Adventures With The Sage

Needed Items:
Macadamia Nut Butter
Macadamia Oil
Vitamin E Natural
Flavor of your choice, we are using Cucumber Melon Flavor Oil
Scale
Mixing container
Sugar
Containers for finished product

Recipe:

0.50 ounce Macadamia Nut Butter
0.25 ounce Macadamia Oil
0.10 ounce Vitamin E Natural
1.70 ounce Granulated Sugar
0.04-0.08 ounce Cucumber Melon Flavor (2.25 mL in this example)

Weigh the Macadamia Nut Butter and Macadamia Nut Oil together and heat until melted, about 30-45 seconds in the microwave. Mix well. Weigh and add the Vitamin E. Weigh sugar and add sugar to oils, mixing well until all sugar is incorporated. This scrub will be thicker than a typical sugar scrub, you want it to have a putty-like texture. Lastly, measure and add your chosen flavor oil. I used Cucumber Melon. The sweet smell from the sugar, combined with this flavor, created a tutti-frutti type aroma. I used the higher rate for my flavor which is equivalent to 3% flavor. I would recommend the lower rate for really strong flavors such as Peppermint or Tea Tree. Check our Flavor Oil catalog section for recommended usage rates. Store in small jars.

Exfoliating the lips is not a daily routine event. Exfoliating should take place periodically. After this scrub treatment you should apply your favorite lip balm. Exfoliation and lip balm, means smoother kissing in your future!

Next week we are going to work on cold process soap. Don’t forget the supplies you will need!

Today I’m using the Mango Butter Lip Solutions Gift Kit with Black Cherry Flavor Oil and I’m going to give it a faint color using Ruby Lip Balm Color.

You will need:
one jar Mango Butter Lip Solutions
four 10 packs Clear 1/4 ounce Jars
four 10 packs White Lids, Size 33
a pack of Small Pipettes
Black Cherry Flavor Oil
Labels
Ruby Lip Balm Color (optional)

Take the lid off the jar of Lip Solutions. I like to melt it in the microwave, but you can also melt it in a sauce pan of water as long as there is a wire rack for the glass jar to sit on. The amount of time you microwave the Lip Solutions will vary on the microwave you are using. I microwave in
short time bursts to prevent making the Lip Solutions too hot, because if the Lip Solutions is too hot it could melt the pipette.

Once the Lip Solutions is melted, add the flavor and color. Draw the tip of a clean pipette through the lip balm color and then transfer the color to the lip gloss mixture with that pipette. Use another pipette to add the flavor oil. I’m going to add 6 mL of Black Cherry Flavor so I can keep a light flavor. Stir the Lip Solutions to blend the flavor and color.

Now that the Lip Solutions is all mixed, we can put the mixture in the jars. After the lip balm cools, we can cap and label the jars.

Wow! Aren’t they adorable? They are very easy to make.

You will need:

Castor Oil
Carnauba Wax
Strawberry Swirl Flavor Oil
Ruby Lip Balm Color
Silver Mica
Small transfer pipettes
Lip Brush Pens
Scale
glass beaker or jar
Microwave

Recipe:
100 grams Castor Oil
1 gram Carnauba Wax
2 to 4 grams Strawberry Swirl Flavor Oil
MMS Lip Balm Colors of your choice

First, we need to measure the Carnauba Wax and Castor Oil. After measuring the ingredients, microwave until the wax is melted. I prefer to add the color and flavor after the wax is melted, but you can add all ingredients before melting in the microwave.

Add flavor. For this recipe, we recommend using between 2 and 4 grams of Strawberry Swirl Flavor, this can translate to milliliters as well.

Add color. I like to draw the tip of a clean pipette through the lip balm color and then transfer the color to the lip gloss mixture with that pipette. I think that looks right, so I’m going to add the mica. I dip the pipette into the mica and use the tip to scoop a little into the lip gloss.

Fill the brushes with the still warm mixture. Leave them standing upright until they have cooled. If the mixture gets into the small metal tube before it is cooled, the metal can cause the mixture to solidify over the opening and material can never be advanced into the brush.

Aren’t these great? We now have fantastic lip brushes that will go to some lucky customers! (And you now know how to make perfectly kissable lips.)