The difference between expensive and cheap lip balm. How to make lip balm at home.

Lip balm can perfectly solve the problem of chapped lips caused by dry weather, so everyone thinks of buying lip balm when winter comes. However, there are cheap and expensive lip balms on the market, so what is the difference between them? Can I make lip balm at home? Let’s learn together.

The prices of lip balms on the market range from a few dollars to several hundred dollars. Everyone knows that the ingredients in lip balms that cost only a few dollars must be unsafe, but why are some lip balms sold for hundreds of dollars? Does the quality of lipstick have anything to do with price? What are the differences between expensive and cheap lipsticks?

The difference between expensive and cheap lip balm

1. Raw material selection

2. Skin feel

3. Smell

4. Additional functions

In terms of raw material selection, Fresh will choose more types of oils to balance each other, while Burt's Bee is relatively simple. Generally, more expensive products will usually have better quality ingredients.

In terms of skin feel, Fresh has a moderately soft and hard texture, with a balance of wax and oil. The little bee feels harder.

In terms of fragrance, the most classic odorless product of Burt's Bee is odorless, without any fragrance, and very cost-effective. Unlike the scent of Fresh, which is obviously carefully made. A big reason why many people like to use Fresh is because it smells delicious. Nuxe uses lemon essential oil and geraniol as fragrance, and the smell is also very nice. (Burt’s Bees also uses lemon essential oil in one or two of its products.)

In addition, expensive products have some added ingredients. For example, Fresh has added vitamin C and some other functional ingredients. The ingredient list is very long, while the Burt's Bee formula is very simple and the entire formula list does not exceed 15 ingredients.

How to make lip balm at home

1. Make lipstick base.

The base is the most important component of lipstick, and the color is then adjusted by adding pigments to the base. Whether you want your lipstick to be glossy, matte, or balm-like, you can achieve this by mixing a variety of ingredients. Here are the materials you need:

1. One teaspoon of beeswax or beeswax beads. You can buy it at craft stores.

2. One teaspoon of avocado, mango butter, almond butter or guacamole. These ingredients help create a smooth lipstick.

3. One teaspoon of oil, such as almond oil, olive oil or jojoba oil.

2. Mix the lipstick color.

Now that you have your base made, the next step is to choose a color for your lipstick. There are many natural raw materials that can make red, pink, brown, orange, etc. Remember, the ingredients you use to make your lipstick are all natural, so the color you mix will be subtle and natural. For specific color adjustment, please refer to the following methods:

1. Beetroot powder can create a bright red color.

2. Cinnamon powder can create a reddish brown color.

3. Mixing turmeric powder with other powders can add a hint of copper red to lipstick.

4. Cocoa powder can create a dark brown color.

3. Fusion base.

Place all base ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl and place in the microwave for 30 second bursts until everything is melted. Then stir the base to blend thoroughly.

Note that you can also boil the ingredients in water. Take a large pot, place a small pot in 5 cm deep water, put the raw materials in it, turn on medium heat, and let all the ingredients melt and mix.

4. Pour the lipstick mixture into a specific container.

You can pour it into the empty lipstick shell, into a lipstick tube, or into a cosmetic jar, any container with a lid will do. Finally, let the lip balm mixture set at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

5. Mix in pigment powder.

Now for the fun part, take the powder you want to use and add 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon to your base. If you want the color to appear richer, add a little more powder (a little at a time) until you are happy with the color.

Making your own lipstick can not only reduce your spending on cosmetics, but you can also mix a variety of unique colors yourself. Quickly prepare the materials at home to make a special lip balm. The method is simple and the ingredients are safe.