Re: Re: Dots/Crystals forming on lip balm

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In a message dated 6/28/2004 10:28:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

bathbybettijo@... writes:

> Cocoa Butter as the most likely suspect just because the bumps did

Did you heat the cocoa butter to 170 (or something like that) and hold it

there for 15-20 minutes? I've had problems like this with cocoa butter in the

past and have since learned to heat cocoa butter and shea butter like this.

Just a thought.

Teresea C.

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Hi Bettijo,

I use cocoa butter in my lip balms and have not had a problem with this.

Perhaps it is the combination of oils/waxes, etc.? I don't know as I do know

the problem you are talking about with cocoa butter as I was having that problem

in my lotion bars (which I don't make anymore) but have not had it in my lip

balms. Perhaps it is a combination of oils together that causes the problem or

?

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----- Original Message -----

I have been holding the

Cocoa Butter as the most likely suspect just because the bumps did

melt so readily... I figured it couldn't be the beeswax. And then

when I thought about how the cocoa butter in bulk seems to have

varying shades of white patches on its surface (which reminded me of

this problem)... I thought it was the most likely cause.

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but you can't have spots now can you??? LOL!!

I recently had this problem with an anhydrous balm-scared me to

death...(ooophies?!!!!)

I finally took some out and remelted, longer and slower than I normally

would. It worked like a charm. I finally decided that it was the beeswax. I

have to wonder if there is a point where beeswax is melted enough to look

clear when being melted with other oils, especially yellowish oils, but in

reality is not quite melted, and reform when cooled. (certainly not a

scholarly theory, I know, but I use a lot of both cocoa and shea butter

without problems.

HTH,

Coral

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Have you tried tempering it, as you would in candy making?

Melt the cocoa butter and hold it at 165 degrees for 10-20 minutes

See if that helps

Chris

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