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This week on How Stuff Is Made, we focus on how Maybelline's Baby Lips are made. We go behind the scenes within the factory that produces this beloved chapstick. Watch this episode of How Stuff Is Made to learn how Baby Lips are come to life!

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Transcript
00:00While shielding your lips from the sun, improve your pout and use something fun.
00:05From the cute tube to the hydrating glow, Baby Lips is here to steal the show.
00:14First things first.
00:17The ingredients are received and tested to ensure the best quality.
00:22Then each ingredient is weighed precisely.
00:24The base ingredients is made of a mixture of waxes, oils, and pigment powders, which are carefully measured and weighed
00:33to create each specific shade.
00:37Pigment powders are mixed in with the base to give each balm its unique color.
00:42Each Baby Lips formula is mixed to perfection through the Altern Mill, which controls and records the mixing process.
00:49The Baby Lips base is mixed, heated, and cooled in the mill to ensure the balm is perfect and consistent
00:55in each little tube.
00:56Once the formula is processed, it's time for operators to check and ensure the quality of the formula.
01:02A sample of the mixture is then poured into mold to begin the color check process.
01:08The now firm mold samples are swatched and compared to ensure they are the correct shade and consistency.
01:14Once the perfect shade is verified, buckets are filled with product and sent out to sit for 24 hours in
01:21order to solidify.
01:24Once solid, the Baby Lips formula is cut into bulks and placed in a kettle to melt.
01:31The melted formula is finally ready to transform into the Baby Lips balm we all know and love.
01:38Maybelline uses metal molds to create their signature stick.
01:41The molds are filled with product and cooled down to a perfect baby smooth finish.
01:49Once properly cooled and solidified, Baby Lips is ready to be inserted into its final packaging.
01:55The bullet tubes are prepared and processed through the production line.
02:00Each full Baby Lips stick is then inserted securely into the base of the bullet.
02:06Once inserted, they go through another round of cooling to ensure the perfect consistency.
02:13Now that the balms are cooled to perfection, they are topped with a cap and imprinted with a unique code
02:20to trace each balm to its original batch.
02:27To test that the lip balm can withstand a fall without breaking or coming out of the tube, Maybelline manufacturers
02:34perform a drop test.
02:37If the bullet is intact, that means it's completed and ready to be sealed in its final packaging.
02:45And boxed up to be loaded onto the trucks and taken to stores around the country.
02:52Now that our quest has come to an end, no need to fret, this lip balm will be one you'll
02:57never forget.
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