Handmade lip balm, made with beeswax (or candelilla wax for a vegan version), cocoa and shea butter, and castor and olive oils. Beeswax gives this balm staying power, the butters are super-moisturizing, and castor oil is famed for being great for our skin, as well as adding some slip and shine.

I've been using my hand & body balm for years now and love it, and have always used it on my lips, but I had never poured lip tubes because I just hate the plastic! There's more plastic than product in those little tubes, and I just couldn't justify that – but then I found paper tubes!! They are the same size as the standard plastic tubes (both the .2 oz fill and the overall tube size), and simply push up from the bottom instead of the screw mechanism. The caps don't snap on quite as tightly as the plastic ones, but they usually fit on fairly snugly, I trade them around if one is loose until I find a good fit (and a customer has helpfully pointed out that a cap from a commercial lip tube will also work well). These tubes are entirely paperboard, with a waxed interior to prevent leaking, and I use paper labels, so they are entirely recyclable or compostable. I do pay a good bit more for these than the plastic tubes, but I really believe it's worth it. These are available in a large selection of fragrances as well as unscented and even custom blending, just add a note with your request.

These lip balms are scented with either essential oils or flavor oils (fragrance oils specifically for safe lip use), and I've added a very small amount of all-natural sweetener to enhance the fragrance. This sweetener is simply stevia and coconut oil, and I use just enough to give the scent a well-rounded aspect, similar to using salt in food – it just seems a little flat without it, but these are not candy-sweet, like many commercial lip balms. If you prefer a lip balm without sweetener, I can do that - but be aware that it may just seem a little "off" or flat in flavor/scent. Our senses of taste and smell are so intertwined, so much of the "scent" is actually the taste (the stevia), and without it the fragrance may not really "bloom" for you - but I'm happy to make that if you prefer.
I do have a few flavors that are pre-sweetened with saccharin, and these will be clearly indicated in the selection drop-down box with “PSW”, and below in the individual descriptions. If possible, I use a natural essential oil, and second preference is an unsweetened flavor oil, so that I can add my own stevia sweetener, but some scents I can only find in pre-sweetened form.

Current options are:

Pure Essential Oils with a Touch of Stevia Sweetener:

• Citrus Blend - Grapefruit, Lime and Orange. I can customize which I use, just let me know.
• Coffee Bean - Actual coffee EO, this is a light scent of true coffee - no vanilla, mocha, latte, etc.
• Chai Spice - Orange, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom and Ginger
• Peppermint
• Star Anise – This pure essential oil is classic black licorice, pure and simple.


Essential Oil/Unsweetened Flavor Oil blend, with a Touch of Stevia Sweetener

• Chocolate Mint – Chocolate flavor oil, with pure Peppermint essential oil, and a hint of stevia sweetener. This is a very light scent, no tingle/burning at all from the Peppermint, but the decadent fragrance comes through really nicely. If you'd prefer a stronger fragrance, message me for a custom blending.
• Coconut Lime – Coconut flavor oil with pure essential oil of Lime for a tropical summery fragrance.
• Orange Vanilla - Vanilla flavor oil with real Orange EO, this is both warm and citrus, bright and mellow.


Pre-Sweetened Flavor Oil with Saccharin

• Root Beer
• Strawberry

And of course, I offer this lip balm in Unscented as well, either with or without sweetener.

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