Lipbalm Trial 3 Prep

Trial: 1 2 3 4 5 Final Product Ingredients list and measurements -2g beeswax -1.5g shea -1 drop oil (almond) -1 drop vitE   -1g beeswax -0.8g shea -1.5g coco oil -2 drops vit E -4 drops vanilla Temperature fragrance added (Celsius) 62c 65c Yield (number of lip balm tubes filled) 1 1 Any changes in previous recipe Amount of: VitE, fragrance, beeswax, oil, shea Qualitative observations Really hard Smooth   Person Comment 1 Better texture, less smell 2 Good texture, more smell than last time (better) 3 Smoother, nice 4 Perfect texture, maybe try different oil 5 Smells stronger of soap, texture is good 6 Better overall, more mixture From the feedback above, and my personal preference, I think the texture and smell are perfect (for me), but the mixture didn’t fill up the whole tube. For next time, I would like to add more of each ingredient (keeping around the same ratio), so I can use all the space I can.   New test: Materials: Coconut oil (1.7g) Shea butter (1g) Beeswax (1g) Essential oil Vanilla (4 drops) Honey (1g) Vitamin E oil (2 drops) Lipbalm container Thermometer 1 400 ml beaker 1 100ml beaker Hot water (100mL) […]

Lipbalms Step 0

Materials: Almond oil (1 drop) Shea butter (1.5g) Beeswax (2g) Essential oil Vanilla (2 drops) Honey (0.4g) Vitamin E oil (1 drop) Lipbalm container Thermometer 1 400 ml beaker 1 100ml beaker Hot water (100mL) Pipette Electric scale Procedure: Prepare a 400mL beaker of water on the electric burner, at 80 degrees (measure with thermometer) Weigh the amount you need from your ingredients with an electric scale Melt the beeswax using the double boiler method in a 100mL beaker Add in the shea butter Add in the almond oil with a pipette Add in the honey Take off heat and wait for the temperature to drop to 65 degrees Add in vitamin e Add in 2 drop fragrance (vanilla) at 59 degrees (measure with thermometer) Celsius Pour into container Wait to set, or put in the fridge for a minute Table: Trial: 1 2 3 4 5 Final Product Ingredients list and measurements Temperature fragrance added (Celsius) Yield (number of lip balm tubes filled) Any changes in the previous recipe Qualitative observations