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Flaming lipsticks
Does anyone know what kind of equipment I would need to flame lipsticks? I am flaming them manually now and it’s dificult to get them just right. Is there an automated machine for this?
Thanks!
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Yes, there is a machine, but it’s usually attached to an automatic molding machine. Both are really expensive.
One option is to use silicone molds. Another is to hire someone - two or three weeks of full-time lipstick flaming makes anyone an expert.
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I am buying a reasonably expensive wood pencil filling machine from Taiwan. This same machine can fill lipsticks, gloss, mascara, etc. I’ll contact the vendor to see if they can add lipstick flaming to machine.
Thanks Bob!
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The automatic flaming stations I’ve seen have the lipstick bullets moving point up individually on a conveyer belt. As they move along, they pass through two flame jets set up opposite each other. One I saw even spun the lipsticks as they passed between the jets.
On the other hand, I’ve also seen (at a fairly large company) a workstation that had four workers at it, where lipstick bullets were unmolded, inserted into cases, flamed, and then swivelled down and capped, all at a remarkable rate of speed. Their failure rate was actually lower than the automated line at other companies, because the operators had the ability to rework minor imperfections rather than just discard them as failures.
Just as a caution - you can only re-melt and re-pour lipsticks a few times before they start turning permanently to mush.
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LOL! … “Flaming Lipsticks” … when I first saw the title to this post, the first thought that came to mind was “OMG, is someone actually inquiring about formulating a lipstick that you can set on fire”
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I still think it’d be an awesome name for a punk rock band.
Ladies and gentlemen - introducing The Flaming Lipsticks!
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The band “The Flaming Lips” might have an issue with that, BobZ
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