When I first
used this Burt's Bees Honey lip balm,
it felt pretty dry in texture. The more I used it, its texture changed and it felt buttery. Its one of those things
where you have to get rid of the initial layer so that the product works
better. It’s a dry-buttery texture, like the EOS lip balm.
Ingredients :
Cera Alba
(Beeswax), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut)
Oil, Lanolin, Aroma (Natural Flavor), Mel (Honey), Tocopherol, Rosmarinus
Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Canola Oil
(Huile De Colza), Benzyl Benzoate, Coumarin
This article
gives a really good break down of the ingredients.
The Burt's Bees Beeswax lip balm comes in a lot of variants, I have the honey one which is colorless and doesn't have any taste either. I does smell faintly of something, but I'm not sure what it is.
I can say with
certainty that the Burt's Bees Honey lip balm works
best when I’m regular with water, like probably drinking every hour. I
faced the same experience with Carmex & EOS lip balms, except that I didn’t
need to drink water every hour. It is buttery
to apply and it does moisturize my
lips and cures chapped lips. My lips look healthy after 1-2 hours of
applying it. Burt's Bees claims this lip
balm is 100% natural and contains
vitamin E. I don’t get much benefit of the Vitamin E as it doesn’t hydrate my lips for long.
A lot of people
have suggested me to try Burt's Bees lip balm after I was going gaga over the
EOS & Carmex lip balms. And I think its quite similar to those, except for
a few points.
- It doesn’t
last for a long time on my lips when I’m in an AC room. EOS & Carmex lip balms last longer in the same conditions as long as I don’t fiddle with my
lips.
- Although its
texture is similar to the EOS lip balm, its not easy to wear underneath a lipstick, unlike the EOS lip balm.
- Burt's Bees
lipbalm wears off faster from my lips than the other two.
Product vs Price :
Cost : Rs.400 / $5.9
Qty : 4.25g / 0.15oz
Its also available at Sephora stores across India.
Overall Verdict : 3.8/5
I like the Burt's
Bees lip balm, I don’t love it as much as other lip balms I’ve mentioned though.
However, its an all natural product that works pretty well. Its also slightly
cheaper than the other two inspite of being all natural. If you like trying out
new lip balms, do check this out ! I think I will like it a lot in summers due to its light texture.
