Teach Soap

I'm trying to tweak my basic lip balm recipe (which is based on one from The Sage). I'm thinking about offering a couple of flavors geared toward male customers, and I'm trying to get a hair more firmness and less shine.

So here's what I'm considering:

28% beeswax
5% peach kernel oil
21% apricot kernel oil
18% palm kernel oil
28% hydrogenated soybean oil

The original recipe has 10% castor oil. I took that out, as I know that contributes a lot to the shine factor. I split the 10% between the beeswax (4% extra from the original) and the PKO and soybean (3% extra each from the original).

I'm going to play with it a bit later today, as I have a recipe that is sized for just a couple of tubes.

But am I headed in the right direction? Anywhere close?

Thanks.

Anita

Hmm..personally I'd add a pinch of cocoa or mango butter, or some other hard butter to help with firmness.

But honestly I've never tried those exact oils in a balm before, so it'd be hard to say if it'll be the hardness you're looking for

Have you decided what flavors you're going to use for the "manly" lip balms? The Sage has a delicious Chocolate & Bacon Flavor Wax that appeals to a lot of my male relatives & friends.

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Genny

I have bacon, popcorn, and pizza flavoring that I'm going to try for the guys.

I'm about to go and try my tweaked version (using the bacon flavor), so even if it's not quite what I'm after, I'll keep it myself. I may try the mango butter afterwards if I don't like my first attempt.

Anita