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Bad reaction to lip balm!! Has anyone else ever had this?
Lana replied to asheebeans's topic in Bath, Body & Cosmetics
I've used plenty of EO's in lip balm. There are essential oil safety groups on Facebook that offer "safe" dilution rates for lip balms and what not. My go-to is called "*NEW* Using Essential Oils Safely". There's also a lot of adulteration of EO's so I also belong to few groups that test various oils and educate people about the adulteration. Good Facebook groups are "essential oil university" and also "Essential Oil Consumer Reports". -
Yes good luck. I've had the same issues with some of my testers. I'll give the same thing to 5 people and get 5 completely different responses. But I've never had anyone say they couldn't smell the stuff I've made with POB. The NG Sage & Sea Salt is the only one that comes to mind of being kind of light, but it's perfect for my customers that want a lighter background type of scent.
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Lol I know exactly who you're talking about too. I ordered one of his and it was strong but not what I was looking for. Kind of had a fake smell to it (piña colada). I'd probably order more of his but I'm happy with the fo suppliers I already use. Back to the matter at hand though, I've liked my NG oils and get rave reviews from family and friends so I think they're doing something right. I use about 6-8% and get good cold and hot throw.
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I've had the same level of success with their FO's as I've had with RE, FC, CS. Very few FOs from them haven't worked for me. The only supplier I've been relatively unhappy with from both fragrance scent and the throw is bitter creek (north and south).
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Any particular reason you don't make & print your own? Especially the warning labels...those are the easiest to design and print. Since they're just warning labels and typically in black and white, you don't really need to worry about the quality of printer. I buy Avery labels when they're on sale and made my own. Cheaper, easier and faster to reprint when I need quick turn around time.
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I cure for about a week to be on the safe side. Maybe cut back on the fragrance load? I wonder if you just have candle nose? Give to a friend or family member to test to be sure it's not just that you've grown accustomed to it.
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That sounds amazing. I come from the food industry for my day job and often times, food/flavor trends correspond with fragrance trends. That being said, I've wanted to find a good spicy fragrance. I've yet to come across a really good chili pepper or peppercorn type FOs that I like. I'll have to try that one. I've wanted to find one where the pepper really smells like a pepper. (Or peppercorn).
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Hi all. I just wanted to introduce myself. I've been a long time lurker, trying to absorb ideas and learn as much as possible. I've been making lip balms and what not as gifts for quite some time and it eventually led me down the path of tinkering with candles and melts. I have a "day job" but looking to sell a little on the side to family and friends. I'm trying to do it the "legit" way by securing the business name and insurance, etc, just in case. I've been testing for the better part of a year and have learned so much from this forum, along with a few others out there. I just want to thank you all and hope I can contribute now that I've finally gotten in the thick of things and beginning to make products I am truly proud of.
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Hi there. I've been lurking and learning a lot but finally wanted to start "meeting" you guys. You're all incredible, btw. I personally like to treat myself to Diptyque candles and their wicks are always trimmed. My thoughts are, even if we test and know whether the wick still burns properly when not trimmed, why not just trim if that's what we tell people is a best practice? They definitely won't do it themselves. Even though I always have trimmed them before use in my personal candle-burning experiences, I really think people like you and I are in the minority. Most of my friends and family do not follow the "best practices" whatsoever.
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I use POB for my melts and rarely have a FO that doesn't throw with it. I use oils from NG, CS, FC and RE. I heat to 190-195, add FO at 180, stir for 2 mins, and give it another quick stir when it reaches the 155 mark and then pour. I use between 6-8% fragrance load depending on the FO and it's awesome every time.
