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Dry Hands & Beard Salve

Multi-use salve for hands, beard ends, and dry weather touch-ups.

Treat this public recipe as a formulation starting point. Verify ingredient identity, allergens, essential-oil or fragrance limits, supplier/IFRA notes, and a small test batch before making it for use or sale.

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Wax 15.84% / Butter 44.55% / Liquid oils 38.61% / Scent 1%

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Yield description

Small 30 g salve test batch.

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Calculated weights

Base

29.70 g

Scent Blend

0.30 g

Finished Formula

30.00 g

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Base ingredients

Shea Butter (Unrefined)

24.75%

~7.43 mL

7.43 g

Cocoa Butter

19.8%

~5.94 mL

5.94 g

Avocado Oil

20.79%

~6.24 mL

6.24 g

Jojoba Oil

17.82%

~5.35 mL

5.35 g

Yellow Beeswax

15.01%

~4.5 mL

4.50 g

Lanolin

0.83%

~0.25 mL

0.25 g

Scent Blend ingredients

Sweet Orange

0.5%

~3 drops / ~0.15 mL

0.15 g

Frankincense (Serrata)

0.5%

~3 drops / ~0.15 mL

0.15 g

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