Posts Tagged ‘lip balm’

The most buzzed about birthday of the year!

Burt’s Bees, a leader in natural personal care product industry is celebrating their 25th birthday!  Tons of top celebrities like Paris Hilton, Seth Green, and Terrell Owens came out to celebrate with them!

And they should throw themselves a party!  While many businseses are suffering from the recession, Burt’s Bees business has been booming, as sales have doubled in the last three years.

What started out in 1984 as a beeswax candle company, quickly evolved into a soap, perfume, and personal care product company.  In 1991, they launched their best selling beeswax lip balm and the rest is history!  All of their products are based on ingredients that come form nature, hence making them as natural as possible

Burt’s Bees is committed to creating natural, Earth-friendly products that are good for both you and the environment.  In conjunction with the Natural Products Association, in May 2008, they pioneered the Natural Standard for Personal Care Products, which requires a products to be made with at least 95% all-natural ingredients in ordered to be labeled “natural.”

With dozens of awards under their belt, Burt’s Bees is definitely a quality brand to try. InStyle Magazine named their SPF 30 sunscreen as the best natural sunscreen, and both Self Magazine and Health Magazine named their Naturally Nourishing Milk and Shea Butter Body Wash as the best shower gel in their Healthy Beauty Awards (just to name a few).

Check out DBC’s entire collection of Burt’s Bees Products.  We guarantee you’ll fall in love if you haven’t already.

Summer is just around the corner, which means long days in the sun.   Your lips are one of the more sensitive areas on your body and they are important to keep protected!  Here is our top lip balms that are especially great for moisturizing and sun protection.

1. Best for Swimming:  Banana Boat Aloe Lip Balm (SPF 45) This super protective new lip sunscreen with added aloe and vitamin E is perfect if you’re spending time in the water, since it’s also waterproof.
2. Best for Travel: Reviva Labs Vitamin E Stick (SPF 15) - Featured in Lucky Magzine‘s May issue, fashion designer, Anna McDonald mentions the stick as her go-to effective lip balm.  It also doubles as an under eye protectant!
3. Best Lip Gloss with SPF: Murad Luscious Lip Duo (SPF 15) - This $33 value is only $17.99 and comes with two of Murad’s best selling lip glosses: Goji Berry Sheer (which contains collagen for lovely lip plumping), and Energizing Pomegranate.  
4. Best Organic Lip Balm: Kiss My Face Organic Lip Balm (SPF 30) - Made with certified organic beeswax, Kiss My Face Lip Balm is made with all natural ingredients like coconut oil, and vitamin E.  Choose from six yummy flavors like Ginger Mango, Sliced Peach, and Cranberry,
5. Best Lip Balm with a Cause: Too Faced Love Lisa Lip Balm -  This balm was designed in honor of Too Faced’s founder’s sister, Lisa, who is currently battling melanoma skin cancer.  A portion of all proceeds go directly to the Too Faced Love Lisa Melanoma Research Foundation Grant to help funding to finding a cure for the disease.