Hi There
I wanted to let you know that I just made my first coffee lip balm (for pots and not tubes) and dont notice it being "too greasy"... I would expect the "hardness" to be an issue, but also expect a lip balm to be somewhat more greasy than - well lets say a lotion bar due to the coffee butter being comprised of oils -- although I did use a bit less than called for in veg oils.
Are you formulating by volume or by weight? Here is the recipe I used, formulated by volume (new for me) and not weight.
Ingredients:
1 Part Coffee Bean Butter
1 Part Beeswax Pellets
2 Parts Vegetable Oil
Optional: 5 Drops Flavor Oil Per Ounce of Balm
Measure the ingredients by volume, not by weight. If desired, combine two or more vegetable oils and use your vegetable oil blend for the 2 part vegetable oil requirement. Jojoba, Watermelon Seed, Cranberry Seed and Camelina are amongst the cold pressed vegetable oils that we recommend for use in lip balms. For additional nourishment, include a small percentage of Vitamin E Oil as a part of your vegetable oil blend. To extend the shelf life of your balm, include 2% T-50 or T-80 Vitamin E oil in the vegetable oil blend.
(not sure where I found the recipe, but I LOVE IT!!!) GOOD LUCK!!!
