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¼ cup (120 ml) avocado oil
1 tablespoon (16 g) clean beeswax
1 tablespoon (20 g) light-colored, mildly flavored honey
teaspoon vitamin E oil
teaspoon flavoring oil of your choice
Melt all the ingredients together in a stainless steel or all-glass heat-proof container
over moderate heat, but do not heat over 120ºF (49ºC); use a candy thermometer
to monitor. Stir constantly. When all the ingredients are melted and well blended,
add the flavoring just before you pour into lip balm tubes, tins, or lip balm jars.
To create two different flavors, just as you are preparing to pour, but before
adding the fragrance, pour half into another heated saucepan. Add half the fra-
grance to the first pan, stir, and then pour. Return to the second pan and add a
different fragrance, then repeat. Record how many of each you made, what fra-
grances, and when you made them.
Use different containers for different uses, or different markets.
Start by assembling all your equipment and ingredients.
Tools (Sweet Citrus Soap and Milk and Honey Soap recipes require the same tools.)
• Tray molds, sprayed well with nonstick coating
• Board(s) large enough to cover molds and to hold finished molds
• Blanket (to insulate while setting up, two to three days required) This is optional
depending on the temperature of your work space. Soap shouldn't cool too fast, so a
room temperature warmer than 75ºF (29ºC) is recommended, or insulate so the soap
doesn't cool too fast.
• Measuring cup marked in ounces and grams
• One to five gallon (4 to 19 l) stainless steel container fitted with a pouring lip or
spigot for dispensing the liquid inside (Do not use a glass or plastic container.)
• Platform scale capable of weighing ounces or grams
• Nonreactive quart (946 ml) pan (enameled metal or stainless steel)
• Nonreactive stir sticks or wood or plastic utensils
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