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  sunflower oil replacement

  Posted by mhart123 on February 10, 2020 at 5:40 pm

  I am trying to fix a lipbalm that is losing color and flavor in stability. Below is basically the formula.  Over time the flavor totally dissappears and the color is fading or settling big time. My thoughts are to maybe use a different oil in place of sunflower oil.  Also to decrease beeswax and add some higher mp waxes like carnauba and candellila. I’ve requested a new flavor from the supplier as well.  Any other thoughts on how to fix this formula?

  ~40 % coconut oil
  ~30 % sunflower oil
  ~20 % beeswax
  ~2 % flavor
  ~0.5% red lake dispersed in castor oil 

  EVchem replied 4 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  EVchem

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  February 10, 2020 at 6:55 pm

  - for stability you want oils high in saturated fats, its the unsaturated fats that are able to oxidize. Cheap easy replacement would be MCT. You can also get high oleic versions of sunflower. 

  You could easily cut beeswax in half if you do add some carnauba/candelilla. 

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