Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 I have been following the current discussion on lip balm sweetners and have a couple of questions. (I HAVE made lip balms and tried honey as a sweetner and of course, it didn't blend. :-p.. ) 1. Glycerin has a sweet flavor of its own. Would it blend with the oils/waxes of a lip balm to provide sweetness? 2. Is there such a thing as a sweetener for lip balm that home crafters can purchase that WILL blend with oils and be legal and safe? TIA Gretchen in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 I use " Stevia Clear " which are drops made up of water, GSE and Stevosides ( Stevia Leaf Extract) I only use it in a Buttercream flavor I have because it gives it an extra boost to the flavor- by itself, the flavor is a bit tart! I make mostly lip butters and don't use a sweetner in those. The Stevia Clear seems to mix/blend well- got it at a health food store . kathie Re: Lip Balm Sweetner? >1. Glycerin has a sweet flavor of its own. Would it blend with the >oils/waxes of a lip balm to provide sweetness? No, like honey and everything else it is water soluble and will not mix into oils. >2. Is there such a thing as a sweetener for lip balm that home crafters >can purchase that WILL blend with oils and be legal and safe? Stevia extract powder. There's nothing illegal about adding it to your product, but you can't call it a sweetener any more than you can call colour you get from alkanet or spinach a color. I believe the larger companies use saccharine or aspartame. No idea as to their solubility. I suppose someone could (and maybe has) mix up an oil soluble sweetener with some type of sucrose solution, and an emulsifier to make it oil soluble, but I would guess a solution like that would be a nightmare to preserve. If it was easy and practical to make a safe oil soluble sweetener, we'd have done it already..... Warmly, Sherri Oshun - Wholesale Cosmetic Ingredients & Packaging http://www.oshun.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 >1. Glycerin has a sweet flavor of its own. Would it blend with the >oils/waxes of a lip balm to provide sweetness? No, like honey and everything else it is water soluble and will not mix into oils. >2. Is there such a thing as a sweetener for lip balm that home crafters >can purchase that WILL blend with oils and be legal and safe? Stevia extract powder. There's nothing illegal about adding it to your product, but you can't call it a sweetener any more than you can call colour you get from alkanet or spinach a color. I believe the larger companies use saccharine or aspartame. No idea as to their solubility. I suppose someone could (and maybe has) mix up an oil soluble sweetener with some type of sucrose solution, and an emulsifier to make it oil soluble, but I would guess a solution like that would be a nightmare to preserve. If it was easy and practical to make a safe oil soluble sweetener, we'd have done it already..... Warmly, Sherri Oshun - Wholesale Cosmetic Ingredients & Packaging http://www.oshun.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Stevia hasn't been approved by the FDA for use as a " sweetener " . If you look carefully, although the seller's tell you it's a good sweetener, it's really marketed as a diet supplement. At 03:32 PM 5/1/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Just out of curiosity, why couldn't you call it a 'natural sweetener' as >that is how it's marketed? > >Cori >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >2. Is there such a thing as a sweetener for lip balm that home crafters > > >can purchase that WILL blend with oils and be legal and safe? > > > > Stevia extract powder. There's nothing illegal about adding it to your > > product, but you can't call it a sweetener any more than you can call > > colour you get from alkanet or spinach a color. > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/02 > > > >Post message: Cosmeticinfo >Subscribe: Cosmeticinfo-subscribe >Unsubscribe: Cosmeticinfo-unsubscribe >List owner: Cosmeticinfo-owner >URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cosmeticinfo > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Just out of curiosity, why couldn't you call it a 'natural sweetener' as that is how it's marketed? Cori ----- Original Message ----- > > >2. Is there such a thing as a sweetener for lip balm that home crafters > >can purchase that WILL blend with oils and be legal and safe? > > Stevia extract powder. There's nothing illegal about adding it to your > product, but you can't call it a sweetener any more than you can call > colour you get from alkanet or spinach a color. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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