Ingredients For Homemade Lip Balm & Gloss

Palm oil is produced from the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), grown primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia. Palm oil is highi in skin-loving tocotrienols and produces a naturally creamy lather in homemade soap! (7 lbs is packed in gallon jug with a handle) SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.14 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.22 Melting point: 96F. Solid at room temperature. Color: white Scent: odorless Shelf Life: 1.5-2 years

Sweet Almond Oil is a luxurious, light, non-greasy, moisturizing oil which easily absorbs into the skin and is known for its natural warming effect on sore muscles. Sweet Almond Oil is frequently used in lip balm recipes, lip gloss, massage oils, lotions, sugar scrubs, Dead Sea salt scrubs, bath bombs, and soap recipes. Sweet Almond Oil is also renowned for its rich concentration of oleic and linoleic essential fatty acids which help to give it exceptional penetrating and restructuring properties. Sweet Almond Oil also makes an unparalleled carrier for salt (for use in salt scrubs). In soap, Sweet Almond Oil produces a low, stable lather, but because it is not a hard oil (it is liquid at room temperature), we recommend not using more than about 5% - 10% in soap recipes. SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.14 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.21 Melting Point: liquid at room temp Color: golden yellow to pale yellow Odor: slight aroma Viscosity: medium All Natural Extraction Method: Cold Pressed. This extraction method yields higher quality oil (more vitamins, minerals, etc.) compared to extraction methods which use chemicals and/or heat. Cold Pressed Sweet Almond Oil is the highest quality oil you can buy. Shelf life: 12 months from purchase Customers who purchased Sweet Almond Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, soap colorant, Dead Sea Salt, and soap making ingredients.

Virgin, cold-pressed. We are super excited to be carrying this new oil for soaping as well as a wide variety of bath/body products. Stable, emollient rich, similar in nature to Sweet Almond Oil. Perfect as a carrier oil in aromatherapy, bath oil, lip balms, and more. Cherry kernel oil is a lightweight oil and rich in Vitamins A and E as well as the essential fatty acid, Oleic. SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.135 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.19 Melting point: liquid at room temperature Color: pale to golden yellow Odor: little to no scent Shelf Life: 2 years (refrigeration after opening is recommended)

76 Degree Coconut Oil is a fantastic additive to soaps, toiletries, and lip balms. Coconut Oil is commonly used in making soap because it helps provide a wonderful bubbly lather and makes the soap hard and white. Coconut Oil is also a nice ingredient to use in making lip balm and body butters. Coconut Oil is one of the most common raw materials used in making soap and toiletries. It comes from the seeds of the Cocos Nucifera and is cultivated primarily from South America and the Philippines.

Avocado Oil is a heavy, moisturizing oil rich in Vitamins A, B1, B5, D, E, minerals and protein. Because Avocado Oil is so rich, it makes wonderful massage oil and cold process soaps. Avocado Oil is a fantastic emollient with skin soothing properties making it a popular carrier oil in lip balms, lotions, sugar scrubs, dead sea salt scrubs, and body butters. Avocado Oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (it contains at least 75%), and these soften aging, dry or rough skin - it penetrates deeply so that nutrients can enter the dermis of the skin (under the epidermis). Recommended use in cold process soap is from 5% to 30%.

SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.134 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.188

Color: green to yellow

Odor: Avocado Oil has a faint scent that is fatty and sweet

Viscosity: Slightly thicker than most carrier oils. Avocado Oil is a rich oil that may be diluted with other carrier oils to work its consistency

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Extraction Method: Cold Pressed. This extraction method yields a higher quality Avocado Oil (more vitamins, minerals, etc.) compared to extraction methods which use chemicals and/or heat. Cold Pressed Avocado Oil is the highest quality oil you can buy.

Shelf life: 12 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Avocado Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, soap loaf molds, and soap making ingredients.

Mango Butter is extracted from the fruit kernel of the mango tree. This butter is high in non-saponifiables which makes it ideal for use in cold-process soap. Other suggested uses include sugar scrubs, lotions, moisturizers, and more. Ideal for dry or damaged skin and a perfect additive to your lotions, creams, scrubs, and more. SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.14 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.20 Melting Point: 86F Color: creamy white Odor: odorless Shelf Life: 2 years

Kaolin Clay is a natural, fluffy, mild clay that is light white in color and can be used in a wide variety of formulations ranging from makeup to bath and body products, soaps to facial scrubs. Add 1-3 teaspoons per pound of oils in your cold or hot process soaps to help anchor the fragrance oil or essentials oil and to give a silky, creamy feel to the finished soap bar. Ideal for sensitive skin, Kaolin is ideal for use in creating mineral makeup products like foundations, blushes, and eye shadows. Also useful to help thicken lotions and cream and as a hardener in bath bombs. Kaolin helps to cleanse and purify the skin without stripping beneficial oils.

