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Both my friend and I have very dry lips that crack every now and then causing grief to the both of us.

I recently made some lipbalms and it worked pretty well for both of us.
The recipe I initially used was 1 part beeswax, 1 part shea and 3 parts liquid oil.
The end product was very soft so when I made a next batch, I changed the proportions a little. The lipbalm also had the very distinct beeswax smell so I added EO in the next batch.

1 part beeswax with a little more
1 part shea + a little more
2 part oil
few drops of lavender EO

It's a small batch so I didn't dare to go overboard with the EO and it turned out fine. I read that lavender EO is generally considered okay to put into lipbalms, as well as peppermint EO but they must be diluted correctly. Well, it turned out that both of us hated the lavender EO [I myself don't like lavender scents but it's the only lipsafe EO I have so ...]

And when my lipbalms are gone, I would need to make another batch. So the thing is, what other EO can I use, other than peppermint ?

Thanks in advance !

I normally stick with oil based flavors or mint oils. Orange oil can be a sun sensitizer and burn your lips. Lavender doesn't taste good in a lip balm.

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I think Bramble Berry marks which ones are lip safe. I've made basil-vanilla lip balm, and I'll bet anise is ok. Those would be weird, fun flavors! Otherwise, I stick with mints or spice-type flavors.

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