Disappointed
"I was really excited to try this for my very first time making lip balm. I used this at the recommended 3% of my formula. This has a 'soapy' taste. I won't be using this one again. Into the bin of 'tried and didn't like' it goes."
Rustic Escentuals


Rustic Escentuals
Overall rating: 3.090909 / 5 from 11 reviews.
Review topics: ["scent","oil","sweetener","lip balm","flavor"].
"I was really excited to try this for my very first time making lip balm. I used this at the recommended 3% of my formula. This has a 'soapy' taste. I won't be using this one again. Into the bin of 'tried and didn't like' it goes."
"I was really excited about this flavor oil and had my customers stoked about it too - and it's the worst-tasting flavor. It tastes like a fragrance oil, rather than a flavor oil. It is labeled as being being unsweetened so I used the Lip-Smacking Sweetener and it didn't help. Now, I will be using this lip balm myself - I do not like waste and I cannot sell this to my customers. Back to the drawing board for a new lavender flavor oil."
"I was looking for a replacement for Crafter's Choice Lavender flavor oil, as WSP no longer offers it. I saw this flavor oil and noticed some of the recent reviews were not great, but decided to take a chance anyway. This is the WORST flavor oil I have ever purchased (in 5 years!). It tastes and smells like a bar of soap or chemical of some kind. It has a horrible aftertaste that lingers, no matter how many times you try to wipe it off. It's just awful, I can't find one positive thing about it. I will be throwing this out, as there's no way I could sell this to customers. I really hope they bring back the Crafters Choice flavor oils!"
"I was so excited for this flavor oil. I'm a huge fan of lavender tea, so I thought I would love this. However, this doesn't taste at all like lavender. It tastes like soap/perfume. I'm tossing it."
"I was really excited to use this to make a lavender lip balm. It is way too perfumey for me. I think I would use a sweetener and less of it. I used 9% of the total weight."
"I am in love with this flavor. I am not normally a big lavender fan because it can be too floral for my taste but this one is lovely. Perfect blend of lavender with the sweet vanilla makes a nice subtle scent. I don't add sweeteners to my lip balms, I can smell them just fine, don't need the extra calories :). I will definitely be buying more of this. Advantages: Smells nice, easy to use, oils filled to rim, very pleasing scent Disadvantages: None"
"This is a wonderful flavor oil."
"My customers love this lip balm flavor. I initially offered it because it's different and was surprised by how popular it is! Advantages: smells great, popular with customers, something different than the usual lip balm flavors"
"Oh wow! I couldn���t believe how strong and realistic this was. I didn���t think I would like it but it���s really good. Hope this is popular with teens & pickle lovers. Advantages: Unusual and unique GREAT realistic scentStrong hold in balms"
"This one has a taste that I don't care for. Perfumey. Can't sell a lip balm that tastes like that. If you use this, I'd recommend adding a sweetener. I normally don't."
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