Castor Oil is a thick, viscous liquid extracted from the Castor Bean plant. Castor Oil, rich in fatty acids, acts as a humectant (similar to Glycerin) drawing moisture to the skin. Castor Oil contributes to large, thick bubbles in cold process soap & shampoo bars and is often used to for superfatting because of its humectant properies. Use Castor Oil in combination with other vegetable oils to produce a nice hard bar of soap. Castor Oil is widely used in creams, body butters, body scrubs, massage oils, and lotions. Castor Oil is also a popular ingredient in lip balm recipes because it imparts a beautiful shine and pleasing glide to the lip balm.

SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.128 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.180

Color: colorless to light green

Odor: Very slight, distinctive scent, characteristic of Castor Oil

Viscosity: thick

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Extraction Method: Expeller Pressed.

Shelf life: 12 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Castor Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, soap loaf molds, and soap making ingredients.

Luxurious Macadamia Nut Oil comes from the pressed nuts of the Macadamia tree. It's a priceless delight for the skin and has a reputation for being one of the best regenerative oils available. Macadamia Nut Oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids and is a protective oil with a high absorption rate. Macadamia Nut Oil's high mono-unsaturated fatty acids are great for helping to promote softer, younger looking skin and are excellent for damaged skin as it replenishes lost oils. Macadamia Nut Oil is a popular ingredient in lotions, lip balms, sea salt scrubs and sugar scrubs.

Color: clear with a tint of yellow

Odor: very sweet, fat and nutty in odor

Viscosity: medium

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Extraction Method: Cold Pressed. This extraction method yields higher quality Macadamia Nut Oil (more vitamins, minerals, etc.) compared to extraction methods which use chemicals and/or heat.

Shelf life: 6-12 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Macadamia Nut Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, soap loaf molds, and soap making ingredients.

Kokum butter comes from the seeds of the Kokum tree (also known as the wild mangosteen tree) which can be found in the tropical rain forests of South India. This refined butter has a high melt point but is non-greasy and easily absorbed upon application. Often used as a substitute for cocoa butter, Kokum Butter is high in Vitamin E, antioxidants, and has a high essential fatty acid content. Ideal for use in making lip balms and lotions and an excellent choice for products targeting damaged, chapped, or dry skin. Kokum Butter aids in supporting the elasticity of skin which can help with wrinkles and overall skin conditioning.

Extracted from rice husks, this oil creates a soap that is similar in consistency to soaps made with olive oil. Also ideal for use in facial products as it is non-greasy, absorbs quickly, and contains high concentrations of tocopherol, commonly known as Vitamin E. . Rice bran oil is rich in saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats. Use up to 10% in your cold process soap recipes SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.13 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.20 Melting Point: liquid at room temperature Color: yellow Odor: slightly earthy Shelf Life: 2 years

Apricot Kernel Oil is a lightweight, quick absorbing oil right in linoleic and oleic acids. It is readily absorbed into the skin and makes an excellent massage oil. Apricot Kernel Oil has softening, moisturizing properties which make it ideal for dry, irritated, sensitive, or mature skin. Apricot Kernel Oil is a luxurious and conditioning oil in cold process and hot process soap. Our suggestion for usage of Apricot Kernel Oil in soap is 5% - 10%. Apricot Kernel oil is used quite often in many recipes for sea salt scrubs, sugar scrubs, lip gloss, lip balm, lotions, body butters, massage oils, and creams.

SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.135 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.19

Color: slight yellow

Odor: no noticeable odor

Viscosity: light to medium

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Extraction Method: Cold Pressed. This extraction method yields higher quality Apricot Kernel Oil (more vitamins, minerals, etc.) compared to extraction methods which use chemicals and/or heat. Cold Pressed Apricot Kernel Oil is the highest quality oil you can buy.

Shelf life: 12 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Apricot Kernel Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, lip balm flavors, and soap making ingredients.

