Recipe: Beachy Lip Balm

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Mom's love lip balm, so do kids! Why not let them make a balm even mom will approve of and learn a little science at the same time? This makes a great project for discussing liquids vs. solids, primary colors vs. secondary colors, units of measure and more!

You Will Need:

2 oz Natural Lip Balm Base (For Sticks)

0.15 ml Sweetener

• We used 0.15 ml Sweetener Powder (derived from white licorice root)

2 ml Flavor Fragrance Oil

• We used 1 ml Orange Dream Flavor Fragrance for the orange half
• We used 1 ml Limeade Flavor Fragrance for the green half

Oil Soluble, Lip Safe Colorant (optional)

• We used  0.15 ml Mica Pigment Powder - Coral (Oil Soluble)
• We used 0.15 ml Mica Pigment Powder - Green (Oil Soluble)

Tools you may need:

• Mini White Plastic Scoop - .15cc/.15ml
• Mini White Plastic Scoop - 1cc/1ml
• 4ml General Purpose Pipette
• 0.27 oz Hinged Sphere (or mini-jars of your choice) - Recipe yields roughly 4 Hinged Spheres
• Dixie cups or glass ramekins
• Scissors

Phase 1: In a double boiler (or in a microwave - see note) on low heat, melt lip balm base until liquid. Add sweetener of your choice and whisk gently to incorporate. (Note: If using microwave, heat in short 5 second bursts to avoid over heating and splattering. Mix solids & liquids together between heat bursts and scrape down the sides of your microwaveable container.)

Phase 2: If you are using a single flavor fragrance and a single color, add your color and flavor of choice to your melting pot/container and whisk thoroughly to combine. If you are using more than one flavor fragrance or color, you will need to separate your melted lip balm base into individual mixing containers (dixie cups or glass ramekins are good choices). Once separated, add color and flavor of choice to each container and stir well to incorporate.

Use a different color for each half

Phase 3: While your colored/flavored lip balm is still melted, use a pipette to transfer the first color to one side of your Hinged Sphere. You may need to trim up the bottom of the pipette with scissors to make it easier to transfer the melted lip balm. Use a new, clean pipette to transfer your second color to the other side of your Hinged Sphere. Allow to sit in an undisturbed area until solid.

Finished Beachy Balm

Phase 4: Once completely cooled and solid, you can snap your Hinged Sphere together to admire your work!

Allison B. Kontur

www.BathBodySupply.com