An apparatus, mold assembly and related method for manufacturing a
personalized lipstick is described, the apparatus including a housing or
cabinet, a plurality of different color blends each held within a separate
pot fitted with a dispensing system, an ultrasonic wave heating/mixing
probe, a mold assembly held within the probe and a transport rail for
moving the probe from one station to another within the housing. The
lipstick mold assembly includes a sheath containing a solidified base wax
formed with a well for receiving color pigments. The method for molding
the lipstick includes use of the aforementioned apparatus, providing the
mold assembly with a solidified wax, transporting the mold assembly to
dosing positions for receiving programmed amounts of the color blends,
applying an ultrasonic wave to heat and blend the wax/dosed color blends,
transporting the mold assembly within the housing to a cooling station,
returning the mold assembly to an operator for demolding and assembling
into a suitable lipstick case.