Instructions
- Melt 1 tbsp of beeswax.
- Pour 2 tbsps of coconut oil into the beeswax mixture, and stir.
- Add your preferred flavor oil for lip balm.
- Add any extra ingredients (oranges, petals, coffee beans).
- Pour the hot lip balm mixture into their chosen containers, and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
What can I use to flavor lip balm?
Flavoring natural lip balm with essential oils
Buy them directly from Plant Therapy here, or from Amazon here. Some of the most popular essential oils to flavor natural lip balm include peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, sweet orange, pink grapefruit, vanilla, chamomile, lavender, and jasmine.
How do you add flavor to lip balm base?
You can add up to 3% of flavor oils to the lip balm base. To sweeten the lip balm, add 2% of the sweetener to the base – you can add up to 3% of this sweetener in your lip balm. Stir slowly until fully incorporated. TIP: How to test if your lip balm is flavored or sweet enough.
How do you make scented lip balm?
Instructions: In a microwave-safe container (I use a glass Pyrex measuring cup), melt the beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in 30-second increments, stirring well after each one. Stir in the essential oil or flavor oil. Carefully pour into pots or tubes and allow to cool before using.
How much flavor oil do you add to lip balm?
The typical usage rate is about 1-2% of the total lip balm recipe, but double check IFRA guidelines to make sure you comply. Sweetened flavor oils should be tested at 1% and then adjusted up from there, as they can taste bitter if too much is used.
What makes lip balm taste good?
A lip balm flavor oil is simply a scented oil that gives a product its taste. Lip balm flavor oils are actually food-grade fragrance oils. As such, you may also hear lip balm flavors referred to as flavor fragrance oils.
Can I put vanilla extract in my lip balm?
To make homemade lip balm, all you need is beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil. You can also add extra scents and flavors to your lip balm such as vanilla if you wish.
Can I put vanilla extract in my lip gloss?
Add vanilla extract and stir until well mixed. Pour mixture into a small, clean container and let it cool completely. 3. To use: Spread gloss onto your lips and enjoy!
Can you use syrup in lip balm?
Combine the cocoa butter, beeswax, coconut oil and walnut oil in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat for five to six minutes or until the beeswax is melted. Remove the saucepan from heat and add the pure maple syrup. Stir with a glass stirrer or wooden spoon to combine all of the ingredients.
Can I add fragrance oil to lip balm?
Flavouring. Fancy a flavoured lip balm? You can do so with many lip-safe essential oils and flavour oils. The maximum allowance for essential oils is 1% and the maximum for flavour oils is generally 2% (but can be up to 5% on certain flavours).
Can you use candy flavoring for lip balms?
Chocolate is delicious and perfect for anyone that wants to naturally flavor lip balm. Adding some Dark Chocolate Wafers to your recipe will provide a fantastic taste and help keep your lips feeling soft.
How long does homemade lip balm last?
6 months
You can expect your homemade lip balm to last for at least 6 months if stored properly. Make sure to keep it sealed and at room temperature. Confession: I found some lip balms I made more than 3 years ago and decided to give them a try. They were still good!
How do you make the best lip balm?
Steps
- Melt the beeswax, cocoa, and shea butter in a double boiler.
- Add the hemp oil, almond oil, and honey, and stir until it turns into a liquid consistency.
- Add honey to this mixture.
- Blend the ingredients using a milk frother.
- Once it reaches medium-thick consistency, pour the balm into jars to set.
What is the difference between essential oil and flavor oil?
Essential oils (EO’s) are steam-distilled pure plant extracts used for scenting, flavoring, or healing applications in aromatherapy. Fragrance oils (FO’s) are synthetically made chemical scent compounds found everywhere in modern life.
How can I make my lip-gloss taste sweet?
Sweetener for Lip Gloss – If you are using a fragrance oil or essential oil and want to add a sweetener, you can use Saccharin, a liquid sweetener. This liquid sweetener is cosmetic grade and safe for lip-based products. If you use too much of this product, it will make your lip-gloss bitter.
What essential oils are safe for lip balm?
Some other good essential oils that are safe to use in lip balm are: lavender, sweet orange, clove (use very little as it’s warming and strong), tea tree (use very little as it’s strong), spearmint, mandarin, lime and of course peppermint and lemon.
How do you make edible lip balm?
What you will need make your own edible lip balm:
- 1/2 a cup of vegetable shortening.
- 1 teaspoon of Jello Mix – we used cherry.
- 3 Vitamin E Capsules.
- Some plain wax shavings.
- Small containers – we recycled used containers of party-sized playdough.
How do you scent lip gloss?
Add some of these ingredients to your lip gloss making supplies and make your own beauty blend: Essential oils such as orange, peppermint, cinnamon, rose, lemon, grapefruit, lavender, and vanilla. Cocoa or shea butter. Wild cards like Kool-Aid mix and chocolate.
Do you need a preservative in lip balm?
Like body butter, balms don’t contain water and they’re usually applied to dry skin. You don’t need to worry about a preservative. That goes for body balm and lip balm.
What makes lip balm glossy?
Beeswax. Beeswax will thicken the gloss and give it some good stability. It’s a common ingredient in lip balms due to its softening abilities and the way it gives the lips a protective barrier against the elements. Our vegan friends will want to make use of candelilla wax as a substitute.
How do you make coconut flavored lip balm?
Instructions
- Melt beeswax and coconut oil together using double boiler method.
- Stir with Popsicle stick.
- Once melted, remove from heat.
- Stir in slice of lipstick if desired to tint lip balm.
- Mix in drops of essential oil.
- Pour evenly into four lip balm containers.