blazerina Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Ok- I started to creat a new thread, then said 'dohhhh- do a search first!' Nada. Lol. One post, one reply. So here is my Q: How useable are Flavor Extracts - NOT oils- in lip balm? The one post I could find mentioned the alcohol aspect as not easilly mixing. Would these require perservatives? Would they fade fast due to the alcohol base? Do they infact refuse to stay mixed and how would this affect lipbalm... sweaty balms? (lol.. reminds me of Schweaty Balls.... nm) Anyhoo- if anyone has ANY experience with these I would love to pick your brain! I have free access to some of these kinds of flavors and want to make my first lip balm! Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I don't have an answer for you but I was just about to post the same question. I'd love to use some extracts in creams, ect...but didn't kno wif it was possible. I never thought about it seperating...can't wait for the answer!Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I tried once - didn't mix in easily though eventually I got it beaten in kinda - and yes it sweated out. mine was a red extract for some reason, so it sweated red - ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 Dang. :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Some extracts are oil based, some are alcohol based. The oil based ones are ok, as long as you are 100% sure it's an edible one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I tried glycerin based and alcohol based. Not good. Oil based sounds promising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 OOOOOOOOkie dokie, lol......I think I just got hit with the stupid rake........are some flavor extracts NOT edible? What do you look for to know? Now i'm really lost. Eek. The whole thing sounds too difficult, lol. My sister makes occasion cakes and I want to make lip balm...and I know some use Wilton flavors to do so, so I asked her if she had any she no longer used. She said she had lots to give me and I was soo excited, lol.. then she says......."oh I thought you wanted EXTRACTS. No I do not have oils. These are alcohol based... not sure if those would work for your use. " :rolleyes2 She knows more about this stuff than I do and she only makes cakes, lol. Anyhoo, thanks ladies. I will just use the Lemongrass Peppermint flavor oil that I recently got, and slowly build up my stock of others. Can't wait. I like to put it on my lips straight out of the bottle . I don't think i'm alone though in feeling the need for a variety... I've noticed some on the board are Flavor oil hos almost as much as some are Fragrance oil hos, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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