Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I am so excited for our Thanksgiving feast. Every family has something that just shines at the dinner table. Some families have glorious golden stuffing while others have the creamiest potatoes. My family specializes in pie. Pumpkin pie, banana cream pie, pecan pie, blueberry pie and apple pie. We can have pies taking up one entire table! My three favorites are classic pumpkin pie, caramelized pecan pie and crisp apple pie. Yum!
Finished Lip Balm
This lip balm is inspired by my family’s apple pie. I’ll even see if I can share our recipe just in time for Thanksgiving. It is fabulous and have some secret ingredients that you may not expect but allow the bright flavor of fresh apples to shine through. In the mean time, let’s play around this making an apple pie lip balm!
| Ingredients Soy Lip Solutions Caramel Toffee Flavor Oil Green Apple Flavor Oil Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil |
Equipment Scale Microwave Safe Container Spoons Pipettes |
Recipe:
| Recipe in Grams 285 g Soy Lip Solutions 1.4 g Caramel Toffee Flavor Oil 2.8 g Green Apple Flavor Oil 0.3 g Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil |
Recipe in Ounces 0.63 oz Soy Lip Solutions .05 oz Caramel Toffee Flavor Oil 0.1 oz Green Apple Flavor Oil .01 oz Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil |
Recipe in Percentages 98.4% Soy Lip Solutions 0.5% Caramel Toffee Flavor Oil 1% Green Apple Flavor Oil 0.1% Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil |
Adding Flavor Oils
Start with the lip solution base of your choice. I will be using our Soy Lip Solutions base, but there are many to choose from. Select your favorite. Heat the base gently in the microwave until melted. Once the base has completely melted, add the Green Apple Flavor Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil and Caramel Toffee Flavor Oil. Stir well.
Filling Lip Balm Tray
From here, you can either pipette the mixture into your tubes or you can use a filling tray. I will be using a filling tray because they are simple and fast. If you are using a filling tray, insert your tubes into your tray. Flood the tray with your melted lip balm. Allow the mixture to cool. Scrape off the excess. I like to use a plastic putty knife. Remove the tubes from the tray and cap.
Cooled Lip Balm
If you are going to pipette the lip balm into the tubes, fill the tube until you get a dome of liquid material at the top. Wax shrinks when it cools and doing this helps insure that you get a very pretty top. Fill all of your tubes making sure they are domed on the top before they cool. (You may need to reheat your jar of Lip Solutions during this process. This is normal and to
Finished Lip Balm
Now you can give your lip balm a pretty label or put it into a cute bag. Enjoy this great lip balm or give as gifts! Happy holidays!
