Jeana Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Do any of you use cassia or cinnamon in your lip balms? I was playing with some orange, vanilla, and cassia eo in a lip balm today. The cassia makes it sweeter, it tastes like a red hot candy. I was wondering if the kind of hot tingle might be a problem for some people though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 So no opinions about this? Anyone like or dislike the feel of cinnamon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I used some cinnamon eo in a couple of ip balms to test it and it felt alot like that tingling lip gloss. I liked it, but some people who were more sensitive didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Cassia is GRAS, so it isn't a problem to use it as long as you're careful. Sometimes oils in balms get stronger over time, so you'll want to do extended testing on your formulation before offering it for sale.Lots of folks really like the tingle of mints in lip balms, so I imagine they might go for cinnamon too. It's not my thing, but I never was a "Carmex" kind of gal, so what do I know about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeana Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Thanks for the replys I made a sample for myself today and it is sooooo good. I did the orange vanilla and cassia. I only used 3 drops cassia, 10 drops vanilla, and 7 drops orange. It is really sweet. I'm not getting too much of a tingle, but I still need to back off the cassia cuz it overpowers the other two. I also did a lemon lime and peppermint. I love that one too. At first you taste citrus, then the peppermint kicks in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvcandletarts2 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I think it sounds interesting. Same as the way BBW has with its' Mentha line of products. or with their Peppermint Twist after 15 min. being a vanilla sugar scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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