Lip Balm and Crayons

Yesterday, I got lip balm kit. The kit was made in Canada by Kiss Naturals - Yay, Canada! All of the ingredients were natural and it was a short list of stuff - Shea butter, beeswax, flavor and sunflower oil. I liked that it was all natural, but I did not like that there was no color. I also did not like that there were no sparkles! I mean who wants lip balm that isn't pink and sparkly?

I am really into kits, even though my mom says they are expensive for what you get, because I like that all the ingredients are right there, including the strawberry and bubblegum flavorings - Yum.

A touch of science:

Did you know that lip balm, like a crayon, is frozen at room temperature?

Lip balm and crayons both have wax in them. The lip balm in this kit was made with beeswax.  Crayons, like candles, are made with paraffin wax. At room temperature, wax is solid.  When I melted the beeswax in the microwave and added the oil, Shea butter and flavor it was in a liquid form, which is how I was able to pour it into the lip balm containers. When it warmed up, it became a solid, which is kind of funny and the opposite of what happens when you warm up an ice cube. I always thought of the idea of something that is "frozen" as something cold and not as a state of being.

I once made lip balm from crayons - and the colors were marvelous - pinks, oranges, even black was wonderful. I melted the crayons on the stove in a tin can and then added some cocoa butter and peppermint flavoring.

I also heated up a piece of aluminum foil in the oven and used a crayon to write a message to my mom.  You can do it too!