FORMULARY:  NATURAL LIP BALM – Beeswax Lip Balm

This lip balm has protective ingredients to help soothe cracked, chapped, or burning lips.

 

INGREDIENT

% of total

300 g

2 cups

Function

Part A

Beeswax

34.00

102.00

1/3 cup

Thickener; emollient

Coconut Oil

33.00

99.00

1/3cup

Emollient

Sunflower Oil

32.00

96.00

1/3 cup

Emollient

Vitamin E Acetate

1.00

3.00

1/2 tsp

Vitamin E

Total

100 %

300 g

1 cup

 

Combine ingredients of with mixing and heat to 80°C/176°F.

When uniform, remove from heat and cool to 50°C/104°F with mixing.

Pour into containers and allow hardening.

Try these flavors…
Peppermint Oil
Spearmint Oil
Cinnamon Oil
 
Try a little tingling sensation
Menthol
 
And try coloring…
D&C Red No. 17
Note: Mix color 40:1 in sunflower oil before adding to lip balm.
To increase hardness…
Increase beeswax
 
To decrease hardness…
Decrease beeswax