SomethingGoodAustin
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Hey there;
I've been experimenting with tinted lip balms but can't quite get the color adhesion/smoothness balance I want. My working formula is 20% beeswax, 25% firm/hard oils (coconut oil and shea butter, usually), 15% brittle butters, and 40% liquid oils. I add a small amount of magnesium stearate to improve slip. Colorants include red and yellow oxides, micas--no dyes or carmine.
I like the feel of this formula very much, but what I'd like to improve is its stability--I live in Texas, and the pocket test for lip balm is a lot easier to fail down here most months of the year--and the quality of the color adhesion. I want the color to be sheer but to also stay put on my lips, which it doesn't do very well right now. What I don't want, obviously, is anything sticky or draggy.
Have any lip balm/lipstick makers out there found candelilla wax helpful with these two issues? If so, what is your recommended percentage range? I intend to use it as part of my wax portion.
I've been experimenting with tinted lip balms but can't quite get the color adhesion/smoothness balance I want. My working formula is 20% beeswax, 25% firm/hard oils (coconut oil and shea butter, usually), 15% brittle butters, and 40% liquid oils. I add a small amount of magnesium stearate to improve slip. Colorants include red and yellow oxides, micas--no dyes or carmine.
I like the feel of this formula very much, but what I'd like to improve is its stability--I live in Texas, and the pocket test for lip balm is a lot easier to fail down here most months of the year--and the quality of the color adhesion. I want the color to be sheer but to also stay put on my lips, which it doesn't do very well right now. What I don't want, obviously, is anything sticky or draggy.
Have any lip balm/lipstick makers out there found candelilla wax helpful with these two issues? If so, what is your recommended percentage range? I intend to use it as part of my wax portion.
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