revamping lip balm recipe ?

[ohsoap]

Right now my lip balm recipe uses 25% Avacado and 20% Castor, my friends all swear by it, but I actually find it a bit drying. It seems to be great for daily use but doesn't acutally help heal chapped lips. I'm not sure if it's the high amount Castor or Avacado, or a combination of both. I am thinking of adding Sweet Almond to the recipe, do you think this will help? What other oil would you suggest?

 

[Karri]

I'm not an expert in this area yet but what hard butters/waxes are you using? I'd think a good lip balm requires bees wax and/or cocoa butter to help "trap" the moisture (create a barrier).

Does that help?

Karri

 

[carebear]

castor oil can be drying to some.

 

[SideDoorSoaps]

i use sweet almond oil and lanolin in my lip balm and my lips are always so soft. but some people might be allergic to lanolin.

 

[ohsoap]

I lowered the amount of caster and added sweet almond to the recipe. It feels really good, I will test for a few weeks though and see how it performs.

 

[Earthchild]

I'm not huge on castor oil in anything. The highest I will go in a lip balm is 10%. I find it drying and greasy at the same time!

 

[mandolyn]

I'd use jojoba & beeswax.