Make Up Monday: EOS Lip Balm

I have looked at and wanted to try the EOS Lip Balms ever since I first saw them in Target. Their weird egg-like ball shape has me captivated. Some lip balms come in tubes or in pots but these are round and unique. I really think that is my attraction to them aesthetically.

The EOS (which stands for evolution of smooth) lip balms are 100% natural and 95% organic lip balms. The flavor I have is pomegranate raspberry and comes in a dark pink to fushia ball (?). I like this one in particular because it has shea butter and jojoba (HO-HO like Santa not JOE-JOE). Pure shea butter considered to be high in vitamin/mineral content which is thought to benefit dry skin. Shea butter is one of the best moisturizing, anti-aging regenerating and protecting natural products in the world. It protects your skin from UV sunlight, harsh climate, dehydration, pollution damages and could be the best anti-aging agents for your skin.  I use it in my soaps as a moisturizer and even use it by itself for my own dry flaky skin sometimes. 

Jojoba oil is actually not oil but rather an array of wax esters and practically liquid gold right now (expensive). Moisturizes skin while providing a soft, silky feel. Thought to improve skin elasticity and and is actually the closest natural thing to the skin´s sebum and therefore it can penetrate deep into your skin. Jojoba oil is extremely beneficial for oily types of skin with acne, blackheads, heat rashes, seborrhea and other problematic skin conditions because it tricks the skin into producing less skin oil which clogs the pores. While this isn't exactly something you need to worry about on your lips, I use it as an ingredient in my soaps and thought I'd share my knowledge of what Jojoba can do. It's my favorite oil to use and because it replicates the natural oils in your skin it's pretty good to have on your lips.



It glides on nice and smooth and doesn't feel clumpy like other chapsticks can. It also doesn't taste terrible. Sometimes when you have something on your lips like lipstick or gloss or chapstick and you accidentally forget for a moment and lick your lips you are stuck with an awful taste in your mouth. While this isn't the most important quality to look for in a lipstick it is important to some people and actually does effect whether or not they are willing to purchase a lip product. If it's going to be close to your mouth and there is a chance that you might ingest some wouldn't you want it to be pleasant?

This is another reason that I like what is on the ingredient label. I want to know that even if it's a tiny bit, I'm to ingesting a bunch of harsh chemicals. Especially if it is something I like and use repeatedly. Eventually I might ingest enough for it to be harmful. These ingredients are actually not too far off what I put in my soaps. There's olive oil, beeswax (which means they are NOT vegan), coconut oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, "natural flavors"  (could really be anything), Stevia, Pomegranate oil, Raspberry leaf extract, Sunflower oil and tocopherol (preservative often used in food and cosmetics).

To top it off these are made in the U.S, certified organic, gluten free and is not tested on animals. Being a vegetarian it is important that if the product isn't vegan then the products must also not be tested on animals and if it is necessary to extract something from an animal that it be done in a positive and in a non-life-threatening manner.


I full enjoy the lip balm and believe I will continue to use it. After wearing it for a few weeks I feel the amount I have had to apply it has decreased and that it is actually healing my lips.

Have you tried EOS lip balm?  If you did, did you like it?

If you haven't, what brand do you use?