HI all
I’ve used commercial lip balms all my life until this year, when I started making my own. All the scents/ flavor oils i use, from various and multiple places, including EO’s, just don’t seem to have the strength or carry or longevity I was used to in a commercial product. Would you have any insight into this ?
Do big companies have access to stronger stuff ( i would imagine )
and / or, add some sort of.. 'booster ‘ or, extender, or i don’t know the words to use…
I’m hoping it is just a percent thing, and I’ll work it out. Even the strong ones, like peppermint, smell great when i smell the tube, but seem to disappear on me after a short while. The one exception is lemon balm EO. Plenty of longevity there...like, i think I have a headache.
I am always conservative with my percentage. If says says add 1 -3 %, i stop at 3%. But... ? Is this more of a suggestion, and i could try say 5%?
Thanks !
I’ve used commercial lip balms all my life until this year, when I started making my own. All the scents/ flavor oils i use, from various and multiple places, including EO’s, just don’t seem to have the strength or carry or longevity I was used to in a commercial product. Would you have any insight into this ?
Do big companies have access to stronger stuff ( i would imagine )
and / or, add some sort of.. 'booster ‘ or, extender, or i don’t know the words to use…
I’m hoping it is just a percent thing, and I’ll work it out. Even the strong ones, like peppermint, smell great when i smell the tube, but seem to disappear on me after a short while. The one exception is lemon balm EO. Plenty of longevity there...like, i think I have a headache.
I am always conservative with my percentage. If says says add 1 -3 %, i stop at 3%. But... ? Is this more of a suggestion, and i could try say 5%?
Thanks !
