I was so thrilled when I got the news of the return of the Coffee Oil. While this exquisite oil is a little on the pricey side, a little goes a long way, and it delivers the perfect coffee taste. In fact, we just use 2% Coffee Oil in this lip balm for rich, full-bodied flavor. So whether you like black espresso or delicious sweet lattes, the coffee oil is the perfect way to naturally flavor your lip balm.
Finished tubes of the Vanilla Latte Lip Balm.
| Ingredients Beeswax Mango Butter Coffee Oil Castor Oil Soy Wax Conditioning Emulsifier Sugar Baby Flavor Oil Cheesecake Flavor Oil |
Equipment Scale Microwave Safe Container Spoons Pipettes Containers |
Recipe:
| Recipe in Grams 67.5 grams Beeswax 64.8 grams Mango Butter 5.4 grams Coffee Oil 102.6 grams Castor Oil 5.4 grams Soy Wax 13.5 grams Conditioning Emulsifier 2.7 grams Sugar Baby Flavor Oil 8.1 grams Cheesecake Flavor Oil |
Recipe in Ounces 2.38 ounces Beeswax 2.28 ounces Mango Butter 0.19 ounces Coffee Oil 3.62 ounces Castor Oil 0.19 ounces Soy Wax 0.48 ounces Conditioning Emulsifier 0.09 ounces Sugar Baby Flavor Oil 0.29 ounces Cheesecake Flavor Oil |
Recipe in Percentages 25% Beeswax 24% Mango Butter 2% Coffee Oil 38% Castor Oil 2% Soy Wax 5% Conditioning Emulsifier 1% Sugar Baby Flavor Oil 3% Cheesecake Flavor Oil |
From here, you can either pipette the mixture into your tubes, or you can use a filling tray. I like 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 then cap.
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 ensure 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 lip balm during this process. This is normal and to be expected.) Allow the tubes to cool and cap.
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!
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Can I make the lip balm without the conditioning emulsifier? or does it impart a specific quality to the lip balm? I received the vanilla latte lip balm in my order and I love it
Good question! Sometimes a lip balm can have ingredients that are difficult to blend together. Often times we think “if it is an oil then it will blend with all oils.” I wish that were the case! I was once advised that cocoa butter never blends with other oils. It certainly has for us in all instances but one. We use the conditioning emulsifier in this recipe to make sure the whole is cohesive AND the lips benefit from the conditioning feel that ingredient can impart.
Tina
Hi,
I wanted to know that the containers used were purchased from the sage as well? I really like the look of the lip balm containers.
Thank you!
We used the Clear Lip Balm Tubes and the Latte Lip Tube Caps.
I hope this helps!
Your conditioning emulsifier states that it is commonly known as BTMS…but which one? I have BTMS-50 but there is also BTMS-25 and I’m not sure which to use in this recipe. Thanks!
I am not familiar with products that you purchase elsewhere, I would hate to say that you can substitute then find that your emulsifier is not the same or suitable for this type of application.
Tina