There was a pot, a tube and a stick, and my chapped lips. In this dry story, Blistex steps in with his little army of lip balms: Lip Relief Cream, Triple Butters, and Daily Lip Conditioner.
A lip pomade, a classic stick, and a pot of balm: which Blistex lip balms give the best result?
Blistex Lip Cream Relief: product & packaging
Blistex Lip Cream Relief is a lip balm for very dry and sensitive lips. It comes in a white tube with 6 grams of product, and its packaging is incredibly tiny!
Formula
This intensive treatment is made to soothe sensitive lips, protect them from external agents (wind, sun rays, and extreme cold) and hydrate them. Its formula features shea butter, olive oil and lanolin with camphor and thymol to protect from redness and inflammation. This lip balm has SPF 10 and a touch of mentha piperita. The ingredients list isn’t wholly green because it still contains some paraffin and petroleum.
Texture and scent
The combination of natural and synthetic butter and oils gives this lip balm its dense, thick texture. Indeed, Blistex Lip Cream Relief is a squeezable white cream which spreads comfortably onto the lips. You can actually feel the mentha piperita! This lip salve releases a pleasant, fresh aroma and a refreshing (mild) tingling sensation.
Blistex Triple Butters: product & packaging
Triple Butters is a typical balm stick. This hydrating lip balm comes in the smallest Blistex stick with 4.25 grams.
Formula
This lip balm provides hydration, smoothness, and effective SPF 15. Its formula is very rich and contains 3 natural types of butter: mango, shea and tucuma butter. Mango is rich in vitamins, shea butter is deeply moisturising, and tucuma butter acts as an emollient and anti-oxidant agent.
Texture and scent
Triple Butters is a solid stick that melts with your body warmth, gliding pleasantly. Its aroma is buttery and particularly caramelised. Mouthwatering
Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner: product and package
In theory, Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner should be a double-duty lip product. A daily, highly hydrating lip balm and a base for lip colours. It’s a lightweight pot with 7 grams of product and a protective seal.
Formula
Daily Lip Conditioner is formulated to renew and hydrate the skin for young-looking and healthy-coloured lips. Grapeseed and olive oils, soya proteins, vitamin E and aloe vera extract create an anti-oxidant and nourishing mixture, while SPF15 provides safe protection.
Texture and scent
It looks like a yellow vaseline product; the texture may remind me of that greasy cream, but less oily as you swirl your fingertips to warm it up and take some product from the pot. I’ve been unpleasantly surprised, and you will too: Blistex Daily Lip Conditioner contains menthol and thymol, even if the package doesn’t state it clearly as the Lip Relief Cream does. For this reason, I wasn’t expecting a defined menthol fragrance, not even its strong tingling!
Of the 3 packages, 3 different lip balms, which one passed my tests? Which popped in my bag for an indefinite amount of time (or until I found a new favourite)?
Let’s see the pros & cons of each product briefly, what I loved and disliked, to conclude with my final choice.
Blistex Lip Cream Relief: Pros & Cons
I liked its tiny size, the soothing sensation and its freshness. I didn’t like and wouldn’t recommend its applicator. Taking a drop and massaging it onto my lips is a better option instead. Plus, it leaves a slight white cast on my lips, which is quite unpleasant to see.
Blistex Triple Butter: Pros & Cons
I liked its handy packaging, the melting texture and smooth application, the high hydration and soothing sensation, and particularly its aroma. I couldn’t find any negative points, to be honest.
Blistex Daily Lips Conditioner: Pros & Cons
I liked how it feels quite natural on the lips, but I particularly disliked its packaging; the least hygienic of the three. Dipping my finger constantly in the pot isn’t pleasant and safe unless you like it. Most of all, that cold tingle shocked me.
If you’re scratching your head because these lippies don’t look familiar to what you can find in stores, there are correspondences and similarities between the Italian and the UK versions… To hit the target, Amazon is where I can find these and many other Blistex lip balms in one click.
Valentina Chirico aka Valens
