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Lipstick Help

Posted by crazylipsticklady on May 8, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Hello!

I recently started trying to make my own lipstick at home. My goal was to make a liquid-matte lipstick, so it applies liquid and then dries matte. After doing some research and lots of trial and error, I finally came up with a glossy liquid lipstick formula, listed below. The color coverage is fine, but I’m wondering if there is any way to tweak this to make it more like a liquid-matte lipstick or if I should scrap this recipe and start over.

Shea butter 22g

Coconut oil 11g

Grapeseed oil 8g

Kaolin 3g

Vitamin E 1 drop

Titanium Dioxide 5g

Pigments (micas) 15g

Micronized titanium 5g

dioxide

Cornstarch 3g

Beeswax 3.5g

Thanks in advance for any input!!

Chemist77 replied 8 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
5 Replies

belassi

Member
May 8, 2015 at 5:59 pm

Grapeseed oil has a very short shelf life, I would use an alternative to that.
crazylipsticklady

Member
May 8, 2015 at 6:04 pm

Would olive oil be a better alternative? I’ve also seen sweet almond oil in ingredients lists a lot. Thank you!!
belassi

Member
May 8, 2015 at 6:22 pm

If this has to be “natural” I’d use almond oil instead. If not, I’d be looking to use an ester due to the excellent sensorials esters can give.
crazylipsticklady

Member
May 8, 2015 at 6:36 pm

Yes I’d prefer this be as natural as possible, just for the availability of the ingredients at local stores rather than online. I’m reading that jojoba oil also has a pretty long shelf life. Thanks again for the input I really appreciate it!
Chemist77

Member
May 9, 2015 at 8:18 am

Yeah since Jojoba oil is actually a wax and surely very natural and appealing. Only addition from me would be the usage of pigment muds rather than using dry pigments, dispersion defines the appearance.

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