eden.bodycare
Active Member
Hey all! I've been making lip balm for a very long time, but have just recently started producing it in higher volumes.
Here is how I used to do it: melt in a double boiler, add essential oil by the drop to each lip tube, fill w/ a plastic pipette, mix each one by hand with a toothpick. As you can imagine, doing that for more than a few tubes isn't doable.
How do you do it?
I have tried a lip tube filling tray. I guess I am not getting the idea here, but I used it and it's impossible not to overfill the tubes. You have to scrape off the excess on top, I know, but it leaves an unfinished look to the top of the lip balms, not to mention that they are filled about 1/8 of an inch above the top of the tube so when you raise them there is a section of balm that is noticeably wider than the rest of the tube.
I know that some people use squeezable condiment bottles to fill, which sounds helpful, but I wonder how you clean them properly afterward. Or do you throw them away each time?
I am back to using small plastic pipettes to fill which is ok, but am I missing a magic way that fills them just to the top and leave a natural look when cooled? Help!
Also: I use almost all essential oils to flavor my balms. Does it make sense to make up large batches of lip balm in bulk, then remelt as needed? Or, as I suspect, does that damage the essential oil properties & scent strength?
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
Here is how I used to do it: melt in a double boiler, add essential oil by the drop to each lip tube, fill w/ a plastic pipette, mix each one by hand with a toothpick. As you can imagine, doing that for more than a few tubes isn't doable.
How do you do it?
I have tried a lip tube filling tray. I guess I am not getting the idea here, but I used it and it's impossible not to overfill the tubes. You have to scrape off the excess on top, I know, but it leaves an unfinished look to the top of the lip balms, not to mention that they are filled about 1/8 of an inch above the top of the tube so when you raise them there is a section of balm that is noticeably wider than the rest of the tube.
I know that some people use squeezable condiment bottles to fill, which sounds helpful, but I wonder how you clean them properly afterward. Or do you throw them away each time?
I am back to using small plastic pipettes to fill which is ok, but am I missing a magic way that fills them just to the top and leave a natural look when cooled? Help!
Also: I use almost all essential oils to flavor my balms. Does it make sense to make up large batches of lip balm in bulk, then remelt as needed? Or, as I suspect, does that damage the essential oil properties & scent strength?
Thanks in advance for any guidance!