DIY Honey Vanilla Lip Gloss

I love this super-simple recipe for a gorgeous, natural lip gloss – it even has a rosy stain to it, and it tastes delish.

This recipe will make 4  quarter-ounce pots of gloss. You can either use old lip gloss pots*, or buy some from Mountain Rose Herbs. You might want to think about doubling up the recipe and making a few for gifts. Alternatively, you can make 1 large lip gloss – in which case you’ll just need a 1-ounce jar.

*Make sure you sterilize your container before use by dipping them in a bowl of just-boiled water.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ounce sunflower oil
• 1/2 ounce cocoa butter ( I use 4 cocoa butter wafers from Mountain Rose Herbs because it’s a little easier to measure out.)
• 1tsp beeswax (I use the beeswax pastilles from Mountain Rose Herbs, as again they are easy to measure out.)
• 1 tsp raw honey
• 1/4 tsp beetroot juice ( I juice a couple of beets and use most of it in a smoothie.)
• 5 drops vanilla essence
• 5 drops sweet orange essential oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the oils and butter in a metal bowl over a boiling pan of water, or in a bain-marie. Heat until all the cocoa butter has melted.
2. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the honey.
3. Add the beet juice, and whisk vigorously.
4. Add the essential oils.
5. Allow the mixture to cool for about 10 minutes or until it begins to turn opaque, and then whisk it again vigorously.
6. Pour into the pots or jar, and leave to cool completely before screwing on cap.

These glosses will be good for up to a year, if stores in a cool, dark cabinet.