Get pink lips with homemade lip balm: Top 10 DIY with tips

The lips are the most alluring feature of a woman’s face, which is why so many poems and shayaris have been written about them. Lips are frequently compared to rose petals, and we all aspire to have pink lips. Having pink lips naturally is something different from using one of the many lipsticks that are readily accessible on the market to make your lips color and look. Additionally, chemically produced cosmetics might make your lips appear darker in the long run. They may be able to temporarily color your lips, but they may not always be able to hydrate and cure. If you’re sick of having artificially colored lips, read on to learn how to make homemade lip balm for pink lips with a few basic ingredients. 

With DIY lip balms the good thing is you can prepare them according to the concerns of your lips. Also homemade lip balms can heal your lips by giving you soft and gorgeous pink lips at home.

In this article:

• 10 best homemade lip balms for pink lips.
• How to store homemade lip balm?
• Lip care tips. 

10 best homemade lip balms for pink lips: 

• DIY Ghee-fruit color lip balm:

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 tablespoons of ghee.
• 3 to 4 pinch of Red/Pink fruit color.

Method:

• Take boiling water in a frying pan.
• Put the steel bowl in hot water.
• Add ghee in a steel bowl.
• Stir it until it melts properly.
• Add fruit color in it and stir until well mixed.
• Then while it’s hot, transfer the product in an old lip balm container.
• Store it in the refrigerator. 
• Lastly, use it whenever you want. 

This is the best homemade lip balm for having natural pink lips. 

• DIY Rose Petals-Milk lip balm:

Ingredients:

• Rose petals.
• Milk. 

Method:

• Take milk in a bowl and soak petals in for 5 to 6 hours.
• After that strain soaked rose petals.
• Mash the rose petals properly to make a paste.
• Apply this on your lips and keep it for 15 to 20 mins.
• Wash it off using cold water.
• Else you can apply this balm while sleeping and keep it overnight. 
• It can be stored in a refrigerator but the life of this balm is 1 to 2 days. 

This is homemade lip balm for dark lips and it also nourishes your lips from inside and can make it softer and pink. 

• DIY Coconut-Beeswax lip balm: 

Ingredients: 

• 1 to 2 tablespoon grated beeswax.
• 2 tablespoons of cold pressed coconut oil.
• Half teaspoon of organic raw honey.

Method:

• Melt down the beeswax using a boiler.
• Then gradually add coconut oil in it.
• Once the mixture starts cooling down add raw honey.
• Transfer this product to the container.
• Use the lip balm whenever you want. 

If you have dry lips then this lip balm can hydrate your lips and can also help to retain the natural pink color of lips. 

• Maple Syrup Lip Balm:

Ingredients: 

• • ¼ Spoon of maple syrup. 
  • ¼ Teaspoon of cold pressed coconut oil.
  • 1 teaspoon of cocoa butter.
  • 1 Teaspoon of virgin oil. 

• 1.50  Teaspoons of beeswax. 

Method: 

• Melt all the ingredients together.
• Use the double boiling method for melting.
• Stir well.
• Once melted everything completely let it cool down.
• Store it in a container.
• You can use this lip balm daily. 

This lip balm is perfect for achieving natural pink and hydrated lips. 

• Home made beetroot lip balm:

Ingredients: 

• 1 or 2 Beetroots.
• 1 teaspoon of petroleum jelly.

Method: 

• Pill the beetroot and cut it and then grind it until paste.
• Transfer the paste into a filter and strain it until you get juice, if needed strain twice.
• Transfer this beetroot juice into kadhai.
• Boil on medium flame and stir in between until the juice reduces and becomes thick.
• Then let it dry and add juice in a clean container.
• Then mix petroleum jelly.
• Store it in the refrigerator.
• You can use it for 2 months.

This lip balm can give you natural pink lips and you can use it whenever you want. 

• Lemon-Raspberry lip balm:

Ingredients:

• • 2 Tablespoon of coconut oil.
  • 3 Drops of lemon oil.

• 1 Tablespoon of raspberry gelatin mix.

