Organic Melissa and L-lysine help and prevent fever blisters (cold sores).Emollient, nourishing shea and kokum butters soothe chapped lips and protect lips from dehydration.You’ll love how it smells and feels.
This exotic lip balm is packaged in a generous .5oz (14g) tube
Flavors include Guava Orange Vanilla, Peach Mint, Black Currant Pomegranate, Pistachio Coconut, Cherry Raspberry Pineapple
Ingredients:
castor oil:Barrier agent against harsh climate, soothing.From the castor bean.
beeswax:Purified wax from the honey comb of bees. Thickening agent with emollient properties.
coconut oil:Moisturizer.
grape seed oil:Quickly penetrates the skin; powerful antioxidant; rich in flavonoids; inhibits allergic reactions; skin cancer deterrent; protects skin's own collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.
organic melissa:Soothing, anti-viral.From the mint family.
ginkgo:Revitalizing, stimulating, and firming to the skin. A powerful antioxidant that has detoxifying qualities. Found to improve circulation by helping to increase healthy blood flow to skin. Known for its anti-aging properties. From the Sacred Chinese Tree.
passionflower:Antioxidant, soothing.
rosehips:Soothing, astringent, high Vitamin C content, from the rose bush.
shea butter:A moisturizing, soothing emollient fat (from the karite nut tree) with cellular renewal properties.
kokum butter:Emollient, stabilizer, from kernels of Garcinia Indica tree in India.
organic aloe vera:Hydrating, softening, healing emollient with anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
organic green tea extract:Powerful antioxidant, bacteriostatic (an agent that causes inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destructuction), soothing, nutritional qualities and increases the effect of sunscreens.Also prevents irritation of the skin caused by glycolic acid.
D-alpha tocopherol (Vitamin E):A powerful antioxidant, free radical scavenger, and a natural sunscreen. One of nature's most dynamic moisturizers. Aids cellular renewal. Healing, improves skin elasticity, firmness and tone. Vitamin E is a major anti-oxidant nutrient that retards cellular aging due to oxidation. Made from vegetable sources, it repairs & prevents damage to the skin. Is excellent for cuts & scars.
L-lysine:Amino acid helps prevent and heal fever blisters.
L-ascorbic acid:Powerful antioxidant, the chirally correct form of Vitamin C that assists in the production of collagen.
propolis:Protective barrier, anti-inflammatory, stimulates cell renewal, boosts immune system, made by bees.
natural flavor blends:Delicious aroma and flavors derived from fruit sources.
stevia leaf extract:Bactericidal.Derived from a small green plant whose leaves have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar yet does not promote tooth decay.The leaf also contains proteins, high levels of chromium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, rutin (a flavonoid), true vitamin A, and Vitamin C
Direction:
Apply liberally and often to entire lip area.
Reviews
(2) Reviews
Not really expensive ... and awesome!
I am a lip balm/lip gloss junkie. I'm not sure I can walk by a lip balm without considering buying it. I have been this way since my Bonnie Bell days. I must have two or three dozen tubes of lip balm (I never manage to actually finish one). This one is by far the best one I've used. It's not too slick, like some of the natural brands (so it doesn't slide off the minute I take a sip of water), and it doesn't dry my lips out (like drug store brands used to), and it glides on smoothly (no tugging).It is truly awesome.It really isn't that expensive when you consider how big it is! The tube lasts FOREVER! I actually wish they made it in a smaller tube - I like to use different flavors, but three tubes of this stuff have literally lasted for YEARS.My one question/complaint is: WHAT is the SPF level? I am slightly neurotic about sunscreen (my uncle was a dermatologist, and he drilled it into me pretty hard). Whenever I am outside and wearing lip balm, I use the highest SPF/UPF possible. I don't use this for that because I don't know - it could be anything from SPF 2 to SPF 50+. My assumption is that if it were SPF 15 or higher, they would advertise that, but I'm hoping I'm wrong. The product description says it has UVA/UVB protection (and it should, given that it contains titanium dioxide), but at what level? Because of that, I have to keep using other lip balms during the day - especially on days when I know I'll be outside a lot (which are also the days I'm most likely to be wearing lip balm (rather than gloss or lipstick)). I'd like to change that, but I need to know the SPF. Right now, I just put it on every night after I brush my teeth. Talk about lasting - I can usually still feel it on my lips in the morning when I wake up. I sometimes use it in the mornings under my lipstick, too. It keeps my lips soft.
Julia
Falls Church, VA
7/22/2010
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A bit expensive but it works, so far
I'm a sucker for lip balms. I've been seeing this brand at my local Whole Foods and been trying to not buy it cos of the price. But today, I failed and purchased the rasberry flavored one. It's been over two hours since I've applied it and been drinking water and my lips still feel protected. WH has a 100% money back guarantee if I don't like it. But so far, it seems to be working well.
