Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick by The Body Shop review

Hello everyone!

One of the things I definitely can't live without is my lip balm. Not any lip balm, but the Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick by The Body Shop. I have discovered it nearly two years ago, when I finally realised that regular lip balms weren't really doing anything for my lips due to the ingredients: paraffin and petroleum jelly based lip balms give you the impression of having hydrated lips, but as soon as the product dries, they reveal lips that are more dry than before applying these lip balms. Just like body moisturisers, if they aren't made with good ingredients such as cocoa butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil etc, they only give the impression that your skin is hydrated. 

So I started my quest to find the perfect lip balm, and I found this one. At £4 it is definitely a lot more expensive than the lip balms I was used to, but the ingredients are great, and most importantly, it works.
The main ingredient is coconut oil, followed by beeswax and other oils such as olive oil, cocoa butter and almond oil. The smell is amazing, it's not a chocolate smell, but it reminds it in a delicate way. 

I use this all year, in winter when my lips are cracked by the cold, and in summer when the heat dries them. I have very delicate lips which tend to crack or dry every day, but since I've been using this lip balm my lips are always smooth, even when the product dries out. I wear it in the morning and keep it in my pocket at work so I can reapply. I like the delicate moisturising feel that it gives me, and although I am not a fan of lip glosses, I quite like the subtle glossy finish, which looks more like wet lips :) 

Another great thing about this product is that, like all The Body Shop products, isn't tested on animals.

Have you tried this product? What's your favourite lip balm? I would love to know :)

Alex