It’s one thing many of us, including me, panic about when we can't find it (or are in the dental chair)! But what makes lip balm so good and why is it one thing so many of us can't live without?
I had my annual (and dreaded) appointment at the dentist a month ago. About 10 minutes into the cleaning, the hygienist paused to tell me my lips were really dry and she didn't want them to crack during the scratching and flossing! So she wheels her chair back around me as I try to tell her "not to worry" or "let me grab some of mine from my bag"...ah, but too late. Brandishing a Q-tip, she deftly submerges it in a jar of Vaseline, swivels back around in her chair and proceeds to slather a balm all over my lips via the Q-tip so it now feels like I have a layer of plastic protecting me from the dental experience. Needless to say, the slimy feeling lasts well into the afternoon...
With most beauty products, healthy choices become clearer after a scan of the ingredients. But tiny tubes of lip balm with their equally tiny labels can make it very difficult to figure out what what we are putting on our lips. As Natural Solutions points out, it pays to check because we are not just applying these products and byproducts to our lips; we're eating them too.
In October this year, Pangea asked how many fans on Facebook were addicted to their lip balm. 34 of you shared comments about how much you love their lip care. More recently, Real Simple voted Pangea Organics' Italian Red Mandarin With Rose Lipcare the Best Natural Lip Balm! They state, "The tamanu- nut and rose-flower oils in this silky beeswax balm glide over and nourish parched lips. Testers loved the fresh citrus flavor and 'generously sized tube.'" So what makes it so good?
First, Pangea’s lip balm comes in three delicious and nutritious flavors – Italian red mandarin with rose, Pyrenees lavender with cardamom and Egyptian fennel with grapefruit and sweet orange. Each flavor combination features deep-moisturizing, organic oils that offer tremendous staying power without that unwanted weird waxy feel or unnecessary glossy or sparkly look making this lip balm attractive to men, women and children.
Even more, this balm has high bioavailability, meaning that it is easy for the body to absorb well into the skin. Because the balms are rich in vitamins, nutrients and essential fatty acids, each lip balm contains powerful nourishing, protecting and healing properties that are good for your lips, your body, mind and soul. Wave the tube below your nose and breathe deeply to let your mind enjoy the aroma-therapeutic benefits as well.
Finally, the ingredients in these balms - like all Pangea products - are derived from herbs that transform the earth’s nutrients into a form that our bodies can utilize. Pangea then utilizes these whole, living plant essences in their balms so your lips can benefit from the vitamins, minerals and essential oils in the purest and honest way possible. Remember, your lips are already beautiful -- these balms are here to help cleanse, tone and moisturize them so they remain that way!
Noticeably lacking from these lip balms?? Slogans like 'lasts-all-day' or 'stays on through more than a couple of cups of green tea', because natural, sustainable product companies aren't willing to use the mostly synthetic and petroleum - based ingredients required to make anything last-all-day especially on our lips...and therefore, in our bodies...
So as the cool weather hunkers down like it is here in Colorado and the holiday season approaches, keep in mind that this lip balm is good for everyone - men, women and even small children. I love this lip balm because 1) of its size (not too big so it fits nicely in my pocket and not too small that it is difficult to find in my bag or pull out on a run) and 2) this lip care makes a balm-of-a holiday gift...looking for a nice stocking stuffer or Hankakuh gift...look no further. Now thru December 31, 2009, Pangea is offering you $4 savings on their $12 lip balm, which is worth every penny by the way. Enter Promo Code 20923 at Check Out. Available online and in the US only at www.pangeaorganics.com. Limit one coupon per purchase.-Heather Lieder 11/19/09 10:28 AM
With thanks to bill barber (still ill) and Enoch Ross for the images...
What are you wearing on your lips this holiday season?
Carey Candrian
