DIY WINTER CARE: TINTED LIP BALM FOR CHAPPED LIPS

Beat dry, dark & pigmented lips with natural organic ingredients and get winter-ready pink, plump, soft, and moisturized lips with our flavored & tinted lip balms.

Giving your lips the care, they deserve during the winter is essential to avoid dryness and chapping. One of the best ways to pamper your lips is by making your own lip balm at home. Not only is it a fun and creative activity, but it also allows you to control the ingredients used, ensuring that you provide the best nourishment for your lips.

THE SOAPY TWIST LIP BALM-MAKING KIT

Soapy Twist, a leading manufacturer of soap-making ingredients and raw materials for DIY Skincare/ Hair care, offers an easy-to-use Lip Balm Kit that contains a ready-to-use unscented Lip Balm Base, pre-measured flavor oils in two options, Lip Safe pigment to make tinted lip balms and Lip Balm tubes. The kit comes with a simple, step-by-step recipe following which you can make 5 Lip Balms each in two flavors.

The main ingredient, Soapy Twist’s Lip Balm base is made with certified natural ingredients like Olive oil, Beeswax, Carnauba wax, and Candelilla wax. Blended with cold processed castor oil, this base is natural, full of antioxidants, and is extremely moisturizing as well as conditioning. No synthetic or mineral ingredients are used in this base and it preservatives preservative-free.

Come, let's learn to make two varieties of Lip Balms and make our winters free from cracked, dry, flaky, sandpaper lips and give ourselves the gift of well-hydrated, supple lips.

DIY RECIPE: VANILLA LIP BALM

INGREDIENTS

30 Grams, Lip Balm base

0.5 grams, Vanilla Essential Oil

METHOD

1. Weigh and add 30 grams of Soapy Twist Lip Balm base to a sanitized microwave-safe beaker.
2. Melt the base in a microwave for 20 seconds and repeat till the base is fully melted.
3. Add Vanilla Oil to the melted soap base and stir till it is infused fully.
4. Pour the lip balm base into small jars or lip balm tubes and leave them to set at room temperature for a couple of hours.
5. Your basic Vanilla Lip Balm is ready to use.

Check out the YouTube tutorial for the recipe here.

DIY RECIPE: STRAWBERRY TINTED LIP BALM

INGREDIENTS

30 Grams, Lip Balm base

0.5 grams, Strawberry Flavor Oil

A pinch, Lilac Paste Lip Color, (as per your tint requirement)

METHOD

1. Weigh and add 30 grams of Soapy Twist Lip Balm base to a sanitized microwave-safe beaker.
2. Melt the base in a microwave for 20 seconds and repeat till the base is fully melted.
3. Add Strawberry Flavor Oil to the melted soap base and stir till it is infused fully.
4. Add a dash of Lip Safe Pigment paste to suit your requirement of tint and mix till the color is incorporated fully
5. Pour the lip balm base into small jars or lip balm tubes and leave them to set at room temperature for a couple of hours.
6. Your Strawberry Tinted Lip Balm is ready to use.

Check out the YouTube tutorial for a Tinted Lip Balm recipe here.

THE LIP BALM BASE: THE BENEFITS OF EACH INGREDIENT

Soapy Twist Lip Balm base is a wholesome and complete DIY natural remedy for your winter lip care.

Each of the ingredients that make up the Lip Balm base offers their exclusive properties towards making a nourishing winter care solution for soft and luscious lips. Let's understand the ingredients in detail:

1. Olive Oil: It is an excellent moisturizer for the lips owing to its abundant fatty acids and antioxidants. Furthermore, it helps prevent dryness and flakiness in lips by moisturizing and nourishing them.
2. Beeswax: It helps retain the moisture of the lips by forming a protective barrier. Also, it makes the lip balm easy to use owing to its ability to provide a smooth texture to the lip balm. Finally, it is anti-inflammatory and can soothe irritated, sandpaper lips.
3. Carnauba Wax: It’s an organic hardening agent that helps give structure and firmness to your lip balm. Furthermore, it ensures that your lip balm keeps your lips moisturized for a longer period.
4. Candelilla Wax: A plant-based vegan ingredient, Candelilla wax is a natural emollient and contributes to the stability and shelf life of your DIY Lip Balm. It’s a natural binding agent that offers a glossy finish to your handmade Lip balm.
5. Cold Pressed Castor Oil: Adequately moisturizing and hydrating for the lips, Castor Oil adds thickness and viscosity to the lip balm while keeping it lightweight and non-greasy.

 CONCLUSION

Making a basic Vanilla Lip Balm, or a tinted Strawberry Lip Balm at home not only gives you moisturized and nourished lips at a pocket-friendly price, but also offers a well-balanced winter care routine that protects your lips from dryness, and chapping. Additionally, you can vouch for the quality of ingredients and tweak the recipe to suit your personal preferences. Give yourself the gift of Nature.