Homemade Lip Balm for Dark Lips  

 

 

Luscious pink and rosy lips are attractive and desired by many. Dull and dark lips, on the other hand are a bane to your beauty. They can be caused by a number of factors such as sun exposure, smoking, excessive intake of tea or coffee, hormonal imbalance, and others.

To get rid of this problem,

you can use an effective homemade lip balm prepared from ingredients like coconut oil, beeswax, shea butter and beetroot powder. The beetroot powder will lend a nice pink color and the beeswax, oil and shea butter will provide moisturization. Coconut oil will also help lighten your lip color.

So, you can prepare a lip balm for dark lips at your home itself and use it daily. It is natural, useful, cost-effective and will last for several months.

Here’s the recipe for a homemade lip balm for dark lips.

Things you will need:

• Beeswax
• Coconut oil
• Shea butter
• Beetroot powder
• An essential oil of your choice
• A small sauce pan and a glass jar to create a double boiler.
• Fine mesh piece of fabric
• Glass dropper
• Small sterilized lip balm containers

The process:

1. Heat two tablespoons of coconut in a double boiler and mix in one teaspoon of beetroot powder.
2. When the beetroot powder starts to impart its color, turn off the heat and allow the oil to cool slightly.
3. Strain the oil through a fine mesh cloth to get rid of particles from the beetroot powder.
4. Next, melt two tablespoons of beeswax in the double-boiler over low heat.
5. Mix in two tablespoons of shea butter and the infused coconut oil.
6. When all the ingredients melt completely, remove the glass jar from heat.
7. Stir in a few drops of peppermint oil or any other essential oil of your choice.
8. Quickly transfer the mixture into the lip balm tubes or containers using a glass dropper.
9. Allow it to set at least for three to four hours until it hardens completely.
10. Store your homemade lip balm in a cool dry place.
    

You can purchase the beetroot powder required for this recipe from the market or make it yourself at home using a dehydrator. As for the double boiler, fill a saucepan halfway with water and heat it. When the water starts boiling, place on it the glass jar in which you will be making the recipe and then proceed by adding the ingredients.