tempering lip balm ?

[ohsoap]

Do I still need to temper my butters if I am adding ButterEz to my lip balms?

 

[carebear]

nope. that's the beauty of it.

 

[Deda]

ButterEZ has changed my life! ::insert cheesy grin::

 

[ohsoap]

Thanks, I will try to up the amount then, I used it last time and still got grains within a month. :? Couldn't figure it out!

 

[nattynoo]

Can I ask what tempering is????
For the newb lip balmer.

 

[ohsoap]

It's when you heat your butters to 70* and hold them for 15-30 minutes, it helps prevent your lip balms from going grainy.

 

[nattynoo]

Like I said I'm just a newb lip balmer but do you use shea in your lip balm??? Could this be what is causing the grainyness??
Every time I've used shea I get grains. I cut it completely from my recipe & have just gone with cocoa butter instead.

 

[photoshadows]

Doesn't holding and heating also help kill yucky stuff that may have been introduced into the ingredients as well?

 

[carebear]

not really. it'd have to be hot enough and long enough and who knows what that is. there is a lotion rule of thumb of 170 for 20 minutes, I think, but I've read research that it's not enough.

but that's for a system with water in it. for lip balms there is no water to support life, so no worries. just use clean ingredients, good manufacturing procedures, and clean packaging.

 

[SilverFox]

The few times I've tried shea in my lip balms they've went grainy too. I've heard that popping them in the fridge after pouring will keep them smooth but I haven't tried it. I've come up with my final (maybe? lol) recipe that I'm in love with that doesn't include shea and I've gotten no graininess and don't use any extra additives.

 

[carebear]

the problem with counting on tempering is that once the product leaves your hands you have no idea what it goes through. temperature fluctuations can un-do the tempering.