C.O. Bigelow's "My Favorite Lip Balm"

C.O. Bigelow's "My Favorite Lip Balm" is hands down one of the best lip balms I have ever experienced. This lip balm is sold at Bath & Body Works retail stores, outlets, and online, as well as at C.O. Bigelow Apothecary stores.

My Favorite Lip Balm's star ingredients are shea butter, sweet almond oil, and wheat germ oil. The balm contains 5% shea butter, 2% sweet almond oil, and a touch of wheat germ oil. The first ingredient listed on My Favorite Lip Balm's ingredient list is petrolatum, and this balm is therefore very similar to your basic petroleum jelly. You can think of it as a super enhanced petroleum lip product. The shea butter just adds an extra softening and soothing bonus. The package blurb says, "Our lip balm provides soothing relief for dry parched lips. We add nourishing shea butter, sweet almond oil, and wheat germ oil to condition and comfort lips in need of immediate care." The lip balm directions say, "Glide some on anytime your lips are in need of moisture. Absorbs quickly and readily." The package also has advice from the C.O. Bigelow pharmacist: "Use our lip balm every day for healthy looking lips. Also recommended for use under or over lip color. You can even dab a little on your eyebrows to calm strays." I wouldn't use lip balm on my eyebrows, but that's just me. My Favorite Lip Balm is fragrance free, contains no artificial colorants, and is not tested on animals.

My Favorite Lip Balm is available in two different packages: a .5 oz. plastic jar and a .5 oz. squeeze tube with a slanted tip applicator. Both package varieties retail for $5.50 regularly.