do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy. If you are in the first stages of pregnancy, simply omit the essential oil to use this recipe safely.. 

Method:

Using The Double Boiler

1. 1. Set your double boiler to pre-warm on low to medium heat. If you are using a tin in a saucepan of water, make sure it is scrupulously clean and that your water is not too hot, as it could scorch your oils and butter.
   2. While you are waiting, gather your equipment and ingredients together.
   3. We want to mix the oil and butter together, to do this we need to heat them, as the butter will become liquid when it is hot enough melt into the oil, and suspend itself. 
   4. Ideally, you want to heat any of your ingredients as little as possible, and for the shortest time that you reasonably can, 
   5. Start with your Shea Butter because this will take the longest time to heat and melt. Always start with the ingredient that will take the longest to melt. For instance,  if we were making lip balm, I would start with the wax first instead. 
   6. As soon as your Shea Butter is half molten, add your Castor and Coconut MCT carrier oil and warm through gently.

Cooling Things Down

1. 1. Then remove from heat, separate your double boiler from the water, and set on a heat-proof surface to cool for about 10 minutes.
   2. If you have a Vitamin E Capsule that needs piercing, put just the water back on the heat drop the pin in the boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Leave in the hot water and remove with a pair of tweezers when needed. 
   3. We allow it to cool down so that the heat of the oil and butter does not degrade the quality of your essential oil and Vitamin E. We always want to add these to fluids that have cooled as much as possible without setting or solidifying. 
   4. After it has cooled somewhat, add your Vitamin E. If you have oil, simply add two drops, if you are using a capsule, pierce with your clean and sterilized pin and squirt the contents into the mix.
   5. Add the Rose Geranium essential oil and stir everything thoroughly to combine.

Good Practice Bottling 

1. 1. Grab your rollerballs and set them on a paper towel to protect your surfaces and have an extra paper towel and a clean soft cloth at the ready.
   2. Pop your tiny funnel into the rollerball and slowly fill it up. Carefully remove the funnel and place it into the next and so on until all rollerballs are full of lip gloss with coconut oil. Try not to drip the mix onto the roller balls if you can. If you have, use the extra paper towel dipped in some white vinegar to clean them up. Clean them meticulously, as you don’t want any bits leftover to encourage the formation of mold or bacteria
   3. Cover with a soft, clean cloth until the mix is fully cooled. If we add caps and lids while it is still hot, it can form moisture and this moisture can encourage mold and bacterial growth too. So let it cool fully before adding them.

Safety Labelling

1. 1. Label, listing all ingredients clearly, and add an expiry date of 3 months, longer if you used an extra preservative.  
   2. Add the additional safety information to ‘not to be used in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy’ if you intend to share them with family and friends.

How To Use:

1. 1. Make sure you do a 24-48 patch test before using it for the first time. Allergic reactions could give you a bit of a trout pout! 
   2. Shake the lip gloss well before use to make sure all of the ingredients are evenly distributed. 
   3. Simply apply across the lips with the rollerball. Smoosh your lips together to distribute evenly across the lips for gorgeously glossy and kissable lips.  
   4. Has it set solid?  No worries at all, it is just cold, a bit like me right now in this neverending English winter. Simply warm it up in your pocket or place the rollerball in some warm (not hot) water until fluid again, it won't take a minute. Hot water could cause your rollerball glass to shatter so don’t do that, please.

Lip Gloss With Coconut Oil Tailored To My Needs

Everyone likes their lip gloss just so, and you know what you like! It can be hard, when you first set out to learn how to make lip gloss with coconut oil, to determine how to adapt recipes to get the lipgloss just how you want it.  

Let me guide you in the right direction. 

Can I Add Colorant And Flavourings To This Recipe?

Yes, of course, you can! And you could add in some sparkle and shimmer if you want to. 

Look for LIP SAFE colorants, not all skin-safe colorants can be used on lips, so look specifically for colorants that are safe to be used on the lips. 

Mica powders are ideal for adding both color and shimmer. They come in hundreds, if not thousands of different colorways and they mix well together, so you can create your perfect shade in any color you fancy. Again, make sure the mica you are buying is lip-safe. 

I Want A Thicker Consistency

For extra thickness, add more cosmetic butter, and even beeswax or candelilla wax to add more viscosity to your lip gloss with the coconut oil recipe. 

Bear in mind though, that the more viscous your lip gloss is,  the less suitable it will be to dispense from a rollerball container. It may be that you may need to swap to a lip balm tin or a lip gloss tube with an application wand. 

Can I Have A Thinner Consistency

For a thinner consistency simply reduce the amount of Shea Butter you use. Begin by adding 50% of the recommended amount. Try it for consistency and you can always add more in if you want to.

Give Me More Gloss

Whenever you want more gloss, turn to the lovely thick and unctuous qualities of Castor oil.

Add more Castor oil to your recipe for lip gloss with Coconut Oil and add equal amounts of each carrier oil instead.

Find out How To Make Lip Balm With Castor Oil.

Can I Make Something Natural, But More Like Commercial Cosmetic Lip Glosses?

Yes, you can, and here comes the but…. But you may have to start using ingredients that you have never even heard of to get the right kind of consistency, lip feel, color, and finish.

Commercial Cosmetic lip glosses are full of ingredients that you can hardly pronounce, let me just pick one at random for us to have a look at… Oh my!

We can see there are plenty of natural ingredients in there, like Coconut and Jojoba oil but there are plenty of things that even I have no idea what they are. The inclusion of ‘glass beads’ however concerns me more than a little! 

Use A Natural Pre-Made Lip Gloss Bases

There are better, more natural, alternatives. I found a pre-made organic lip gloss base, that you can add coconut oil, colors, flavors, and even essential oils to create your very own, more commercial, lip gloss with coconut oil.

Its ingredients were far less horrifying and it was composed of just organic Castor Bean Oil, Organic Cocoa Butter, Berry Wax, Organic Jojoba Oil, Glycerin (Coconut), and Vitamin E. I like the sound of that much better. It seems to have a nice jelly and gloopy consistency. However it is not clear, it will be slightly yellow colored from the oils and ingredients, but it is still a great natural alternative for you. 

The Final Word

Get in the groove with it and you will soon be wearing the products of your industriousness.

It is so easy to build on your skills and try using colorants, flavors, and even essential oils. Why not try adding some lip-safe mica for a flash of color and a fancy shimmer and sparkle? 

Remember, that Castor oil is your glossy secret…sssh, don’t tell everyone. Besides, if it can do that for your lips, think what it can do for your hair!

Get stuck in and have a go at how to make lip gloss with coconut oil, you will have a ball with it…. Mainly a roller ball, but it’s a start!