Q&A for How to Make Lip Balm Without Beeswax

You can use petroleum jelly as a lip balm. Try mixing petroleum jelly with eyeshadow color to make a lip balm with a tint of color.

No. The pigment in eyeshadow generally has similar ingredients as the pigment in lipstick. And eyeshadow has to be safe for the eyes, so it should be safe for the lips as well.

Lip gloss won't melt because its already a liquid. Lip balm, which firms up into a solid, will melt if left out in the heat.

You could put Vaseline or an unflavored chapstick into a glass measuring cup, sit it in a pot of hot water, and let that do the melting for you.

A hour or so should be fine. Avoid leaving it in overnight without a lid on it. It may get freezer burn.

Yes, you can.

You can try, but avoid using too much. Food coloring is much more potent than other sorts of coloring and has a tendency to stain. Only a drop or two will be plenty.

Yes, coconut oil will work. Look online for methods on how to make lip gloss with coconut oil.

You can but it takes much longer, about 10 minutes longer.

Glass or ceramic bowls can be used in the microwave. Avoid using flimsy plastic bowls and never put a metal bowl in the microwave.

Melt it in a double boiler: Put the substance to be melted in a metal bowl. Put the metal bowl inside a pot partially filled with water, and simmer on your stove-top. Depending on the melting temperature, you might only need to fill the pot with hot water and not heat it on your stove-top.

You don't have to use glitter if you don't want to, though the glitter makes it very sparkly.

It depends on what kind of glitter you use. Glitter in shakers (loose glitter) doesn't have any chemicals that would harm your skin. Avoid liquid glitter because it contains harsh and harmful chemicals that should not be ingested.

The makeup sections of dollar stores usually have small containers to use. Small sealed plastic condiment cups also work well for short-term use.

Yes, this is good for the lips.

Yes, you can add some eyeshadow or a chunk of your favorite lipstick, or you can use your blush. But try to keep it natural as much as possible.

You could, but it could make the lip gloss sticky and hard.

No, it's optional. You should add some essence if you want your lip gloss to smell good, but you could use other scents besides mango or strawberry.

It will melt if you leave it out in the heat.

You can purchase it online. You might also be able to find those items at a local health and beauty supply store (if you have one).

As long as it is nontoxic, you can use it.

Yes.

Of course. Colored Vaseline is tinted lip balm.

You can use a double boiler to heat it.

Yes, blush powder, foundation, and eyeshadow pigments work. You can also use powdered food coloring.

The Vaseline should do that, no help needed from other substances.

Yes, you can.

You can use other pigments, such as mica powder, blush, and lipstick. Some other things you could use to color your lip balm are cocoa powder (for a brown tint), cinnamon (for a reddish brown tint), and drink mix (color depends on the color of drink mix). Just make sure to test the lip balm on your wrist before applying to your lips in case you are allergic.

It is just better looking. It is fine without it.

Any kind of glitter should be fine. Avoid using chunky or big pieces of glitter. Glitter dust might even work better than actual glitter.