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Should I try making beetroot lip balm at home?

Pratibha Verma
2 min readAug 28, 2024

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My makeup is mostly finished with a splash of tinted lip balm and two strokes of coal-black eyeliner (no other shades tried, but will try the white one). However, I don’t shop for all kinds of makeup but keenly look for discounts on lip balms (if I get free, that’s a bingo). Two or three hours before writing this article, I randomly saw a video of getting natural red lips from beetroot. I don’t much scroll social media reels, but sometimes my fingers try.

A few seconds of it felt like clickbait—an AI-generated deep, mysterious voice to secure attention. So, the script was,

‘’Don’t use this lip balm by any mistake or you will get pink lips just like hers (displays a girl’s pinkish-red lips). And you will forget to shop the lipstick and lip balm. Some creators’ desperation seems so funny to get views, isn't it? But to my surprise, this hack works!

To check for legitimacy, I opened the comment section, and it stated that many succeeded in making this beetroot-tinted lip balm.

So, without any further delay, let me share it here:

You need,

  • Virgin Coconut Oil—1 tablespoon
  • White Beeswax—1 teaspoon
  • Essential oil — 2 drops
  • Beetroot juice—1 teaspoon

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