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Chocolate -- food of the gods -- now available as an all-natural flavor for lip balm. Really, does anything else even need to be said?

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This all-natural flavor oil for lip balm perfectly captures the exotic, tropical tang of ripe passionfruit.

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Give lips a kiss of summer anytime with this all-natural blend of peach, sweet, ripe berries, and tropical pineapple, with a tiny hint of rose for floralcy and caramel for richness.

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At long last we've finally tracked down an *all-natural* sweetener specially designed to be used in lip balms. This thick, pale-golden liquid is derived from licorice and is sweet as can be -- in fact, it's recommended that you add only 1-3% of it by weight to your lip balm creations. To all those who've contacted us in the past to ask why your own homemade lip creations don't have as much flavor and oomph as commercial ones, here's your answer. NOTE: Anticipating your questions, I asked the flavor chemist if any harm could come from ingesting, say, 3 or 4 or 5 times more sweetener than is recommended, and he said that you can use as much sweetener as you darn well please (although we don't recommend doing so -- it may change the texture and consistency of your lip balm adversely).

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For those of you who sell your lip balms, the INCI name for this product is "Natural Additive (as sweetener)."

Sweeteners -- even "grocery store"-type sweeteners like honey and stevia -- can be notoriously hard to mix into lip balm. Through our own experimentation and feedback from our customers (particularly RuthAnn of Mermaid's Bath -- thanks, RuthAnn!) we've come up with the following tips for incorporating our sweetener into lip balm:

Make your basic lip balm mixture (whether it's "from scratch," using various liquid oils plus beeswax, or using our preblended base plus beeswax). Add to this our All-Natural Sweetener (we recommend using 3% by weight). Stir continuously as the base cools (the sweetener will want to pool at the bottom initially, but will become more willing to blend and integrate as the mixture cools down). When the base has cooled and is opaque and thick, put the container in a hot-water bath to remelt, stirring constantly. Voila! The sweetener will stay nicely combined with the base.

A couple more caveats/comments, courtesy of our customers:

"You must allow the mixture to cool COMPLETELY after the initial melt before you put the mix in a hot-water bath or over a double-boiler to emulsify the sweetener with the lip balm."

"Stir constantly both while you cool the mixture until you can't stir anymore AND while you re-melt the mix -- if you don't stir at all times, some of the sweetener will not mix in and will be left sitting in the bottom of the cup or pot when you pour."

"I followed your website instructions to a 'T,' and my lip balm came out great!"

Is it worth the trouble to sweeten your lip balms? We think it is; virtually all commercial lip balms are sweetened, and we find that when lip balms are left unsweetened they taste "flat" to the user.

Sweet, sweet lips (and perhaps a kiss or two) are in store for you with this blend of Turkish rose, banana, peach, and cotton candy notes.

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A rich, spicy blend of cassia, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and nutmeg. A calorie-free version of your favorite tea!

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Just as sweet and delicious as the name implies! Treat your kisser to this scrumptious blend of fruits (orange, peach, raspberry, and nectarine) and flowers (lots of country honeysuckle, with a touch of jasmine).

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This was a customer suggestion -- to offer a lip balm flavor to match our popular Red Currant (Votivo type) fragrance oil. The flavor chemist was able to do an incredible job of swapping flavor ingredients for fragrance ones and has produced a dead-on, perfect match! Fruity red currant notes intermingle with hints of rose, geranium, and orange, with a bit of a green undertone. Bottom Line: A very sophisticated, upscale berry lip balm flavor -- not for men or children, just for the ladies!

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