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Lip Smacker lip balm: How do they make their flavors so strong & long-lasting?
Hi everyone. I’ve been trying so hard to make a lip balm formula that (1) would have the “sickly sweet” level of aroma/flavor that a brand like Lip Smacker has. I also (2) notice the Lip Smacker flavour lasts forever, whereas after about 2 months, my balms almost fully lose their scent.
Any idea how Lip Smacker does it? This is a list of their ingredients
(Castor) Seed Oil, Cetyl Acetate, Beeswax, Flavor/Aroma, (Candelilla) Wax, Polybutene, Paraffin, (Sesame) Seed Oil, (Carnauba) Wax/Cire De Carnauba, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Mineral Oil/Huile Minerale Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol, Microcrystalline Wax, Triticum Vulgare Wheat) Germ Oil, Stearic Acid, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract, Propylene Glycol, Propyl Gallate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol. Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985).
I’m trying to go for a more natural approach with the following ingredients:
Coconut oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Castor Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) wax , (Cocoa) Butter, (candelilla) wax, Ricinus Communis (castor) Wax, Natural Flavor Oil, Mangifera Indica (mango) Seed Butter, Stevia Rebaudiana, Tocopherol (vitamin e)<google-sheets-html-origin></google-sheets-html-origin>
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4 Replies
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add more fragrance lol. what’s your current % of fragrance. based on lip smacker’s IL, i would guess they have fragrance in 3-5%, which is a lot.
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I’ve tried formulas using up to 10% flavor oils 😅. I should note I’ve been trying natural flavor oils - some brands I’ve tried:
- https://saffireblue.ca/shop/mango-flavour-oil/
- even https://specializedrx.com/collections/oil-soluble/products/pina-colada-os-natural-flavor-concentrate
millevertus.ca
Natural Cotton Candy Lip Balm Flavor Oil Natural flavor made from pure sunflower oil and natural aromas of fruits, herbs or vegetable extracts. These flavors are 100% natural and designed specifically for lip balms, glosses, lipsticks and your tooth
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that explains it. the natural flavor oils aren’t as potent. they’re for the flavor, not really the odor. you have to use fragrance.
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Maybe include a lip-safe fixative- more ‘premium’ fragrances may already include those. I think triethyl citrate or dipropylene glycol should work, if you search those in this forum you’ll see some guidance
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