Burt's Bees has been around for a while and seems to uphold a pretty solid reputation for making for products with natural ingredients. The 100% natural label on the beeswax lip balm attracted me to it.
Ingredients (listed on the box): beeswax, coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, peppermint oil, lanolin, tocopherol, rosemary leaf extract, soybean oil, canola oil, limonene.
There are two questionable ingredients on this list: lanolin and limonene. I didn't discover this until after I had purchased the BB beeswax lip balm and used it for a while. I was definitely surprised to see that the Skin Deep site rates them as moderate hazards, with lanolin being 4 and limonene being 6 (on a scale of 0 to 10). This just goes to show that natural is not necessarily better. I usually prefer my ingredients to be no higher than a 2.
Despite the ingredients of concern, I'll continue to use the BB beeswax lip balm until I finish and then I'll find a better alternative. The balm feels light on my lips, applies smoothly and stays on well. It goes on clear and doesn't appear shiny/glossy, so it would be fine for guys. The peppermint oil gives the balm a tingly, cooling feeling I like. Other lip care products that have the same effect often use menthol which can be drying. The smell of the lip balm is also of peppermint.
I'm prone to chapped lips in a major way and I find the BB beeswax lip balm to be sufficiently moisturizing but it doesn't feel like it has healing properties where your lips are more moisturized afterward, even when you're not wearing it.
Pros: Moisturizing, lightweight wear, and relatively matte finish.
Cons: Not a perfect ingredient list-- contains two questionable ingredients even though they are natural. Does not seem to have long term moisturizing effects (in my case at least).
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