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Temperature is the crucial key when it comes to the melt factor of lip balm.

Lip balm melts on your lips more readily than it would in your pocket because of your body temperature. Depending on the blend of oils and their individual properties (density), each element has what we classify as a melting point.

Lip Balm is usually hard at room temperature, 60 - 65º, our normal body temperature is 98.6º. Our body temperature is definitely higher than what we consider normal room temperature, so the moment you apply lip balm it melts on your lips. Depending on the formulation of your lip balm it could also melt in your pocket, once again this is due to the melting point of combined ingredients, some cosmetic formulations use emulsifiers and waxes to help maintain a more solid balm.

Coconut oil, although it has many holistic and medicinal properties has a very low melting point and a lip balm formulated with coconut oil would melt in your pocket once it liquified.

Pin Up lip balm is an all-natural moisturizing lip balm that you are sure to love.

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Lip balm melts on the lips due to body heat and friction, which warms the product. In a pocket, the temperature is lower and there is less direct contact with body heat, so the balm remains solid.

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