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How to start a lip gloss business💋

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Interested in starting your own lip gloss business? Here is everything you need to know to start

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Lip gloss base (pre-made) 💄

Lip gloss oils

Tools 🥣

Lip gloss base (pre-made) 💄

When making lipgloss, you need to make sure you are using the best quality products. One of the main ingredients is versagel (which is your lipgloss base). Here are some versagels to start with depending on your budget.

Tkb trading offer multiple varieties of lipgloss products. One of them is versagel. This is the most popular versagel in the cosmetic world. Personally, one of my favorites so I highly suggest.

TKB website Gloss Base (Versagel)

Noprobliama versagel is another high quality brand. They offer versagel base and this tend to make your lipgloss more smoother compared to tkb. Both are great brands but if you're looking for a smoother lip gloss consistency then I would go with this...

1.5 lb Versagel® M "NEW IMPROVED THICKER MIXTURE" Standard Mineral Oil Based Lip Gloss Base

Lip gloss oils

You may have a pre-made base but your job isn't done that easily. You still need to add oils. Please do not use cooking oil in your lip gloss. This will cover every oils you would need

You will need oil! Oil is what makes your lip gloss beneficial such as hydrating them. Yes, lip gloss is meant to look cute but it should also serve benefits. Please use fractionated coconut oil. Here is one of my suggestions. Tkb have multiple sizes...

Fractionated Coconut Oil (tkb)

One of the best oils to use as well as coconut oil. Helps prevent chapped/dry lips which is what your customers will be looking for when buying lip gloss. Let them know that your gloss is also beneficial.

Jojoba Oil

Here is another brand of jojoba oil if you're trying to get more for less money. Also a good brand and is pure jojoba oil.

Brooklyn Botany Organic Jojoba Oil - 8 fl Oz

One of the most popular and used brand for oils when making lip gloss. All I hear is good things about these oils and would highly suggest this one as well.

NOW Foods, Solutions, Jojoba Oil, 1 fl oz (30 ml)

Another oil to use is sweet almond oil. Be mindful that others can be allergic to almonds/ have nut allergies. Use with caution and let them know in your website description that your lip gloss contains almond oil.

NOW Foods, Solutions, Sweet Almond Oil, 4 fl oz (118 ml)

You can also use this brand on Amazon. Once again, this is almond oil so you will have to state that there is almond oil in your lip gloss if you use this oil.

Brooklyn Botany Sweet Almond Oil - 8 fl Oz

Vitamin e oil of course to hydrate those lips. Highly recommend

Nature's Bounty, Vitamin E-Oil, 13,500 mg (30,000 IU), 2.5 fl oz (75 ml)

CVS also sells this vitamin e oil. Prefect if you need it ASAP

NB E OIL 30,000 IU

Tools 🥣

You are going to need mixing equipment. Do not use your personal bowls, spoons, forks, whatever the case may be. Be sanitary. (This was probably common sense, I know I know tehe)

Of course if you don't want to invest $30 on metal bowls, you can use disposable paper bowls. This is also great because if saves you time on cleaning lip gloss.

Dixie Ultra Dinner Paper Bowls - 52ct/20oz

Silicone spatula is going to be your best friend. Since lipgloss is hard to clean, this will help you save time. Just a sponge and some dawn power wash and you're good to go. Also helps save product. With regular spoons, your gloss get stuck in the s...

OXO Silicone Spoon Spatula White

Plastic spoons will get the job done just as well. They are disposable so you don't have to worry about cleaning them. Once again, saves time!!

Premium Plastic Spoons - 48ct - up & up™

You will NEED measuring cups. Write your recipe down when making lipgloss. You don't want to make a lip gloss and then it becomes your best seller but can't sell it again because you didn't write down what you put in your lip gloss base. Your custome...

Measuring Cup Set Mint Green - Room Essentials™