i have the patternmaker lip palette and it's so pretty that's i'm already thinking about refilling it when i ever empty it. i've read (here) about diff methods of filling lip palettes. i would want it to look nice and neat but someone mentioned that microwaving l/s (to melt and then pour into the palette) can destroy the preservatives etc. does anybody have any additional info on this? i really won't do the 'smush 'em in' method w this kind of box so any other recs that would result in a beautiful finished product would be very appreciated.
(not sure if this is the correct section for this?) thanks!

hmm I don't know how melting it would destroy the preservatives. Lipsticks are formed by melting all the different ingredients together in the first place so I don't think it should matter, but I'm no scientist!

thanks for your response. yeah that's what others say and it makes sense to me but this person said her friend's father (a dermatologist) said this - in the case of microwaving in particular perhaps. i wish i could find where i read this.

hmm I have no idea! maybe you can ask on the live chat?

I don't microwave them. I just put small slices of l/s in the palette then put a bare bulb on top of it (height should be depending on the wattage of the bulb) and let the heat from the light melt it slowly. Works fine with my l/s. And besides you don't melt the entire l/s, just refill when used up. If it destroy the preservatives (?????), the l/s will be used up before this happen. I'm no expert though so take my suggestion with a grain of salt.