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The recipe I am thinking of is 15 g cera bellina, 15 g castor oil, 15 g coconut oil, 10 g lanolin, 20 g jojoba oil infused with arnica,10 g glycerin with aloe powder 0.5 g Vitamin E, 0.5g flavour/eo’s. Will lanolin allow the glycerin to emulsify? Is there a better way to get aloe into the product? Any ideas?
From what I understand, glycerin is self emulsifying in small amounts, so you should be fine! Think of a lip gloss for example, it’s oils and waxes, and then you add some glycerin, which sounds like what you’re trying to make.
My only thought on this…well, two thoughts really…
One, isn’t arnica a pain reliever? Or is it more of a healing/soothing type herb that would be good for dry cracked lips and the like? Which sounds nice if that is indeed the case!
Two, wouldn’t aloe make this have an extremely short shelf life? I don’t know the answer to this, but that was what crossed my mind when I saw it. If yes, you may want to add a preservative to this for that reason.
Take pictures and let us see what you made!
Arnica is a pain reliever and reputed to aid in healing. Which is what I am going for. He gets a reaction to the sun that is fierce/painful, swelling and blistering his lip. So arnica for pain and aloe to heal. I hadn’t thought of a preservative but you are probably right. Last thing he needs is nasties growing in his salve 😛
That sounds like it would be nice! Sea buckthorn oil might be a good addition too, if you have it. It helps with healing skin damage too.
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Infuse your aloe powder in oil. And then strain through a coffee filter. That is how I’d get your aloe into your recipe. I don’t like glycerine at the moment in my lip care as I don’t like the feel. But, I know many do. So toss up!
So…tried arnica infused in olive oil, aloe in coconut oil, changed the glycerin in the above recipe out for rice bran oil (needed to be used). The result is lovely although my husband says its too thick and doesn’t taste great. I had added benzoin and spearmint for taste and a drop or two of syrup. I’m wondering if the glycerin gave it sweetness and made it less viscous….time for trial two :S
I’ve heard you can add a drop or two of stevia to get a bit of sweetness in a lip balm, but I have not tried it myself.
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