Depending on your preference and desired results, there are several different methods of lip product application and several ways to create formulas. The possibilities are endless depending on your favorite ingredients. Whether you are keeping it sipmle and just using oils and wax or adding the more complex conditiong aagents like cetyl alchol or want a harder product, etc. See here for possible lipstick formula and comercial comparison.
Typical Natural Lip Product Ingredients:
- Carrier Oils
- Castor oil for shine
- Lip Safe EO
- Flavoring Oil
- Sweetners (Honey, Glycerin, Stevia)
- Butters
- Waxes & Emulsifiers
- Beeswax, Candelilia wax, Caranuba wax (higher metling point), Polysorbate # etc
- Lanolin
- Complex additives
- Preservative/Anti-oxidants: Currently only parabans are approved-go figure. Plus, many popular natural brands only add antioxidants (vitamen e oil & rosemary extract, etc)
- I have read people recommend phenexthanol products, but in my research I get conflicting info about toxicity regarding lip safety so, I'm staying away from it. Keep in mind much of our lip procucts are ingested due to its location. I know we aren't literally eating our lip stick but hwo doesn;t lick their lios on a occasyion or eat/drink while wearing lip gloss...anyhoo!
- Color additives
- Stick base- Versagel
Methods of application
- Lip Gloss
- Lips Stain
- Lip Balm
- Medicated Lip Balm
- UV Potection Lip Balm
- Lipstick
- Liquid Lip Colors (new trend)
- sort of a lipstick and Lip gloss hybrid
As always I recommed eliminating hand in jar and using sterile utensils during formulation. For your softer liquid formulas use pots, lip gloss tubes (squeezies and brush applicators), roll-on bottles. If using a lip pot, use a lip brush (keep clean) or disposable q-tips or lip brushes. For your harder recipes use lip balm and lipstick tubes.
Lip Blam Recipes: here, here, here
Lip Gloss Recipes; here
Coloring Lip Products
Resources:
How to sterilize your area and utensils
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