Guest Review - Earthbound LipBalm

(Guest) Review of Earthbound lip balm

This review is by Kayley.  She's my twin sister. Click here to check out her blog.

“I have always had a problem with getting dry, cracked patches in the corners of my lips. Recently I had severe case of cracked lips - even the skin around my lips was very red and sore too.

Putting lipsalves on them made the skin burn/itch and I was hunting for a mild balm with Emily. When we looked at the ingredients list it was impossible to tell if cetyl dimethicone or phynoxyethenol had mild, soothing properties! Emily suggested I review the Earthbound Organics lip balm she’d been sent, and when I looked at the list of ingredients it was reassuring to know exactly what was in it:

Organic sunflower oil

Organic calendula [this is marigold, and the pot has a photo of a marigold on the front as a clue!]

Organic chamomile

Organic cocoa butter

Beeswax

Vitamin E

All very natural and healthy-sounding! Because balms go on your lips, obviously you’re going to end up ingesting a lot of the ingredients, and I’m reassured to know I’m only swallowing harmless bits of wax and plant extract. And now, the review -

The balm is quite solid, but the simple solution is to carry it in the front-pocket of your jeans! I still carry my pot around, transferring it from jeans to jeans, as even after my lips healed I am very fond of this balm and will continue using it.

I have to admit that it did make the skin around my lips a little tingly at first, but it was very mild compared to the other balms I’d tried. Another admission is that I had to eventually buy Cymex from the chemist for the corner of my mouth, as it wouldn’t heal and I thought I’d better get medical on that bad boy! However, after less than a week my lips had healed - I ditched the Cymex and am still using the Earthbound lip balm.

Pros:    It tastes neutral! No horrible chemical taste! I no longer pick the dry skin on my lips, as they’re soft and dry-skin-less!! No residue is left on your lips, and it’s neither sticky nor runny! 

Cons:  It’s too solid at first to get a good thick layer. It’s not medicated  (I recommend Cymex over any other medicated lip balm) - however, compared to other non-medicated lip balms it’s the best one I’ve tried!

In conclusion - No weird tingly sensation, no unpleasent taste, no dry residue, yes soft lips! And the best part is that I feel good about buying it, because it’s made locally (for me - being as I live in Wales!) and with all natural, all organic ingredients - sticking it to the man! 9/10 (one point deducted for solidity, however to address this problem without simply keeping it somewhere warm, the company would have to introduce nasty chemicals!)."