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@bozchemist, thank you so much for the detailed information.

I’ll pre-heat the mold to see what are the results. My wax % is at 20 and the rest castor oil, sweet almond, etc. Do you think I should reduce the wax? I’ll try it anyway. If that fails, I’m going the pre made base route.

Thank you again.

[Luminessence]

I have been trying for months to make a lipstick base, without too much success and tons of frustration.

I’ve got two problems: a) when the lipstick comes out of the mold, it shows streaking and layering which is very baffling for me.  I’ve tried pouring at 70C or at 80C.  Same results. So I’m wondering if it is because I have too much carnauba that I’m adding at 10%. I’ve seen that the professionals have a very low amount of carnauba. They seem to use lots of rice bran wax, jojoba wax, etc… 

b) the base lacks slip and glide. Maybe a bit of magnesium stearate will solve the problem but I haven’t had the chance to try it yet.  So all this to say that I’m sort of ready to give up and buy my base. @bozchemist, some cues would be very appreciated.

Thank you so much.