Orange lipstick has been popular for the past few years, especially during summer. It’s a surprisingly flattering hue for a wide variety of skin tones. These lip tints are made with the vibrant Sunset Orange Mica. It gives a light orange tint that can be built up to a more vibrant color. Scroll down to see the swatches!
The tints are made with coconut oil, organic cocoa butter cubes, white beeswax and avocado oil. It’s a firm texture that glides easily on the lips. I added Pineapple Flavor Oil for a light scent, and a touch of Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil. The pineapple notes smell amazing combined with the chocolatey scent from the cocoa butter cubes.
Below, you can see how the balm looks on several skin tones. This swatch was built up a few times for a more vibrant color. If you prefer a softer color, you can use a lighter application. I used the Lip Balm Pouring Tray in this tutorial because the recipe creates a lot of balm. Rather than pouring the mixture into each tube one by one, the Lip Balm Pouring Tray makes it easy to fill up plenty of tubes at a time. You can see the tray in action in this Making Lip Balm video.
What You’ll Need:
30 Clear Lip Balm Tubes
2 heaping Tbs. Sunset Orange Mica
1.2 oz. Coconut Oil
1.2 oz. White Beeswax
1 oz. Organic Cocoa Butter Cubes
.8 oz. Avocado Oil
3 mL Pineapple Flavor Oil
3 mL Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil
Droppers
Optional: Lip Balm Pouring Tray, White Spatula & Heat Gun
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PREP TRAY: If using the Lip Balm Pouring Tray, insert the lip balm tubes into the bottom of the tray. Concentrate all the lip balm tubes into one end. This makes it easy to scrape the lip balm into the cavities if needed. Place a few lip balm tubes at the opposite end to stabilize the tray. To see this tray in action, check out this lip balm video on Soap Queen TV.
ONE: In a small, heat-safe container, add the coconut oil, cocoa butter cubes, white beeswax and avocado oil. Place in the microwave and melt using 30-60 second bursts. Beeswax has a high melting point and takes quite a long time to melt. Be careful – because of the high melting point, the heat-safe container can melt or explode in the microwave if it gets too hot.
TWO: Once everything is completely melted, add the Pineapple Flavor Oil and the Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil and stir to combine.
THREE: Add the Sunset Orange Mica, and stir to combine. Make sure to get rid of any clumps.
FOUR: Once the mixture is completely blended and smooth, begin pouring it into the tubes. If using the tray, don’t worry too much if some of the lip balm doesn’t make it into a tube. It can be scraped off the tray and used later! If necessary, remelt the lip balm in the microwave using 10-20 second bursts.
FIVE: Once all the balm has been poured, allow it to harden for several minutes in the tray. Then, scrape off any lip balm from the tray that did not go into a tube with the white spatula. You can also use a kitchen knife or soap cutter. Place the leftover balm back into the container, remelt and pour it into any empty or partially full lip balm tube.
SIX: If you’d like to give the balms a nice smooth top, turn the heat gun on low and melt the top of the balms for just a second or two. This will also help get rid of the little “dots” in the center of the balms. Allow the lip balms to fully cool and harden, at least 3 hours. Once fully cooled, pull the tubes straight down from the tray. Pulling the tubes out at an angle will damage the top of the balm. If you’re a perfectionist, you can slice the top off the balm and melt the top with the heat gun to make it nice and smooth, as shown in this video.
Once the balm has cooled, put the caps on and enjoy. If you’re selling this lip balm, check out this post to learn how to correctly label it. We have found this balm has held up well in temperatures around 75 ° F. If you live in an extremely hot climate, store the lip balm in a cool place to prevent it from melting in the tube.
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- Clear Lip Balm Tubes
- 2 heaping Tbs. Sunset Orange Mica
- 1.2 oz. Coconut Oil
- 1.2 oz. White Beeswax
- 1 oz. Organic Cocoa Butter Cubes
- .8 oz. Avocado Oil
- 3 mL Pineapple Flavor Oil
- 3 mL Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil
- Droppers
- Optional: Lip Balm Pouring Tray & White Spatula
- In a small, heat-safe container, add the coconut oil, cocoa butter cubes, white beeswax and avocado oil. Place in the microwave and melt using 30-60 second bursts. Beeswax has a high melting point, and takes quite a long time to melt. Be careful – because of the high melting point, the heat-safe container can melt or explode in the microwave if it gets too hot.
- Once everything is completely melted, add the Pineapple Flavor Oil and the Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil and stir to combine.
- Add the Sunset Orange Mica, and stir to combine. Make sure to get rid of any clumps.
- Once the mixture is completely blended and smooth, begin pouring it into the tubes. If using the tray, don’t worry too much if some of the lip balm doesn’t make it into a tube. It can be scraped off the tray and used later! If necessary, remelt the lip balm in the microwave using 10-20 second bursts.
- Once all the balm has been poured, allow it to harden for several minutes in the tray. Then, scrape off any lip balm from the tray that did not go into a tube with the white spatula. You can also use a kitchen knife or soap cutter. Place the leftover balm back into the container, remelt and pour it into any empty, or partially full lip balm tube.
- SIX: If you'd like to give the balms a nice smooth top, turn the heat gun on low and melt the top of the balms for just a second or two. This will also help get rid of the little "dots" in the center of the balms. Allow the lip balms to fully cool and harden, at least 3 hours. Once fully cooled, pull the tubes straight down from the tray. Pulling the tubes out at an angle will damage the top of the balm. If you're a perfectionist, you can slice the top off the balm and melt the top with the heat gun to make it nice and smooth.
