Lip balm recipe with honey that really works

[amcal]

I've heard that making lip balm with honey in it is really difficult because the honey seperates but, I fiddled around with several and found one that works. Here it is if anyone is interested:

This recipe makes 8 oz or about 32 tubes.
Be sure to measure everything by weight.
2 oz. Beeswax
4 oz. Shea Butter
2 oz. Sweet Almond Oil
1 oz. Honey

Melt the beeswax, shea butter and oil (you can use whatever oil suits you) over very low heat stirring constantly. As soon as everything is melted, take off the heat and wait a minute or so. Add the honey and stir briskly to incorporate. I even used a wisk to get it mixed in. Add your flavor oils. I used vanilla and it turned out heavenly!

The trick to getting the honey to incorporate is to not let the oils get too hot or it will seperate. If your oils are too hot, let it sit a bit before mixing in the honey. Also, using a wisk really helps if you're having a hard time getting the honey to mix in.

This makes a really firm, sightly sweet, slightly shiney, very silky and luscious lip balm. I gave it for gifts last night and everyone raved and raved about the texture and taste.

[LdyBluNH@aol]

where would i find supplies for this? a health food store??

can you add flavor if you want? if so, would it be extract like for cooking??

[amcal]

I bought everything through www.brambleberry.com and www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com

There are specific flavor oils for use in lip balms so when you're shopping around, make sure the oil you're getting is approved for lip balm use. I used vanilla from brambleberry and it was wonderful. I also bought some cafe latte and hated it. A lot is trial and error.

The reason I was looking for a honey recipe is that most flavor oils are not sweet and I didn't care for the way they tasted. By using a bit of honey, it sweetens it just a bit - not so much that it's like dessert and you're licking your lips constantly which makes them dry (which you definitely don't want a lip balm to do) but it sweetens it just enough to give it a really pleasant taste.

[LdyBluNH@aol]

i know when you make chocolates you have to use flavorings without water in them so there are specific extracts for that

i was just thinking those might be the same ones use for this and i could use whats on hand already : )