Review: Not for the novice!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
I have to be honest, I have never made lip balm before picking up this book. I won't be making it now, with this book.I will start with what I love about this book. The book gives careful times so you know how much time it will take to make the lip balm. That is a selling point in my mind.Now, the reason the book lost two stars is this book is not for the novice. There is no glossary explaining the various oils and butters used. There is no suggestions on where to find the ingredients, or containers to hold the lip balm. Explaining how to melt the various products together is not mentioned, instructions merely say to use a double boiler.There is also and this is the worst part for me, no idea as to how long a finished product should be kept before it expires. That last bit is very important as the ingredients often include powered sugar, cocoa and koolaid. I hesitate to try these recipes without knowing if or when the the lip balm can be expected to expire. The answer might be two weeks or eight years, but to those of us unfamiliar with making lip balms, don't know the answers to the question.I would love to see this book reworked to accommodate novices, or retitled to specify it is for seasoned lip balm creators.