Burt's Bees VS Carmex

First of all, a little about the products.
Both of these products are to help prevent dry, chapped lips and to provide moisture for them



Around $3.99CAN
Original lip-tingling formula
Moisturizing lip balm
Relieves the symptoms of cold sores
Non-addictive and not tested on animals
Keeps lips soft, Protects from wind and sun, Helps heal chapped lips
Above info from the Carmex site. Learn more?



Around $4.99CAN
Give your lips the soothing feeling they deserve. This natural lip balm is loaded with coconut and sunflower oils, rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids, to nourish, condition and soften lips. Beeswax seals in hydration. We've even added peppermint oil for a refreshing tingle. Take your pick of an old-fashioned yellow tin or a recycled plastic tube.
No wonder it is our most popular product.
Above info from Burt's Bees site. Learn more?

My thoughts

The first product I tried was Carmex. I've heard that it works well from others so I decided to give it a try. I had bought myself a tube and my boyfriend a tube. The first time I tried it, it smelled horrible. Well, not incredibly terrible but the smell was definately not pleasent to me. I used it to moisturize my lips but I found that my lips would get dry and chapped again after 2 to 4 hours. Sometimes, it seemed to even be more dry and it had that cracked-lip effect that does not look pleasent. I'd say I've used this product for about one and a half months even though I don't like it too much. I'd say it's okay for short-term use.
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Burt's Bees! I actually looked for this product a week after I started using Carmex because I heard it was good, as well (and cause Carmex wasn't working out for me). So I got the one in the small tin pot. I love the smell, minty ^_^. I've been using it now for 2 weeks and it's been working wonders for me. Only two negatives about it though which is the tin. Using it in the tin is a tad non-hygenic if you use your fingers. BUT they've come up with the stick instead so it's easier to use. That leads to the texture of the product. The one I have (in a tin) is really hard in texture. Like... you can't use your fingers or a brush to apply it. You kind of have to scrape a bit out of the tin with like... the back of your nail or something then apply it. What is suprising though, is that it goes on smoothly. I have gone way longer with Burt's Bees than Carmex without dry, chapped lips. I'd have to say... 4 hours or longer (from the morning when I wake up at 8AM until lunch time). So, I'd definately recommend this product.
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