CandleMama6 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hello All,I am going to try to sweeten some lip balms and wanted some opinions. I have had several people tell me that Stevia will work, however, I cannot find any locally in a liquid form.I found a liquid sweetener made by Royal Cup Inc called 'Sweet-n-Ez' that is a sweetener used for brewed iced tea according to the bottle. It is made from "High Fructose Corn Sweetener, Purified Filtered Water and Sucralose."Does this sound like something you could use without any problems. It comes out to less than .10 cents an oz so if it would work, that would be great. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 umm can't comment on the EZ sweetner, but i will say the water content would concern me. i use the sugar kisses flavor oil from MMS to sweeten my balms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 That's what I thought too. But I am new to lip balms and was not sure if that would be a factor. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Kya Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Yeah, typically water and oil don't mix. However, I have seen folks who say they use SweetLeaf flavors in their balms and those contain water, so who knows...Generally speaking, wouldn't adding a water based sweetener change the status of a lip balm from anhydrous to hydrous? It just seems odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann M Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I use Stevia Suspension from Southern Soapers. It is Stevia Leaf Extract combined with Organic coconut oil. It works great. It takes max 1% and a small bottle lasts forever.Ann M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crissyp Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 HiI also use the Sugar Kisses from MMS and love it. No problems mixing and it gives a good sweet taste to unflavored oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mparadise Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I don't use stevia for my lip balms but if you have a Trader Joe's near you try there. I have gotten it in both a powdered and liquid form there to add to my tea. If no TJ's try a health food store, all of the ones near me carry it and most of the local supermarkets here are starting to atleast carry the powdered form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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