Colorful and fragrant lip balm, vegan

Formula: 09353

Phase	Ingredients for ~6 ml of balm	Quantity
A	cocoa butter	4,5 gr
A	jojoba oil	4,5 gr
A	alkanet root powder	0,5 gr
B	candelilla wax	1,2 gr
C	aromatic coconut extract	10 drops
C	honey (optional)	0,5 gr (the size of a pea)

Sanitize the dedicated containers and utensils you will work with, details in the general safety guidelines.

Add the ingredients of phase A to a heat-resistant glass. Place the glass in a water bath and keep it there for approximately 15 minutes (on low heat) for hot maceration of the alkanet powder, which will release a large part of the coloring substances. Stir occasionally.

After 15 minutes, remove the glass from the water bath and let the composition rest for 5 minutes, the time required to decant the alkanet powder. During this time do not stir.

Phase A is filtered as follows (see also the images below):
Prepare 4 layers of gauze, which are placed in a tea strainer. Place the strainer on another heat-resistant glass. Pour phase A into the strainer, slowly, so that the remnants of the alkanet powder remain largely in the original beaker.

Add the candelilla wax over the filtered phase A and place the glass in the water bath until the wax melts, stirring in the meantime.
The glass is removed from the water bath and the ingredients of phase C are added to the composition. Stir vigorously for approximately 15-20 seconds after which the composition is poured, in a single movement, into the lip balm tube.

The tube filled with lip balm is left to rest until the balm has visibly solidified on the surface. Put the lid on and then place in the fridge for approximately 20 minutes.

The result is a soft, naturally flavored, emollient and nourishing lip balm. Gives a slight lip color but without the specific coating given by a lipstick.

Options and explanations:

instead of jojoba oil, you can use another vegetable oil, such as apricot kernel, sesame, macadamia or almond oil for example, but jojoba oil has a special texture and a special sensation on the lips
any other aromatic extract can be used instead of coconut extract: apricot, strawberry, pineapple, melon ...
we also included honey in this composition, as we received many requests for a honey balm, but honey is not soluble in oils and is difficult to disperse in a still fluid balm; you can omit the honey from the recipe
if a slightly more intense color is desired, a double amount of alkanet can be used, and the jojoba oil will be supplemented with 2 ml
the recipe can also be enriched with vitamin E, glycerin or bisabolol, one drop, added after the aromatic extract

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Difficulty: beginner/advanced/experienced
Utensils: precision scale, 2 heat-resistant glasses Berzelius, a tea strainer, tifon, teaspoon
Recommended container: lipbalm tube 6 ml
Shelf-life: 6 months - prepared in optimal conditions of hygiene, kept in a cool place

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Some pictures that can help you prepare a colored balm with alkanet:

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