Cocoa Butter refined and deodorized. Cocoa Butter is a relatively hard saturated fat which can be used directly on the skin or incorporated into body care products. Cocoa Butter is used as an ingredient for lip balms, lip gloss, soaps, lotions, scrubs, and more. Our refined Cocoa Butter is conveniently packaged in chunk size pieces. Deodorized Cocoa Butter is used in conjunction with unsaturated oils like olive oil or castor oil (or with more sticky ingredients such as Shea butter and lanolin) when making soap. Cocoa Butter is one of the more stable fats and also contains natural antioxidants. What does deodorized mean? Is there no more cocoa butter smell? Deodorized cocoa butter is used for its natural emollient properties and to bring stiffness to the end product. Because the material is deodorized there should be less interference with the desired fragrance of a finished product. There is still some fragrance left after the cocoa butter is deodorized. If you need a fragrance free cocoa butter that will not compete with added fragrance then you will need to purchase a refined, bleached and deodorized cocoa butter without any aroma at all. This odorless product will be white instead of the buttery color of cocoa butter in its more natural state

Derived from South American Babassu Palm trees, this oil has many of the same properties as coconut oil and can be used in place of coconut or palm oils in soaping or the creation of bath/body products. Solid at room temperature, babassu oil will melt upon contact with skin and absorbs quickly, which makes it ideal for lotions, body butters, balms, hair products, and more. Use up to 33% in your cold process soap recipes. SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.17 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.27 Melting Point: 76F Color: clear to light yellow Odor: odorless Shelf Life: 2 years

Menthol Crystals are a 100% natural compound obtained from steam distilled mint essential oil. Known for giving a cool, refreshing sensation to bath and body products. Suggested applications are lotions, creams, shampoos, conditioners, shaving creams, cooling gels, foot sprays and scrubs, liniments, herbal remedies, and any product where the brisk and strong minty aroma is desired. Super concentrated - a very small amount goes a long way. We recommend starting with a minimal amount and adding additional amounts if necessary. Menthol crystals can only be dissolved in oil or alcohol bases.

Our natural Cocoa Butter is chocolate in its natural form. Derived from the fat of the cacao seed, this is the real deal. Unrefined and complete with heady chocolate scent and all. Slightly brownish or pale yellow in color. Cocoa butter is a relatively hard saturated fat ideal for use directly on the skin or incorporated into body care products. Cocoa butter can be used in making soaps, scrubs, lotions, lip balms, lip gloss, creams, and more. Cocoa Butter can be used in conjunction with unsaturated oils like olive oil or castor oil (or with more sticky ingredients such as Shea butter and lanolin) when making soap.

Grape Seed oil is a natural oil which is lightweight and high in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, linoleic acid and other essential fatty acids. Grape Seed Oil contains a high amount of the omega 6 fatty acid linoleic acid as well as oleic acid, palmitic acid, and Vitamin E. Grape Seed Oil does not clog pores, absorbs easily into the skin, does not leave a greasy feel to the skin, and provides the skin with anti-inflammatory properties. Grape Seed Oil is a popular oil to use in soaps, massage oils, body creams, sugar scrubs, Dead Sea salt scrubs, bath oils, bath bombs, lip serums, lip balms, anti-aging creams and many other products. Because Grape Seed Oil is high in polyphenols, it is a popular ingredient for products targeting dry, damaged or mature skin.

SAP VALUE: NaOH (bar soap): 0.133 | KOH (liquid soap): 0.187

Color: clear, golden yellow with a hardy green tone

Odor: odorless

Viscosity: very light

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Extraction Method: Cold pressed, made from pomace. The cold pressed extraction method yields a higher quality Grape Seed oil (more vitamins, minerals etc) compared to extraction methods that use chemicals and/or heat.

Shelf life: 12 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Grape Seed Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, soap loaf molds, and soap making ingredients.

This unique and luxurious product is actually a liquid wax expressed from the Jojoba seed. Renowned for its absorption and moisturizing abilities, Golden Jojoba Oil contains Vitamin E and fatty acids. Jojoba Oil is resistant to oxidation & rancidity and has a longer shelf life than other oils. Known for its anti-inflammatory properties as well as moisturizing the skin, Golden Jojoba Oil is a popular ingredient in lotions, lip balms, sea salt scrubs, sugar scrubs, and cold process soaps. In soap, Golden Jojoba Oil contributes a stable lather and moisturizing qualities.

Color: golden yellow

Odor: Golden Jojoba Oil has a mild, pleasant odor

Viscosity: typical and characteristic of carrier oils

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Extraction Method: Cold Pressed. This extraction method yields higher quality Golden Jojoba Oil (more vitamins, minerals, etc.) compared to extraction methods which use chemicals and/or heat.

Shelf life: 12-24 months from purchase

Customers who purchased Golden Jojoba Oil also purchased melt & pour soap bases, candle making supplies, labels for lip balm tins, soap loaf molds, and soap making ingredients.