My husband asked me if I could put any additive into my lip balm to give it any SPF? I make lip balm just for our family and give out a few as gifts and I have heard you can't claim it to have a certain SPF if you sell it, so this wont be a problem. Do I have to modify my current recipe, or can I just add the.....ummm, is it zinc oxide, or titanium dioxide to it? I have never tried this before so any direction would be welcomed! I have no idea how much to add. I usually make up about enough lip balm base to fit into a pint size mason jar and I just scoop out a little at a time as needed to fill up containers.
lip balm with spf
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You can use carrier oils or butters that have a natural SPF in them to start with. I wouldn't put any titanium or zinc myself since we tend to 'eat' lip balms and such. Not to mention they'd probably have the "life guard" look to them...
soapbuddy
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You can try zinc oxide, but you won't know exactly what the SPF is. In this instance, I would go with store bought.
