Hotel Costes (type) Fragrance

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Chocolate -- food of the gods -- now available as an all-natural flavor for lip balm. Really, does anything else even need to be said? Flashpoint: >200º F

Top notes of peppermint and spearmint kick off this walk through a shady herb garden. Refreshing, cool, unisex -- a perfect "wake me up!" blend for soaps, lotions, shower gels, shampoos, bath bombs, and candles. What does "all-natural" mean? Fragrance blends designated by Sweet Cakes as "all natural" are derived completely from the constituents of essential oils and other plant materials (using steam distillation and fractional distillation). They are 100% free of any synthetics, including phthalates, parabens, sulfates, glycols, petrochemicals, and solvents. Flashpoint: 152º F.

At long last we've finally tracked down an *all-natural* sweetener specially designed to be used in lip balms. This thick, pale-golden liquid is derived from licorice and is sweet as can be -- in fact, it's recommended that you add only 1-3% of it by weight to your lip balm creations. To all those who've contacted us in the past to ask why your own homemade lip creations don't have as much flavor and oomph as commercial ones, here's your answer. NOTE: Anticipating your questions, I asked the flavor chemist if any harm could come from ingesting, say, 3 or 4 or 5 times more sweetener than is recommended, and he said that you can use as much sweetener as you darn well please (although we don't recommend doing so -- it may change the texture and consistency of your lip balm adversely). Flashpoint: >200º F For those of you who sell your lip balms, the INCI name for this product is "Natural Additive (as sweetener)." Sweeteners -- even "grocery store"-type sweeteners like honey and stevia -- can be notoriously hard to mix into lip balm. Through our own experimentation and feedback from our customers (particularly RuthAnn of Mermaid's Bath -- thanks, RuthAnn!) we've come up with the following tips for incorporating our sweetener into lip balm: Make your basic lip balm mixture (whether it's "from scratch," using various liquid oils plus beeswax, or using our preblended base plus beeswax). Add to this our All-Natural Sweetener (we recommend using 3% by weight). Stir continuously as the base cools (the sweetener will want to pool at the bottom initially, but will become more willing to blend and integrate as the mixture cools down). When the base has cooled and is opaque and thick, put the container in a hot-water bath to remelt, stirring constantly. Voila! The sweetener will stay nicely combined with the base. A couple more caveats/comments, courtesy of our customers: "You must allow the mixture to cool COMPLETELY after the initial melt before you put the mix in a hot-water bath or over a double-boiler to emulsify the sweetener with the lip balm." "Stir constantly both while you cool the mixture until you can't stir anymore AND while you re-melt the mix -- if you don't stir at all times, some of the sweetener will not mix in and will be left sitting in the bottom of the cup or pot when you pour." "I followed your website instructions to a 'T,' and my lip balm came out great!" Is it worth the trouble to sweeten your lip balms? We think it is; virtually all commercial lip balms are sweetened, and we find that when lip balms are left unsweetened they taste "flat" to the user.

4 cavities per sheet. Cavity size: approx. 3.25 X 3.25 X 1.5 inches. Extra-thick 30-mil plastic. Shown here as made with our gold melt-and-pour soap base.

Awapuhi is Hawaiian for "white ginger," a wonderful light white floral. This version opens with green fruity notes combined with melon, dewberry, and awapuhi. A floral heart of muguet and jasmine gives way to bottom notes of musk, vanilla, and precious woods. BOTTOM LINE: Maui in a bottle. Flashpoint: 170º F.

A classic, clean combination of bay and citrus perfect for men's soaps and toiletries. Without dispute, the number-one fragrance for men's shaving soap. (2018 MOD) Flashpoint: 177F.