LIP BALM WITH SPHERICAL SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING
A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle.
1 . A lip balm container comprising:
a two-part outer shell that encloses solidified lip balm, the shell comprising a first portion and a releasably attached second portion,
the first portion having an outer surface, an opposing inner surface and a continuous edge extending from the outer surface to the inner surface, the first portion further comprising a support platform for securing the lip balm spaced apart from at least a portion of the interior surface of the first portion.
2 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the container forms a substantially spherical enclosure.
3 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the container forms a substantially ovate enclosure.
4 . The container of claim 2 , wherein the container comprises at least one flat portion on the outer shell.
5 . The container of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first portion or second portion is composed, at least in part, of at least two layers.
6 . The container of claim 5 , wherein the at least two layers include an outer layer and an inner layer.
7 . The container of claim 6 , wherein the outer layer is softer than the inner layer.
8 . The container of claim 6 , wherein at least one layer of the at least two layers is tactilely softer than the other.
9 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the second portion is releasably attached to the first portion by interengaging threads.
10 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the lip balm is mounded on the support platform and extends into a cavity defined by the second portion, when the second portion is releasably attached to the first portion.
11 . The container of claim 4 , wherein the lip balm is mounded on the support platform spaced apart from the at least one flat portion and extends beyond the edge of the first portion away from the at least one flat portion.
12 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the support platform comprises at least one opening.
13 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the support platform has a first surface, an opposing second surface, and at least one continuous opening extending through the first and second surfaces.
14 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the lip balm is a continuous mass extending through the at least one opening in the support platform.
15 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the lip balm interlocks with at least a portion of the support platform.
16 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the lip balm is formed around at least a portion of the support platform.
17 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the lip balm is mounded on a first surface of the support platform and contacts the opposing second surface of the support platform.
18 . The container of claim 13 , wherein the lip balm is mounded on the support platform by liquefying the lip balm, passing a portion of the liquefied lip balm through the support platform and cooling the lip balm.
19 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the lip balm is hooked at least partially around at least a portion of the support platform.
20 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the support platform comprises a plurality of elements to which the solidified lip balm can adhere.
21 . The container of claim 20 , wherein the support platform maintains the lip balm spaced apart from a substantial portion of the interior surface of the first portion.
22 . The container of claim 1 , wherein the support platform maintains the lip balm spaced apart from a lower part of the interior of the outer shell.