Organic Lip Care

Winter conditions, with low humidity and dry environments in the home and office, all contribute to dry, often painful, chapped lips. Thankfully, there are a lot of good quality green lip care products on the market. We have compiled a list of our favourites.

Badger

Lavender & Orange, Ginger & Lemon, Pink Grapefruit, Highland Mint, Tangerine Breeze and Vanilla Madagascar are a few of the sumptuous Badger Balm flavours offered by this small, family-run, USDA-certified company. Their products are 100% natural, 85% organic, ecologically harvested, fairly traded and not tested on animals. Visit: http://www.badgerbalm.com/

BeeCeuticals Organics

This small, independently owned, carbon-neutral company offers organic Blueberry Lip Balm, organic Peach Lip Palm and an organic Raspberry Lip Balm.  Their products are biodegradable, sustainable, cruelty-free, paraben-free, sodium lauryl-free and fair-trade when possible. Visit: http://www.beeceuticals.com/

Eco Lips

Pomegranate, Blueberry, Lavender, Unflavoured Vegan and SPF 15 Medicinal are some of the flavours of lip balms offered by this hip solar-powered, family-run company. They also have Eco Lips Bee Free, a vegan product made from Candelilla plant wax instead of bees wax. All their products are organic and cruelty free. Visit: http://www.ecolips.com/

Dr. Bronner’s

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Organic Lip Balm has long been a favourite on the green scene. Their balms are USDA-certified and come in a variety of flavours – Lemon Lime, Orange Ginger, Peppermint and Naked (without flavour). All products and ingredients are not tested on animals. Dr. Bronner’s is run as a socially responsible company with profit sharing for their employees and a strong track record of supporting social and environmental causes. Visit: http://www.drbronner.com/

Ilumina Organics

This natural company offers several organic lip balms to choose from: Ilumina Organics Red Lip Balm (with a hint of color), Ilumina Organics Peppermint Lip Balm and our personal favourite –Ilumina Organics Honey Lip Balm. Their products are free from chemical preservatives, fragrances, and toxins and are packaged in bottles free of phthalates and Bisphenol-A (BPA). Visit: http://iluminaorganics.com/

Kiss My Face

Both their Treat Mint Lip Balm and Cranberry Orange Lip Balm are great, organic, cruelty free, lip balms. The Treat Mint Lip Balm contains organic beeswax, Echinacea to help regenerate skin and anti-bacterial Goldenseal. The Cranberry Orange Lip Balm is a combination of moisturizing organic canola oil and soothing aloe vera. Both lip balms are SPF 15 and do not contain animal products, but they do use beeswax and/or royal jelly so not suitable for vegans. Visit: http://www.kissmyface.com/

Organic Girls

This funky and fabulous organic beauty product company is run by a couple of eco-gals (hence the name). Their USDA-certified vegan lip balms (in tubes or in little balm pots) come in a range of flavours – Bubble Gum, Orange Cream, Shirley Temple, Cotton Candy, Cookie Dough, and Cherry Vanilla. Made with organic soy wax, canola oil and natural flavours. Organic Girls donates a portion of their proceeds to their animal protection foundation. Visit: www.Organic-Girls.com

Revolution Organics

This female-founded company has a great USDA-certified organic lip balm made with organic shea butter and apricot oil. All their products are free from synthetic chemicals, parabens, sulphates, artificial ingredients, petrochemicals and animal testing. Visit:
http://www.revolutionorganics.com/