Best Lip Balms

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The best lip balms have all natural ingredients; those ingredients that can be organic, are organic; have no synthetic dyes or undisclosed dyes; have no undisclosed fragrances or “natural flavors.”

Badger Company, Cocoa Butter Lip Balm, Vanilla Bean ($10 or 10% off)

Badger Company, Organic Lip Balm, Unscented ($10 or 10% off)

Badger Company, Organic Lip Balm, Pink Grapefruit ($10 or 10% off)

Beauty By Earth Organic Unflavored Lip Balm (IREAD12 code for 12% off)

Earth Mama Organics Lavender

Earth Mama Organics Mint

Earth Mama Organics Orange

Henne Luxury Lip Balm (glass jar, 15% off with READLABELS code)

Henne Luxury Lip Balm V2 (aluminum tube separated from the product by a plastic insert, 15% off with READLABELS code)

Kosmatology Lip Balm

Primally Pure Lip Balm (READLABELS10 code)

Pure Haven Lip Balm

Below is an overview of the lip balms that have not reached the best category.

In our opinion:

WORST

❌ Synthetic dyes (for product aesthetics)
❌ Undisclosed or synthetic fragrance
❌ Undisclosed flavors
❌ Petroleum-based ingredients (e.g. mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin): may contain carcinogenic contaminants if not well refined

BAD

✅ No synthetic dyes (for product aesthetics)
❌ Not all ingredients are natural
❌ Petroleum ingredients
❌ Undisclosed fragrances or “Natural Flavors”

ALMOST BETTER

✅ No synthetic dyes
✅ No petroleum
✅ All natural ingredients
❌ Not Organic
❌ “Natural Flavor” (undisclosed, but “natural”)

BETTER

✅ Meets “Almost Better” requirements
✅ Partially organic
❌”Natural Flavor” (undisclosed but “natural”)

ALMOST BEST

✅ Meets all “Better” requirements
✅USDA Organic, but still contains  ❌“Natural Flavors”
or
✅Free of “Natural Flavors” but ❌ Not entirely organic