Teach Soap

So I'll be attempting my first batch of lip balms tomorrow (hubby let me pick my own wedding anniversary gift out, we'll be married 5 years on Saturday!) so I bought lip balm base from ng along with a Sweetner and four flavor oils. So because this is so new to me, my question is, do you add flavor oil, Sweetner and a skin safe fo or eo? Or does the flavor oil also give a fragrance when you add it? I want to be prepared, sorry if this is a silly question but i've never made anything like this, I usually stick to soaps, lotions, fizzles, etc.

Flavor oil is actually edible fragrance. You can use some essential oils for lip balms, but not al. Some people prefer their lip balms sweetened, some don't.

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Irena
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Happy Anniversary!!

Yep! Flavor oil is an edible fragrance oil. It doesn't have a taste, per se. When you add the sweetener, it tricks your mind into thinking that the lip balm is flavored. I find this also happens without the sweetener as so many people tell me my lip balm is "yummy" and yet I do not add sweetener to mine. All you really need is the flavor oil. I do add peppermint essential oil for my Vanilla Mint but only a very tiny amount.

Hope that helps!

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Rachel
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Thank you both, I haven't been on here since I posted this my little boy came down with strep and is finally feeling better, so back to soaping today! Maybe I won't add the stevia, I tried a little bit Friday night and made it really grainy! Thank you for your feedback!