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Hi ! Sorry, i just saw theses replies. Ok.. for now , i think I'd like to avoid sweetener, but may consider later. For percents, I always stay at the highest recommended amount, and know not to go over. Suppliers: Various . I am using MMS , which I generally love, Nature's Garden, Sweet Cakes...

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...

Citrus, i would really like to use citrus EO in lip balms and hand cream. I see them listed on the IFRA sticky thread here, and they are mentioned in this thread. If I find a bergapten-free bergamot, is that safe, no restrictions, or would that still be limited to a certain, but higher % ...

Oh, this is very interesting. Did it continue to, not grain ? Sometimes mine will be ok, and then grain after 2 weeks or so.. If this really works, this High Melt Shea is exactly what i've been looking for.:smile:

Another fantastic idea, thank you very , very much!

I am having an issue with graininess, after switching from Beeswax to Candelillia. I wrote to Bramble Berry, and they think it is my mango butter, which , lives to grain, evidently. But it happened when I switched, so I'm still suspect. In my searching today, i came across a few suppliers who...

Wow , Thanks Hazel ! I'm not familiar with that website, looks like a goldmine of information. It looks like the may be dealing with huge industrial quantities, and not small orders but, I will find out, Thank you so much !

Hello, Forum ! I am looking for a super refined, medical grade lanolin. All the well-known ( well, well know to me, so that's like ..8 :wink: ) suppliers have a yellow lanolin, that, according to the reviews, and emails to their support desk, has a bit of an odor.:problem: What I'm...

I've seen that honey can separate when added to lip balm ( water / oil ) and somewhere i saw powdered honey. Do you think this would work ? or is it, scratchy? or does it sort of melt in with the oils / butters ?

oh wow, Wow, thank you so much ! Thanks ! I did find this interesting site, today, it lists butters, the properties, shelf life, and consistency. http://www.gardenofwisdom.com/butters.html

I wonder about this nut thing, too. Say I make one and give it to a friend, and her new boyfriend is allergic to nuts, and she kisses him.. which result in, you know, bad things.

Yeah, I think you are right Susie. I have about 20 tubes around, and each ingredient list is different. Like snowflakes, only they smell nice. I just wanted a basic framework to play with, to get started

So, I decided to make my own lip balm, and have a few recipes to try, now I need to pick the ingredients. I want to keep it 100% natural, and I want to research and learn bout all the different oils/butters/ waxes, but don’t even know where to start. Some vendors, describe certain...

wait.. is that what brittle means ! You have to pretty much own a chisel to se it ? I may have an icepick, somewhere ..

o, how I love Cocoa B, but have recently learned I am sensitive to it, and can not use it. I would if I could, though, love it. Here is the link to that whole thing, if you are interested. I guess some other people are sensitive, as well. http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=44544