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[badriyaz]

I think I just ruined a small Le Creuset saucepan :-(((((((  I decided to make my own lip balm, since I am allergic to so many additives.  The directions said to just put the plastic pot of lip balm base in a pan on low heat.  Without thinking I put water in the pan too.  Then I re-read the directions, noticed that they did not call for water, and

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[spitcurl]

if plastic is like wax, you might be able to melt it and add a piece of newspaper or fabric in the pot, to help absorb the liquefied plastic.

If the pan is coated like so many creuset pans, you could be ok

just a possibility. good luck!

[badriyaz]

It's enameled cast iron, so it probably has a coating. Right now I'm just despairing every time I look at it, but perhaps this weekend I can tackle it. A complicating factor is that there's still lip balm base in there, which has a different melting point and burns when it hits the hot pan :-/

[badriyaz]

I've heard that they sell seconds at those two stores--I will definitely keep my eyes open!