Lip Balm Obsession – My Top 3

So, if you read my previous post on the power of a lemon drink you would know I have an obsession with lip balm. Ever since I can remember, I have always had a lip balm on me, and if I didn’t… not a good time for anyone! I would have dry, chapped lips and I would lick my lips over and over again until I had a bright red ring around my mouth. It was so bad once that a teacher at school actually gave me some paw paw cream to soothe my lips! I was always reapplying and forever had shiny balm all around my mouth (cringe). I have read that there is such a thing as lip balm addiction which can be pretty bad, especially if you are slathering on lip balm all day long that contains really nasty chemicals and ingredients!

As I have become older I have been really careful with the lip balms I use. As I was forever applying the stuff I became interested in what the ingredients were and I really did not like what I discovered. Over the years I have been trying to find my ‘holy grail’ of lip balm and I have found my three favourites.

I will not name the brands I used to use, however I will name the brands I really like, and their ingredients. My top three favourite lip balms are:

HURRAW!

Not only is this name super cute, but this lip balm is organic, fair trade, cold pressed, vegan, uses only raw ingredients and is not tested on animals. I have a lime flavoured balm and the ingredients list for the lime balm is: sweet almond oil, candelilla wax (it comes from the leaves of the candelilla shrub), coconut oil, jojoba seed oil, cocoa seed butter, castor seed oil (from the castor oil plant), olive fruit oil, lime peel oil and vitamin e.

I love this lip balm so much. It comes in a little wind up tube and is really soft on the lips. The packaging is fun and colourful and there are so many flavours to choose from! I have had lemon, coconut and lime flavour and lime is definitely my favourite. They also have chocolate, ginger, grapefruit, earl grey, vanilla, black cherry, mint, almond, licorice, cinnamon, chai spice and many others! This balm does not make your lips look shiny, but applies a soft layer of buttery lip balm.

HURRAW! Lime Lip Balm

You can buy a lip balm from HURRAW! for around $6. Visit HURRAW! here: http://www.hurrawbalm.com

Eco Lips

I recently purchased a kiwi fruit and strawberry flavoured lip balm by Eco Lips. Eco Lips lip balms are cruelty free, gluten free and are made from either natural or organic ingredients. The ingredients list is kept pretty simple: sunflower seed oil, beeswax, kiwi flavour, strawberry flavour and non GMO vitamin e.

I really like this lip balm. It has a really nice texture, like whipped butter. I recently visited the Eco Lips website to purchase another balm and I was really surprised to see that they are now making custom orders. How cool is that?! You get to choose the size, which ingredients you want in the balm, the flavours of the balm, the packaging colour and you can even get whatever you want written on the side of the lip balm package! I made my own lip balm on the create your lip balm page however I was so sad to find out that shipping to Australia would cost me nearly triple the price of the lip balm itself, so I had to close the page. The flavours that I picked for my lip balm were raspberry, mango and peach and I think it would have been an amazing combination!

Eco Lips Kiwi and Strawberry Lip Balm

You can purchase a lip balm from Eco Lips for around $6 (more expensive if you custom make one, however mine was only around $7). If you are lucky enough to live in the US (where Eco Lips is based) and want to create your own lip balm, then hop onto the website to check it out: http://www.ecolips.com

Coconut oil

Ahh coconut oil. Is there anything that coconut oil cannot do? Coconut oil is a great and easy way to rehydrate your lips. Not only are there no added ingredients in pure cold pressed coconut oil, but coconut oil is really soothing. The only problem with coconut oil is when it melts in the summer time. This can be pretty inconvenient, however, in the winter time when coconut oil is solid, I like to melt down about a teaspoon and put it in a tiny lip balm container, then I can carry it around with me. In the summer months I just use HURRAW! or Eco Lips as it is easier. You can find coconut oil at your local supermarket (Woolworths or Coles in Australia) or at health food stores. In Australia the price of a small (around 300g) jar is $6.50.