Method: 

• Heat coconut oil using a double boiling method.
• Then add drops of lemon oil and raspberry gelatin mix and mix well.
• Transfer the mixture into a clean container.
• Store it in the refrigerator.
• Then use it whenever you want. 

This is homemade lip lightening balm as lemon has natural hydrating agent so it can remove dark patches on lips. Also raspberries can soften lips.  

• Mint-Chocolate lip balm:

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 teaspoons of beeswax.

• 1 teaspoon of almond oil.
• 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder.
• 2 to 3 drops of peppermint oil. 

Method:

• Heat the beeswax using a double boiling method.
• Then add almond oil, cocoa powder and peppermint oil.
• Stir and mix well.
• Let it cool down a little.
• Then Pour this into a clean container.

This lip balm can moisturize your lips while giving them a pink tint, and its delicious-smelling scent may make you want to taste it. 

• Essential Oil-Beetroot lip balm:

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 Teaspoons of beeswax.

• ⅓ Cocoa butter.
• 1 teaspoon of beetroot powder.
• 2 to 3 drops of any essential oil.

Method:

• Heat beeswax using a double boiler method.
• Add cocoa butter and let it melt.
• Add essential oil(eg. Rosemary or Peppermint)
• Add beetroot powder and stir.
• After mixing all the ingredients properly, let it cool down a little and store in a container.
• Use whenever you want. 

With a beautiful smell this lip balm can give your lips a glowing pink color. 

• Green Tea lip balm:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of cold pressed coconut oil.
• 2 Teaspoons of beeswax.
• 1 Green tea bag. 

Method:

• Heat the coconut oil using a double boiling method.
• Melt coconut oil completely.
• Then keep the green tea bag inside coconut oil.
• Leave it for 15 minutes.
• After that remove the tea bag and add beeswax.
• After melting the product, transfer it to the clean container.

This lip balm is very beneficial if you want cracked lips. It heals your lips and can make them pink and soft. 

• Honey-Rose lip balm:

Ingredients: 

• 3 to 4 drops of rose essential oil.
• 1 tablespoon of rose essential oil.
• 1 teaspoon of honey.
• 1 teaspoon of cold pressed coconut oil.

Method:

• Use a double boiling method and melt beeswax.
• Add rose essential oil and coconut oil to it.
• After a little cooling down add honey.
• Pour this into a container.

How to store homemade lip balms?

Storing homemade lip balms properly is an important step because it has no preservatives and it should maintain its quality and you can use it for sufficient days. Below are some steps on how you can store DIY lip balms. 

• Make sure the container you are using for storing lip balm is properly cleaned. 
• You can keep it in the sun to let the container dry properly.
• Store the lip balm in the refrigerator because the cooling temperature of the refrigerator helps maintain its quality.
• The natural consistency of lip balm will return within an hour if you remove it from the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature.

Lip care tips:

Here are some guidelines for maintaining and beautifying your lips. 

1. Drink enough water to hydrate yourself; at least 8 glasses every day. Dehydration can harm your lips, leaving them chapped and lifeless.
2. Avoid smoking because it will make your lips appear darker.
3. Never use very old lip products, such as lipsticks or lip liners. Always check the expiration date. 
4. Try to avoid lip products loaded with chemicals as in long term this heavy metals (eg. chromium, cadmium, lead, etc..) can cause health problems. If you can’t totally avoid it, attempt to use it less frequently.
5. Don’t binge drink tea or coffee because too much caffeine might cause your lips to turn black over time.
6. Exfoliate your lips frequently to remove dead skin cells and to make them smoother and pinker.
7. If you have a habit of leaking lips stop it completely because saliva has enzymes which can be beneficial in breaking down food and these enzymes are not good for delicate skin of lips so this salvia can darken your lips and area around lips. 
8. Regular lip massage improves blood circulation, which helps lips become pinker, fuller, and softer.
9. Use SPF on lips if you are going into the sun.

There are also some chemical free ayurvedic lipsticks available in market which you can use in parties or outings. 

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