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

 

 

  1. Combine ingredients of with mixing and heat to 80°C/176°F.
  2. When uniform, remove from heat and cool to 50°C/104°F with mixing.
  3. 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