  Formulas Basic Lip Balm Recipe
A
good basic lip balm formula is 90% food grade oil, (such as
safflower right on the grocery store shelf) which is high in
Vitamin e, to 10% beeswax or 10% Candelilla wax.
Vegans do prefer Candelilla wax which is plant based and comes
from a plant in Mexico. In the summer months you want your
lip balm formula wax hardener to go up 10% if the product will be
exposed to heat, such as in a car. This does mean you reduce
your oil by 10% in exchange for more wax. You can melt the
materials in a small crock pot or in the microwave using an Anchor
hocking measuring cup. The best part about making your own
lip balm is if you mess up you can melt them in the hot sun and
start again. Solid perfume is made the same way, just have
the wax at 40% and your fragrance at 10%. So, solid perfume
would be 50% oil, 40% wax and 10% fragrance of choice. When
adding flavor, just a few drops per 1/2 ounce product, should be
ample. Flavor usually is under one percent.
A
good basic lip balm formula is 90% food grade oil, (such as
safflower right on the grocery store shelf) which is high in
Vitamin e, to 10% beeswax or 10% Candelilla wax.
Vegans do prefer Candelilla wax which is plant based and comes
from a plant in Mexico. In the summer months you want your
lip balm formula wax hardener to go up 10% if the product will be
exposed to heat, such as in a car. This does mean you reduce
your oil by 10% in exchange for more wax. You can melt the
materials in a small crock pot or in the microwave using an Anchor
hocking measuring cup. The best part about making your own
lip balm is if you mess up you can melt them in the hot sun and
start again. Solid perfume is made the same way, just have
the wax at 40% and your fragrance at 10%. So, solid perfume
would be 50% oil, 40% wax and 10% fragrance of choice. When
adding flavor, just a few drops per 1/2 ounce product, should be
ample. Flavor usually is under one percent.
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To Make 10 Ounces of Lip Balm Base [makes 20 1/2 ounce pots or 40
Tubes]
8
ounces of food grade oil
2
Ounces of Beeswax or Candelilla Wax
1/4-1/2 ounce of flavor oil
Any
Additives [optional]
When your oils and
waxes are melted you can swirl in additives, such as vitamin e,
flavor oil, or lip stick slivers for "tint," and then
transfer to
lip balm
pots
or
tins
to cool. For lip balm butter simply replace the 2/3 oil
with butter of choice, such as mango or shea. Make sure you
heat to above 168 degrees so you do not get a grainy final product
which is known as butter crystallization.
Basic Chap Stick Recipe
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Following the methods above, you will
want to use 70% food
grade oil to 30% wax.
You have to really
allow your product to cool thoroughly, before attempting to twist
them (the fun part.) This is because the inside, the core, is the last
to harden. A touch of beeswax can come in handy, but is not
necessary with our soy wax designed for use with lip balm making.
You can also purchase ready made balm base to skip these steps and
get to the fun part, adding other ingredients! When you are done
mixing your warm oils and waxes, transfer the formula into
chap
stick tubes
using our plastic pipettes.
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