You can make a great lipstick out of your favorite lip balm recipe.

If you dont h
ave a favorite from-scratch recipe, you can use a pre-made base like the one her
e or Ive designed a few recipes for making lipstick at home below. Remember, if t
he recipe calls for a liquid oil that you dont have, you can substitute any liqui
d oil.
Sheer Lipstick
2 oz. Beeswax
2 oz. Grapeseed Oil
1 oz. Wheatgerm Oil
optional 1 tsp. Zinc Oxide (by volume optional - may substitute titanium dioxide
)
4 tsp. lip safe mica (by volume mix and match color to perfection)
The Zinc Oxide will provide a opaque, matte effect to your lipstick. If you use
just mica, you will have a more sheer lip balm.
Melt the beeswax in a double boiler. Once fully melted, add the Grapeseed and Wh
eatgerm oil. Pour your colorant into the double boiler and stir well. Let this m
ixture sit until it begins to thicken slightly (thus suspending the colorant bet
ter) and pour into jars or tubes