Customer Reviews

Make Your Own Lip Balm

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(21)

 

 

I bought this for my 9 year old Granddaughter recently. She absolutely loved to make this lip balm. It came with little tins to hold the balm in and stickers to decorate the tins. It comes with three flavors (that are also coloring)and easy to follow instructions. After following one recipe, she decided to make her own flavor and turned out some really nice flavors and colors of balm which she shared with her sister.

I think this was a winner!

We've tried just about every "make your own" kit out there (not to mention endless craft projects, art projects, cooking projects, etc.) I am far from a neat freak. I dont mind making messes if the kids are having fun.

This was BY FAR the biggest disappointment we've has - and I didnt think anything could top the Girl Gourmet cupcake maker!

The material is basically vasiline. It's difficult for the kids to scoop out, mix and get into the little containers. It is nearly impossible to wash off any surface because it just gels ups. Imagine dipping your hands in a jar of vasiline and then attempting to wash it off. Whoops, now the faucet is slippery too! The spatula, jars and everything close by was quickly covered in a sticky film that just wouldn't go away.

We managed to get some "balm" into the containers but it stayed a sticky yet mushy consistency which made it impossible to apply. You touch your finger to the substance and a huge glob stretches from your hand to the container. We even tried to put it in the freezer. No luck.

Don't waste your money. The only thing that's worth anything in the kit is the balm containers.

What a total waste of time and ridiculous mess.

We bought this for our 8-year-old daughter for Christmas. She's been able to make three different lipbalms so far. She has had a lot of fun playing with the different flavors. As a parent I am not impressed with this toy. The lipbalm base is very hard to clean up afterwards. It's greasy and doesn't clean up with dishsoap and leaves a messy residue. Also, the lipbalms are really soft after making them. She put them in the freezer to harden them up, which helped, but when they warmed back up, they were runny again. This happened with all three that she's made even though she's had adult supervision making them (so we know they're being made correctly).

This make your own lip gloss kit is quick, easy to make, and it is almost impossible to mess up while making it. Plus, IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!! I got this for a 12th birthday gift, and it is sooooooo fun to use and make! I love it so much! If you are looking for a present for a girl who is turning 9,10,11,12, or, depending on the girl, even an 8 year old, this gift is highly recomended. TIP:Thirteen-year-olds like other make-ups and jewelery.

i am pleased with this purchase. my daughter (9) loves this kit and was so excited when she got it. she couldn't wait to mix up her lip balm. the kit directions and supplies are great. good value

My niece loved this product. All in all this is a great product! But whatever you do, do not try to clean the used containers in the diswasher with other dishes. The balm coats everything else in your dishwasher and is extremely difficult to get off. But other than being messy-it is awesome.

This is such a cute craft to do with little girls or older girls cause its fun. Takes no heating beyond hot tap water, which melts the lip gloss then you can portion it out, add flavor and color and put into cute little containers which you then have stickers to decorate. A fun, fast and easy play time. And surprise, the lip gloss is really really good.!!

Hello,

My daughter bought this from another store with her birthday money. The balm material is very sticky and hard to mess with. Mixing the scents and designing the top was fun. However my daughter lips started to tingle after using the kit. They also became a little swollen and then the skin on her lips became dry and a she developed a rash on the skin outside the lips. I used it and got the exact sequence of events. Took it back for a refund. Front of the package mentions allergies. If you are sensitive at all you prob shouldnt buy this one.

My 5 year old recently received this for her birthday. The kits comes with way more balm than what will actually fit in the containers and the balm is the consistency of Crisco and really lacks any type of flavor other than, well, yucky. Try to find something better if you can....

Fun idea and not too hard to do, but end product doesn't work very well and the whole thing is pretty sticky/messy.

Did this for my daughters 8th birthday party and would NOT recommend it