- Once the balm has cooled, put the caps on and enjoy. If you're selling this lip balm, check out this post to learn how to correctly label it. We have found this balm has held up well in temperatures around 75 ° F. If you live in an extremely hot climate, store the lip balm in a cool place to prevent it from melting in the tube.
I can use your lip base for make lipgloss. Sorry for my english.
Our Lip Balm Base is more solid than lip gloss. You can add more oil to the base, that helps make it more glossy. You can use any liquid oil you like, just add it until you get the texture you like. Sweet almond and avocado are good options.
Lip Balm Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Lip-Balm-Base-P5883.aspx
Sweet almond oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Sweet-Almond-Oil-P3205.aspx
Avocado oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Avocado-Oil-P3198.aspx
You may also like this gloss recipe: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/rosy-red-lip-gloss/
Hi, I am Ruwai!
I don’t have solid coconut oil and avocado oil. Can I subtitute them with liquid coconut oil or apricot kernel oil? and in my country very difficult to find lip safe flavor and lip safe colorants. can I substitute with green tea powder or turmeric powder?
I want to make 5 liptint, how much ingredients should I use?
Do you have the beeswax and cocoa butter for this recipe? If so, you can add the apricot kernel or liquid coconut oil to that combination. If the balm isn’t very hard, you can add more cocoa butter.
Get more tips about creating balm here: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/how-to-create-lip-product-recipes/
As for the color and flavor, we only recommend lip-safe products. You’ll want to check with the manufacturer of the tea and turmeric to make sure they can be added to lip products and that they’ll mix in with oil.
If the tea and turmeric are water base, should I add emulsifier? what kind of emulsifier and preventive? how much?
thank you
I’m not sure, we don’t carry a lip-safe emulsifier. You may do an online search to see if you can find a supplier near you.
Hi, minus the beeswax, it can be liquid lip tint right?
The coconut oil and cocoa butter in this recipe are solid at room temperature, so the recipe won’t be fully liquid. It will be softer though. If you prefer a liquid lip tint, you can use all avocado oil.
You may also like this lip gloss recipe: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/rosy-red-lip-gloss/
I’ve made lip balm many times, and I’ve used gel food coloring for the color, but it always settles to the bottom! Is a powdered colorant more stable? I’ve also used power and liquid concentrated koolads to flavor it, with the same problem 😢 Help!
Thank you!!!
Because food coloring isn’t meant for cosmetics, they don’t usually work very well. I would recommend using lip-safe colors like we did in this tutorial. When you add the micas, stir until the lip balm is cooler (around 130-135F). At that temperature it’s thick enough to suspend them evenly.
Find all our lip-safe colors here: https://www.brambleberry.com/Lip-Safe-Colors-C679.aspx
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Question: Is there any way to find out what is in the lip smacking sweetener? I am extremely sensitive to a lot of artificial sweetener types and I don’t want to purchase something that I couldn’t use for myself.
Also, since I see recipes suggest flavor oils and the sweetener, does that mean that all of the flavor oils are going to need something sweet added to it to make them taste good?
The Lip Smacking Sweetener is a trade secret formula, so we can’t provide ingredients. However, we can provide an EU Allergen document with possible allergens. You can request that by emailing MSDS(at)brambleberry(dot)com.
You can add sweetener to all your balms if you like, or leave it out. It is an optional ingredient. Without sweetener the balms won’t have any flavor, just scent. Learn more here: https://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry-news/sunday-night-spotlight-flavoring-oils/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Thank you for one another wonderful tutorial. I have bought all the ingredients and i’m ready to make it, with a little variation – I’m using pink lip safe mica instead. It was mentioned that this will work for temps up to 75 degrees, our average temp here is around 90 – 92 degrees. What can I add or reduce in this recipe to make it suitable for our hot weather?
Thank you again.
You’re welcome, glad you’re enjoying the tutorial. You may try adding a bit more beeswax to the recipe to make it sturdier. Adding butter with a high melting point, like cocoa or shea, can help as well. Learn more about crafting in warm climates here: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/soaping-in-the-summer-heat/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Cocoa butter: https://www.brambleberry.com/Organic-Cocoa-Butter-Cubes-P6365.aspx
Shea butter: https://www.brambleberry.com/Shea-Butter-P3220.aspx
Will do that and let you know how it turned out. Thank you so very muchly ;D
WILL IT BE FINE TO LEAVE OUT THE COLOR MICA ?
You can leave the mica out! Without the color, this recipe will still be a really moisturizing lip balm. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Hi! I was wondering, if you made your lip balm with synthetic flavoring and/or color, would you still be able to label it as “all natural” because so little is used?
Thanks,
Emmeline
Hi Emmeline!
The term “natural” is unregulated. That means you can label the balm natural if you like! To be extra transparent, I would recommend saying there are synthetic fragrances in the balm. While the product is made up of oils and butters, customers may want to know if there are synthetic flavor oils. 🙂
Read more about natural vs. organic here: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/natural-vs-organic/
You can also use certain essential oils in your lip balm! That would be great for customers who prefer more natural products. Read more about flavoring oils here: https://www.soapqueen.com/bramble-berry-news/sunday-night-spotlight-flavoring-oils/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Hi, I have a question about weighing and labeling products. Do I put the weight of the stuff inside of the container, or do I put the contents and the container weight?
I’ve noticed lip balms are just the product inside the container, but other stuff isn’t. I’m so confused.
You can do either! If you just want to do the weight of the lip balm itself, you can list “Net Weight: 4 oz.” (for example). If you want to list the whole weight of everything, including the tube, you can list “Weight: 5 oz.” 🙂
Read more about labeling lip balm here: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lip-products/labeling-your-products-lip-balm/
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry