[yolise]

Ascorbic acid is unnecessary and waste in a lip balm. Besides since you will be using oils only water soluble ingredients will ruin your batch. Also check if your rosemary oil soluble. Personally in lip balm, I like oils and butters only and generally follow this recipe.

20% wax

20% hard butter

20% soft butter and

40 oil %.

You don’t need a lot of vitamin E

[yolise]

Hello @Heath0o7

Thanks for the advice.

It’s also my first time using BTMS 85, I’m more familiar with BTMS 25. The supplier says it’s has 15% fatty alcohols cetostearyl alcohol.

I have too much dimethicone than I possibly know what with it, i bought 50ml but got 500ml that will expire at the end of the year.

[yolise]

Hello @Camel thank you for advice especially about xantham gum, I had forgotten that it’s anionic. <div>

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[yolise]

Very true about Shea butter. How grainy it becomes if it’s not heated correctly or there is change in temperature, is the main reason I hardly use it anymore. I’ve heard people say refined Shea butter is better