This winter has been hell for my hands and lips. They've been so dry and cracked this season I've been looking everywhere for a quick fix. Expensive options had let me down before I decided on a whim to grab one of these at New World. It perfection! The menthol leaves your lips tingling, whicih if they are dry and cracked is incredibly soothing. It's not too heavy or oily but it lasts hours on your lips. I adore it!
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Carmex Lip Balm
Carmex lip balm contains a unique blend of ingredients, including natural moisturisers such as cocoa butter and lanolin. These and other emollients give you healthy-looking lips by moistening and preventing dryness and chapping associated with the effects of the environment.
Carmex helps to soothe, moisturise and relieve dry, chapped lips caused by the elements. Apply Carmex liberally and evenly as often as necessary throughout the day.
Carmex contains camphor and menthol. These ingredients give Carmex a cooling effect and soothe rough, chapped lips caused by environmental factors – encouraging a healthy appearance that feels as good as it looks.
Available in a jar, tube or stick.
Website mycarmex.com/intl/nz
Reviews
I received a tub of this balm in a subscription box a while ago. I tried it out when I first got it but I found the taste and smell quite unpleasant so I didn't use it again. A few weeks ago I had a cold and my lips were so dry and gross and I remembered that I had this so I pulled it out of my collection to use again.
This is a heavily scented product, not by perfume but just the natural smell of the ingredients. It reminds me a little bit of the vicks smell with a slight vanilla note. It's not very appealing to want to put on your lips but if you can get past the smell, it really does work wonders. I applied this at night before I went to bed with my gross lips and woke up to nice moisturized, soft lips again. I also used some on my four year old sons lips and sore cheeks from being sick and his face looked so much better the next Day!
This does have an instant cooling effect when you apply it. Its different but feels nice. There's a bit of a taste when you lick your lips so I prefer to use this as my bedtime lip balm rather than during the day when I will taste it.
I like that this comes in a few different forms as not everyone likes applying lip products with fingers. I would buy this, I think I would go for the stick version for next time.
Some people seem to have super mixed reviews on this product but i love it! I adore Carmex. It is one of the only products I immediately repurchase right away as soon as I finish it as it works so well and is so so moisturising! it feels like a thick layer is being spread of your lips and applying then locking in all the moisture! I apply it at bedtime and in the morning and a little bit during the day and it doesn't wear off like other lip balms do!
Tips: It does have a strong menthol smell (which i like) so beware!
This product comes in a cute cardboard holder with red and yellow packaging that wouldn’t look out of place in the 1950s. I bought it from Mighty Ape for $4.99.
The 4.25g plastic tube the product comes in has a safety seal – very novel! It has a twist up bottom and the lid just pops off – very simple and easy to use.
The product is a waxy kind of firm gel with a smell and taste that I can’t identify but which reminds of something from my childhood – another balm that came in a similar container that was brown. It is almost a little like a cross between vicks and eucalyptus and tingles and warms a little on the lips. I love it!!
After using it, my lips feel soft and warm, and hydrated. It really is a very odd sensation, but very nice. And it lasts on the lips for ages.
The product claim is that it is long lasting relief for dry chapped lips. It is that, and more besides. It really makes me feel nostalgic.
I will re-purchase, as I love this balm and I use lots of lip balm, and I do recommend it to others to try.
I love the natural moisturizers that are contained in the product etc: cocoa butter, lanolin. it gave a great smooth texture on my skin when applying and kept moisture on my lips for the day. smells amazing azwell, and for the price it is worth it
Carmex lip balm is the one beauty product I could not live without. I apply it at least twice a day, love the smell and adore the tingly lip pumping sensation it provides.
This lip balm is always on me! My handbag isn't complete unless it is there! This is my favourite lip balm ever! As soon as I apply it I can feel it working and my lips feel much better already. It is smooth to apply and has no undesirable scent. Most importantly it has SPF which is so necessary even on your lips in NZ! Packaging is bright yellow, nothing amazing, but you can definitely recognize the brand which makes it easy when shopping for the product.
Tips: Keep lips exfoliated by scrubbing your lips while you exfoliate your face to help prevent chapped lips.
This is one balm I always have in my bag. I prefer the stick personally for ease of application. Apply like your lipstick The balm does everything it says it does. Dry cracked sore lips are quickly remedied, and lips feel well moisturized.
Tips: Take it everywhere with you
Carmex has been my absolute lifeline since discovering it in the states. I was one of those $2 shop lip gloss kids at intermediate, so my lips are pretty ruined from that even after all these years - constant chapping (amplified by inability to breathe through my nose). Carmex relieves this quickly, smells great, and makes my lips look plump and supple. Its great value as well and easy to find at chemists - though I stocked up in the States recently, hope my local gets the 3 packs in soon! I have one in my bag, one next to my bed and one next to the couch.... my Carmex is never far away!!
Tips: Don't squeeze hard, you don't need a lot! And don't leave in hot places as it will melt. It does re-form once cool, but will be extra runny if you use it while warm!
I received the little pottle version of this, rather than the tube, in one of the GoodieBox parcels last year. I'm so glad I did!
My first impression was 'oh my god, did they send me vicks???' but after a while, I got used to the warm tingling sensation and I use it religiously now. It sits on the side table next to the sofa just in arms reach, so I can apply whenever I like.
The little pottle is all white with a yellow lid, and inside the golden product. Using a finger, take the smallest amount possible. It's super easy to put on, so if you start with a small amount, once it warms, its actually more than you thought it was and you aren't left scraping product back into the little container.
As I said, slight tingling sensation, but once you are used to it, it is quite pleasant. It disappears (or you stop noticing) the feeling, though the menthol smell doesn't quite go away, and the taste is terrible, and best of all, it lasts for hours. I can apply it at 7 and still feel it as I'm about to head to bed.
This is best used after you've exfoliated your lips. I haven't had to exfoliate for a while though, as my lips have been perfect because of this balm!