Inside the mind of a woman

I think I have turned into a lip balmaholic, a lip balm addict. I must have at least 10 different brands of lip balm on hand and stored in my makeup kit. Some of them are still unopened to this day.  I have some at the office, in my bag, and at home. When I chance upon new lip balms in shops or stores, I cannot help but look and browse. It may be because my extremely dry and chapped lips drives me crazy day in day out.

The internet has also been a great source of information as I have discovered that products which are made of all natural ingredients are the best in the market. One such lip balm that I have come to love is Leyende’s Kiss Kiss Balm Balm that come petrolatum-free.

In my search for more organic and eco-friendly products, I came upon Etsy.com.

Etsy provides a marketplace for crafters, artists and collectors to sell their handmade creations, vintage goods and crafting supplies. Most of Etsy’s shopping Categories are for items handmade by the Etsy seller.

– From the Etsy.com website

A single query at Etsy for lip balms will produce pages and pages of sellers who make their own lip balms from shea butter, beeswax, aloe, cocoa butter and other ingredients you may not have even heard of in a lip balm. I looked through each and found the products that best fit my needs and my budget.

Mummumscrafts has this amazing offer of a 5-for-the-price-of-4 lip balm package that consists of the following flavors: watermelon, cherry vanilla, coconut, peppermint and tea tree. The price is so cheap and when I asked, she confirmed she will ship to the Philippines! For $10, the 3 week wait was bearable and at the end of that, I had 5 yummy lip balms to add to my stash.

I have used up my cherry vanilla and am almost at the end of the watermelon lip balm tube. They slide on thin and moist and you can feel the moisture immediately penetrate your lips. However, the strong scents are too delicious and too tempting that sometimes I don’t notice that I have managed to lick through my lips again. I still love them though (even if hubby doesn’t) as they help ease up the pain that comes with chapped lips.

Now I resolve to try harder and use more eco-friendly and natural products on my skin and on my face. I feel they work better with my skin composition as evident with my foray into mineral makeup and skincare. I wish I could stick to a 100% all natural line but not all things I need are made that way yet and if you think beauty (or the illusion of it) has no price, then think again. Cheers!