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Offline brooksbeefarm

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Making and selling Lip Balm?
« on: November 24, 2014, 12:00:49 am »
Been melting cappings for candles and thinking about doing lip balm to sale at the farmers market next year. Were's the best place to buy the tubes? do i need labels? what flavors and oz. tubes sale best? how to price them? As you can see, i know nothing about lip balm, or making it. My grand daughters are begging grandpa and grandma to make some, like we need another job 8). Jack

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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2014, 12:05:00 am »
Question #1 - How old are your granddaughter?
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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2014, 09:03:23 am »
I've made lip balm.  It's quite easy and there are numerous recipes out there on the web.  I lady in my bee club gave me a tube of her lip balm and I wish I had the recipe for that.  It stays on half the day.  The label, on her Cherry flavored lip balm, says it has a Net Wt. of .15 oz.  It contains beeswax, coconut, olive oil, hemp & orange oil, shea and cocoa butter, vitamin E and cherry flavor. 
Brushy Mountain has a kit on special at the moment. http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/Monthly-Specials/products/105/
The key to not making a mess of your tubes, jars or tins is the little eye dropper looking devices that you use to move your liquid product to your tubes, jars or tins to harden.
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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2014, 09:09:56 am »
Jen, they are 11, 13, and 17 yrs. of age. Baker12, thanks, that gives me something to start with. Jack

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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2014, 09:15:34 am »
Jack, I just saw that riverbee has already posted some recipes for lip balm. http://www.worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/index.php/topic,71.0.html

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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2014, 10:44:33 am »
Jack, I just remembered this company.  Another crafty beekeeper I know uses this supplier for cosmetic supplies. www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com

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Re: Making and selling Lip Balm?
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2014, 12:50:22 pm »
i think customers prefer the tubes over the small tins, start with those jack. i would put a label on them.  lot's of suppliers out there, just google 'lip balm tubes'.  a few; sks bottle & packaging, elements bath and body, specialty bottle, even amazon sells the tubes. flavors? i think the fruit flavored lip balms probably appeal to the kids, i myself don't care for them.  i asked a lot of folks what lip balms they liked to get an idea.  i stick to a peppemint based or natural, but also will make a limited amount of other flavors.

look over some of the recipes on that thread bakers gave the link to, some good recipes to try out!
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