Crayon Lipstick... Who Knew!?

Lately I've seen shares and pins about a nifty trick you can do with crayons. I decided why not, who knew you could mix two simple things to make something that normally you would spend at least five dollars on. I'm talkin' lipstick. 

Yes, lipstick... and yes, I mentioned crayons above.

I'm not going to lie, I don't know how the quality of a homemade alternative measures up to the high end brands of lipstick available because I'm more of a 'chapstick with no color' type of gal. However, if you're not a big lipstick user and you want something funky, fun and inexpensive to try out, you are in the right place.

My step-daughter and I had a blast doing this together. She was absolutely thrilled when I told her that we would be making homemade lipstick. This is a great project for younger girls (with adult assistance). It is an inexpensive way to let your daughters experiment with make up and it costs you hardly anything. I stock pile coconut oil and we have an endless supply of crayons, so this was a no-brainer! Also it is great for your lips, coconut oil is an excellent moisturizer!

Let's cover some basics first. Crayons are made with paraffin wax and non-toxic color pigments.

In other words, you, your children and anyone else interested in trying this out are safe, even if you ate a spoonful (which I wouldn't recommend) you would probably live to see another day. 

If you need further proof there are many, MANY, resources on the Web that you can utilize just to be sure.

Aside from an assortment of your favorite hues of crayons, you're going to need coconut oil, popsicle sticks, small glass dishes, a '1 teaspoon' measuring spoon, paper towels or an old dish towel, a shallow frying pan and some sort of container to put your finished product in.

I found that old Scentsy wax containers or weekly pill organizers work well. You can also purchase the appropriate containers at beauty supply stores or craft stores.

To get started, you will want to fill your shallow frying pan with about an inch of water and place it on the stove over low heat, put your small glass dishes inside of it to create a double boiler.
Use your measuring spoon to measure 1 teaspoon of coconut oil into your glass dishes and let it melt. While it is melting choose your colors and peel the paper off the crayon. Break the crayon so you have a portion that is about 2/3 of the entire crayon.

Once the coconut oil is melted, place your 2/3 section of crayon in the glass dish with the coconut oil, using the popsicle stick gently stir together the crayon and oil until it is fully melted.

Carefully remove your glass dishes from the double boiler and let them cool for about 30 seconds before pouring them into the container.

Once you have your lipstick poured, you need to use paper towels or an old dish cloth to wipe out the excess lipstick from your glass container so you can use it to make another color. 

Your lipstick will take about 20 minutes to fully cool and set up into a more solid state, if you want to speed this process up you can carefully place the container in the freezer.

Get creative; try crazy colors, mix colors and have fun!

Mwah!