is a vegan, ultra-clear lip gloss base that creates fabulous texture and shine. Add oils, colors, and other ingredients to customize your lip gloss.
1. General Tips for Working with Versagel
Start with a clean workspace, gather your equipment, and your ingredients.
NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves, and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron.
Recommended Tools & equipment: Microwave (we don’t recommend heating Versagel on a stove)
Microwave-safe container(s)
Spatula(s)
Pipettes
Syringe
Digital scale
Thermometer
Paper towels
Pro Tip #1: Add Oil to Versagel Add oils to achieve desired consistency, performance characteristics, and label appeal. Our suggested ratio for lip gloss is around 65% Versagel to 33% oil. For example 2 oz. of Versagel to .96oz oil.
Avoid oils that are heavy, darkly colored or scented.
We recommend
MCT Oil because it is colorless, odorless, and inexpensive.
Other popular choices:
Aloe Vera Oil - Clear – soothing aloe vera; odorless; slight off-white color.
Castor Oil – thick and moisturizing; odorless; slight yellow tint.
Sunflower Oil – cost-effective and moisturizing; odorless; slight yellow tint.
Rose Hip Seed Oil – high-end label appeal; Vitamin C rich; odorless; slight yellow tint.
Evening Primrose Oil – luxurious and moisturizing; odorless; slight golden tint
Pro Tip #2: Microwave Versagel and Oil Heating Versagel and oil makes it easier to combine the two ingredients. We recommend microwaving in 30-second increments until it reaches around 100 degrees F°.
DO NOT heat colors, flavors, or fragrances.
2. Customizing Versagel Lip Gloss
Use different flavors, colors, and glitters to create unique lip gloss.
Flavor Oils Flavor oils allow you to tailor your products to your target audience. They add distinct taste, smell, and label appeal.
NEVER HEAT flavor oil. Add flavor oil after heating Versagel mixture to avoid compromising flavor or scent.
Popular flavor oils:
Double Bubble Gum Cherry Kiss Life's a Peach Vanilla Latte Vanilla Mint For more information about flavor oils, click
here.
ALWAYS follow IFRA guidelines for flavors and fragrances, included in product descriptions.
Color Everyone loves beautifully colored lip gloss. Crafter’s Choice has over
70 lip-safe colors. NEVER HEAT color. Add color after heating Versagel mixture and adding flavor oil to avoid compromising color.
Crafter’s Choice EZ Color is our favorite way to color Versagel lip gloss. The pigment/castor oil mixture quickly gives your lip gloss beautiful shimmer or matte color with just a few drops.
Other lip-safe colorants:
Mica – shimmering/sparkling powder
Pigment – concentrated matte color that won’t bleed
Titanium Dioxide – matte white that deepens the tone of other colors; often used to create nude colors
ALWAYS follow IFRA guidelines for colors, included in product descriptions.
Glitter Glitter is a popular Versagel lip gloss additive. We recommend adding glitter after color as a final touch.
Bio-Glitter – aluminum and plastic-free; soft to the touch; resists bleeding at low temperatures.
Traditional Glitter – super sparkly; aluminum-free
ALWAYS ensure your glitter is lip safe.
3. Packaging & Labeling
Package your Versagel lip gloss in:
Tubes - squeeze and apply directly to lips.
Wands – traditional wand application.
Pots – finger application.
4. Versagel Clean Up
Wipe everything (workspace, syringe, etc.) with a dry paper towel first. Then go over with a soapy paper towel. Finish with a multipurpose cleaning spray.
