USDA Certified Organic Lip Balm Sticks
A great discovery, a great discovery! Finally! An organic, USDA certified, non-petroleum lip balm! Am I in heaven or am I in heaven? And no, you don’t have to shell out a fortune either…
Say “Yeah!” to “The Merry Hempsters Organic Lip Balm”!
Yeah!
Ok, here is my mini review:
This comes in a tiny tube, just like chapstick. Net weight 4g. I paid $3.99 Canadian, and it is worth every penny. I am putting this on my chapped lips, and I don’t have to constantly worry as to what happens when it ends up on my food. It’s a food grade item. Just look at the ingredients: Organic Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil, Organic Beeswax, Organic Essential Oil of Orange, Organic Calendula Extract, Organic Rosemary Extract, Vitamin E.
This balm is long lasting. It comes in a few flavors: peppermint, spearmint, lemon-lime, orange, vanilla, cinnamon… I went for the orange one, cause I was in a citrussy mood 
. The smell on my lips strongly reminded me of orange popsicles – it was both orangey and fresh.
The Merry Hempsters also have a vegan version, though that one is not certified organic, but most of the ingredients look good anyways. And all the products use certified organic hemp oil as base.
There was also another lip-balm option (at the store, where I was shopping…): “Dr. Bronner’s and Sun Dog’s Magic Organic Lip Balm”.
It’s also certified organic by the USDA. I saw these in two flavours: “naked” and “peppermint”. There are more flavours available from the manufacturer, so it’s a matter of what your health store carries. I haven’t tried it yet, cause I just couldn’t visualize what “naked” would taste like. If anyone has experience in that matter, give me heads up 
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I have also learned that Badger has a line of lip balm that is now USDA certified organic. It’s called simply “Badger Certified Organic Lip Balm”.
These lip balms contain about 99% organic ingredients, and come in a range of flavours such as Vanilla Madagascar, Pink Grapefruit, Lavender & Orange, Tangerine Breeze, Ginger & Lemon and Highland Mint. They also have an unscented version.
Badger’s other lip balm line is the Badger Cocoa Butter Lip Balm line, which contains organic cocoa butter (which makes it sound so yummy, I can’t wait to try it out). According to Badger it contains over 70% organic ingredients, and they are hoping to have it USDA certified 95% organic by the end of 2008. That line has flavours like Cool Mint, Sweet Orange, Lime Rocket, Coffee Roast and Creamy Cocoa. Kudos to Badger for their organic efforts.
I think these are some pretty good options. Simple, over the counter, and not expensive. And certified organic (or almost there).
I definitely believe that if there was just one spot on your face where you went organic, it should be your mouth. That stuff touches your food. You smack it of your lips. You leave it on your partner’s mouth…
So be good. Buy organic. You have choices now. Lip-smackingly good ones…
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Hi,
Using branded products or certified products is very advisable, because if we use those products there might not be any side effects. Thank you for the wonderful product information.
you’re welcome
i love to recycle and eat and drink organic i only use products NOT tested on animals i love what you made !!!!!!!!!!!
One of the most annoying things in the whole world is chapped lips! A lot of people experience this when the weather changes and it can be a nightmare. Chapped lips can become so bad that they are painful, cracked and even bleeding. There are many products out there that claim to help with chapped lips, but some of them don’t provide the healing benefits that you need. Chapped lips can also be a perfect entering point for infections, and that is never a good thing. There are some things that you can do to prevent and heal your chapped lips.
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Great List – havent seen Badgers around before.
I am using Jurlique Lip Care Balm at the moment. It is on the expensive side, but lasts a long time and most importantly is free from mineral oils and parabens. (And their products are ‘biodynamic’ also)
However I am having a harder time finding a pigmented lip product that is truly organic. Any suggestions?
Eve: I think SukiColor is most natural I’ve seen so far.
I’ve been addicted to John Masters Organics Lip Calm as of late–it’s organic, has great scent, ingredients, and it works great for me–my lips got crazy chapped this winter, and this smoothed and softened them out in a flash…i’m also VERY picky about scents/ tastes of lip balms, and this one is perfect!! My boyfriend even commented that he liked the flavor after kissing me right after i put it on. ;O) pricier than some–I think i paid about $6 at Whole Foods, but I will be buying more–well worth it!
In response to Eve’s question above in comment #5, I too have had a great deal of difficulty finding organic/ naturally colored lip products…a make-shift, yet great solution I’ve found is to take a favorite blush color and directly prior to application blend a bit w/ favorite lip balm or gloss…this may be best w/ loose mineral blushes since you wont have to chip away a favorite pressed blush. It also is economical since you most likely own the blush anyway and know that it’s skin-tone correct.
Thanks for great tips, Liz!
You’ve just got to avoid peppermint in lip balms, period. It is a sneaky irritant – smells and tastes great while giving the impression that it is soothing. In fact it causes a deep inflammation reaction and creates a need for more and more applications – an actual dependence on the lip balm. Most lip balm manufacturers know this!
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