Review: Yes To Carrots Lip Butter

If you're like me, you've probably tried a lot of lip products to find the one that stops your lips from going dry. I must say, I do neglect my lips & sometimes they're so dry & flaky. It's not until I want to use a nice matte lipstick (which shows every flaw) that I regret being so mean to them!

I've been using Yes To Carrots Lip Butter's for about 4 years. This is one product that is very underrated, even by me. Sometimes they find their way to the back of the drawer, however I eventually go back to my Yes To Carrots Lip Butters. They're great to prevent dry lips - or in my case sometimes, to treat a dry lip emergency!

Here's what Yes To... says about them:

"A beautiful smile will brighten your face, but what brightens a beautiful smile? Your lips - soft, smooth and shining! Yes To Carrots USDA Organic Lip Butters conditions, invigorates, and revitalizes your lips, moisturizing to keep them the smoothest and softest they can be. With this purchase, you get all 5 flavors: carrot, berry, citrus, melon and mint. Now you'll never be without smooth, soft lips!

• All Natural Ingredients
• No Animal Testing
• Paraben, Petroleum & Phthalate Free"

The YTC Lip Butters feel very luxurious, & create a buttery, smooth feeling on my lips. This may be something some people wouldn't like, but I love it. They are not waxy whatsoever, and keep my lips very moisturised & hydrated - as long as I keep using them! I spend a lot of time outside in the wind so these really help prevent (or treat) windburn too.

I love that they're petroleum free as products that contain petroleum definitely dry my skin out. I layer it under my lipsticks every now and again (especially lip crayons & matte products) & find that this helps keep my lips soft & my lipstick smooth. The product lasts on your lips for a long time rather than disappearing like most balms. For example, if I put it on before going to sleep, my lips still feel moisturised & soft in the morning!

I also love that this product is in a tube that you wind up, rather than in a tub so it is much more hygienic.

Did I mention that these butters smell great? They DO have a tiny chemical taste but not as bad as some balms I have tried in the past. I try not to "eat" my lip products but inevitably you will get some in your mouth.

The "flavours" I have are: Mint, Melon, Berry, & Citrus (for some reason I have never bought Carrot). My favourites are Berry & Mint. I love the tingly feeling that Mint leaves on my lips! Slightly addictive!

The only Con I've found with this product is that a couple of the tubes I own have broken so that they wind up, but not down. I've learnt to make sure I only wind out a couple of millimetres at a time.**

** Edit: August, 2011: The other day I got sick of the broken Lip Butter not winding so I wound it all the way out, and then put it back (holding it with a clean tissue) to see if it would make any difference. Well, it's actually winding up and down now, so the little exercise worked? Don't ask me how, but I'm happy!

Something that you may want to keep in mind is that these do not have SPF, however I like this as I don't want to be continuously using a lip product that has sunscreen in it when I don't need it. If I do need it, I will put a product over the top that has SPF, so for me, it's a plus.

I definitely recommend that you try one of these lip butters. I will be repurchasing when my tubes run out! :-)

My rating: 9 out of 10