At The Amazing Blog we’re always delighted to find good quality products that encourage us to reduce our wasteful impact on the environment. One simple gesture or action from each of us on a daily basis can have a huge effect. As they say, it’s the simple things in life… Maybe as simple as applying a refillable lip balm. Anyone who has suffered from chapped or dry lips will know that a good lip balm soon becomes part of a daily routine. It may seem counterintuitive, but we found that by licking our lips, it dries them out more, as saliva contains enzymes that dry and irritate the lips. We usually have several lip balms on the go, but as most lip balms are sold in expendable plastic applicators, it’s easy to see how wasteful we’re being. This is where we’d like to introduce you to Andrea Garland and their Vintage Inspired Lip Balm collection with refillable compacts that contain handmade sustainable natural lip balm.
Andrea Garland Lip Balms’ success is due to its selection of mostly organic, plant-based ingredients that are put in compacts and sourced locally. We want to applaud this British brand’s initiative and its eco-conscious approach providing refillable and reusable lip balm compacts. When you buy their stylish and collectable vintage-inspired refillable compacts and finish it, you simply return the compact back to Andrea Garland for a refill and at only £3.50 per compact, to us that makes economic sense. As they say, it’s ‘sustainable beauty at its best’ both for your wallet and the environment. The reusable compacts are hand poured and free from parabens, phthalates, SLS, synthetic fragrances, mineral oils and animal testing. All balms are enriched with regenerating organic shea butter, hydrating meadowfoam seed oil and softening coconut oil. They also offer the choice of the standard beeswax base or a vegan candelilla wax option.
We tested the beeswax-based clear lip balm. However, if you fancy the idea of a tinted lip balm, they also provide pink and red-tinted lip balms. This lip balm leaves lips feeling hydrated, repaired and slightly glossy but with no residue. The organic beeswax is a natural emollient that keeps the skin soft and moisturised. It creates a protective layer on the skin that slows down transepidermal water loss (TEWL) which makes the lips dry. The organic shea butter enhances the hydrating and softening action with its deeply soothing properties which regenerates and repairs skin cells. The meadowfoam seed oil has a composition similar to our skin natural sebum acts as a moisture locker. In addition, there are also antioxidants such as vitamin E oil, rosemary, carotene, lime and grapefruit.
Andrea Garland and their natural, biodegradable, recyclable and refillable Vintage-Inspired Lip Balms are certainly one of our #AmazingFinds. We love the small vintage bejewelled /mirrored compacts, adorned with original designs. It was difficult to choose from their extensive selection, but we decided on a charming compact with a bushy-tailed fox ‘Le Renard’ and can honestly say that we couldn’t love it more. The compacts are glamorous and each comes with a mirror inside that makes them even more useful. To purchase your 6ml Vintage Inspired Lip Balm see here prices ranging from £15 to £18 depending on the choice of compact.