Neutrogena Lip Moisturizer (Norwegian Formula) – Review

What Neutrogena Claims:

• An effective, moisture-enriched SPF 15 lip moisturizer that protects dry, chapped lips

What the Product Does:

• Softens, smoothes moisturizes and protects dry, chapped lips

• Soothes and conditions lips, keeping them healthy looking and soft in all weather

• PABA-free SPF 15 sunscreen helps protect from harmful UVB/UVA rays

• Fragrance-free, color-free

• Leaves no waxy feel

How and When To Use It:

Smooth on lips everyday to keep lips soft, moisturized and protected. Reapply as needed. For dry

chapped lips.

Price: 4g tube costs 95 Rs.

Active Ingredients: Octinoxate (7.5%), Oxybenzone (4%)

Inactive Ingredients: Castor Seed Oil (Ricinus Communis), Corn Oil (Zea Mays), Ozokerite, Petrolatum, Beeswax, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Paraffin, Stearyl Alcohol, Carnauba Wax (Copernicia Cerifera), BHT

Pros:

1.      It pretty much does everything it claims. I suffer from horrible chapped lips that need constant care. This pretty much does the work for me and it acts really fast, you can see major improvement almost overnight after a single application. 

2.      There is no fragrance to it, although my hubby hates it as he says it tastes funny. I dunno. I am unable to detect any such smell or taste to it

3.      It has SPF protection 15 to boot

4.      PABA – free. PABA is 4-Aminobenzoic acid, chemically and a known allergen (meaning that it can cause allergies in sensitive skin). In the past, PABA was widely used in sunscreens as UV filter.Today with rising awareness a lot of companies are offering PABA – free sunscreens.

5.      Twist up tube – not a tub – offers better hygiene. Though my tube’s twist up mechanism broke soon after purchase, so the balm rises up but won’t go back. I had to freeze it in the freezer and then push it back. 

6. It does not give a whitish waxy cast to the lips like a lot of other heavy lip balms- unless you apply too much. Go gentle on the application and you should be fine. 

Cons:

1.      It does have a very, very slight waxy feel to it. Well, not very waxy and heavy like Lotus lip balms, but there is a texture to it that everyone may not enjoy. I don't mind it.  

2.      Non-tinted. Ok, this is a big con for me. In any case I use this only at night time mostly so it is ok, But I work around during the day it by layering it on top of a berry colored lip pencil to get the best of both worlds. 

3.      Effect is not long – lasting. If I don’t use this for a day or two my lips go back to the dry, chapped state they were in. But then, I am yet to come across a lip balm that has solved my problem completely. 

4.      I can’t figure out what is so Norwegian about the formula. Maybe I’ll have to do some reading up on the net. :D

Will I re-purchase: Yes.

This is a completely non-fussy, lip balm that does its job well. And I have very demanding, chapped lips that need to be in tip-top condition at all times to carry off my lippies and glosses.

It seems that abroad they have a lot of different varieties of lip balm. But in India - this is the one single product they are retailing right now for the lips.