Cashing in on Lip Balm Addiction
May 28th, 2009 Posted in Selling your Stuff | 2 comments »
Lip Balms
Lip Balm addiction. So where do you stand on the issue?
One of my favorite sites to visit is Lip Balm Anonymous which is dedicated to spreading the strength and hope that you too can quit lip balm. It cracks me up. But then, I am pusher. I sell everything you need to keep the costs down for you and your lip balm junkie friends.
We sell flavors, bee’s wax, the empty tubes, shea butter, almond oil, and all sorts of goodies you can stuff in those tubes. I used to sell a flavoring oil that smelled just like a rose, but it didn’t catch on. I thought flower scented lip balms was a great idea, but apparently I was decades ahead of my balm pushing time. In case you’re wondering, cherry is the flavor of the year.
So, is it addictive? My Rabbi was strung out on putting Vaseline on his lips instead of lip balm. He had it stashed all over the house while insisting he did not have a problem. He was never far from his stash, though! He had it tucked away in his closet, stuff in a drawer, everywhere. He had not gotten as far as hiding it in the toilet though. But then, I haven’t spoken to him in a while.
If you want to cash in on all that Chapstick and Burt’s Balm fortune, you can make your own and become a pusher too!
Here is the recipe for Powerfully Cool Lip Balms:
1 Tablespoon Bee’s Wax
1 Tablespoon Shea Butter
1-1/2 Tablespoons Avocado Oil
1/4 Teaspoon Mint Flavoring
This lip balm is delightfully cold on the lips, very refreshing!
Melt Bee’s Wax and Shea Butter on the stove. Make sure it gets to over 180 degrees Fahrenheit, keep it at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. Take off the heat, mix in avocado oil. Mix well, then mix in the Soap Crafters Mint flavoring . Pour into 7 Soap Crafters Lip Balm tubes or Lip Blam jars.
For easier pouring, use a rubber band to hold all the tubes together. Then they stand upright easily. Use a Soap Crafters Pipette to fill them. Keep filling until they are a little overfilled. This gives each lip balm a rounded top and not a sunken in one. After a couple of hours they will be cool, put on caps and clean up to label. They are ready to use!
Soon, people will be hooked and lining up at your door demanding more. You will have lots left over for your own lip use, plus lots of extra cash to throw around and look like a big shot. It is win-win! And it is perfectly legal! Well, for now….
