How To Reuse Your Broken Lipstick
If your lipstick is broken, don’t throw it away! In this article, we’ll show you some ways you can reuse broken lipstick.
Sometimes we love the color and texture of our lipstick so much that we don’t want to change it. In addition, high-quality make-up is certainly not cheap. So it is very annoying if your lipstick breaks. Especially if he wasn’t up yet.
How to reuse your broken lipstick
Before we show you how to reuse broken lipstick, let’s give you some tips to keep your lipstick from getting damaged. You can’t always prevent accidents, but in many situations an accident is not the reason that your lipstick is damaged. Sometimes this is due to carelessness and poor maintenance, for example.
To avoid damage, it’s a good idea to remember the following:
- Don’t open up the entire lipstick. If you want to use it, one centimeter is sufficient.
- Be careful when you close the lipstick again. First, make sure you have twisted the lipstick closed.
- Do not leave your lipstick in too hot an environment. Most lipstick is made of wax that can melt.
- Try to let the lipstick fall as little as possible.
Now that you know this, let’s look at ways you can reuse broken lipstick.
Ways you can reuse your broken lipstick
1. When Your Lipstick Is Broken In Two
This method is ideal if your lipstick has broken in half. However, it is difficult to apply this method if one of your particles is too small. The method is very simple, but requires some patience.
The heat required with this method will cause the ends of the lipstick to melt. This way you can easily connect them again. When you finally cool the lipstick, the two particles will stick together again.
Supplies
- 1 candle
- broken lipstick
- small wooden stick
- refrigerator
Instructions
- Light the candle first.
- Then turn the lipstick completely open.
- Hold both ends of the lipstick pieces over the candle. Just make sure they don’t catch fire. When the ends have melted a little, remove them from the flame.
- Press the pieces together. Make sure they are well attached to each other.
- Then use the wooden stick to make the edges smoother.
- Finally, put the lipstick in the fridge for about an hour.
2. If your lipstick has been damaged by heat
For example, your lipstick will be damaged by heat if you:
- left your make-up bag in the car on a hot summer day.
- left your lipstick in the sun.
- you left your lipstick next to the stove while cooking.
Lipstick often contains wax, which cannot withstand all that heat. However, there is a way to fix your lipstick. The color and texture will not even change because of this.
Supplies
- 1 candle
- 1 metal spoon
- paper towels
- small bowl
- refrigerator
- clamp
Instructions
- First, put some paper towels on the table to protect the surface. If the lipstick melts, drops may fall on the table.
- Then light the candle.
- Then put the damaged lipstick on the spoon and warm it over the flame. Do this until the lipstick has completely liquefied.
- Then pour this liquid into a small container.
- Use the clip to remove the lipstick from the container. Put everything back on the spoon and repeat the melting process.
- Then cover the container.
- Then leave the lipstick in the fridge for at least one hour.
3. Turn your old lipstick into lip gloss
If your lipstick is broken or you simply don’t like it anymore, don’t throw it away. With this simple method, you can turn your lipstick into lip gloss.
Supplies
- 1 pan
- 1 metal container that you can place loosely in the pan
- water
- 1 tablespoon beeswax
- potato peeler
- 2 tablespoons Vaseline
- small, clean container
- lipstick
Instructions
- Fill the pan halfway with water first.
- Then bring the water to a boil. Once it boils, lower the heat a bit.
- Then grate the beeswax with the potato peeler. Sprinkle these pieces in the metal container.
- Then add the Vaseline. Place the container in the hot water and wait for the beeswax and petroleum jelly to melt together.
- Then add some of the lipstick. The amount depends on the color you want to make.
- Then stir well until everything melts.
- Finally, pour the liquid into the small, clean container and wait for it to cool and harden.
With these tips, you’ll never have to throw away your broken lipstick again. We hope you now know how to reuse your broken lipstick.
