Cuticle Creams

Categories: Beauty, Body Products, Skincare

Description

Description

January 8, 2023

By Lisa Petrison

Notes:
1) Living Clean Superstars – Products with high scores on both Performance Rating (5) as well as Ingredients Rating (4/5). + Clean Pick (Ingredients Rating = 5).
2) Lisa’s Choice – Products that I would purchase for my own personal use. √ Lisa’s Favorite

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Beekman 1802 Pure Goat Milk Cuticle Serum – $12

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Living Clean Rating: 10 out of 10

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Processed Fragrance: None

Silicone Level: None

Cost Per Ounce: $40.00

The description of this product reads, “No chemicals here! Just an all-natural, farm fresh cream. Made with goat milk, cocoa butter, and almond oil, the cream softens cuticles and locks in moisture, promoting healthy nail growth.”

I have yet to try this product.

Size: 0.3 oz.

Amazon Rating: 4.5 Stars (140 reviews)

Credo Clean: Meets Criteria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: Meets Criteria

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Yes

EWG Ingredient Rating: 1 (green)

EWG Problem Ingredients: None

Fragrance Ingredients: Sweet Almond Oil.

All Ingredients: Sweet Almond Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Beeswax*, Cocoa Seed Butter, Candelilla Wax, Canola Oil*, Soy Bean Oil, Goat Milk, Tocopherol, Rosemary Leaf Extract. *Certified Organic

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Bella Vado Lip Cream – $4

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Overall Rating: (5 / 5)

Peformance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Processed Fragrance (Original): None

Processed Fragrance (Flavored): Peppermint Oil/Spearmint Oil or Orange Oil

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “Our creamy lip balms are the best deal on the market. We have simple, food grade ingredients that leave your lips creamy and moisturized–not waxy. We offer high end, spa quality, lip creams at a reasonable price. Take our lip balm with you when you travel to the mountains in the winter to keep your lips hydrated. It’s also a perfect conditioner for your lips during the scorching California summers. Our lip creams are hand-made weekly in small batches to ensure freshness. We use only the finest ingredients. In production, we always take care to protect each of the ingredients, especially our avocado oil. Because of this, we minimize the amount of heat when producing our lip balms. We also always use unrefined, unfiltered ingredients. The beeswax comes straight from our grove which ensures the quality of the unbleached wax. Our lip creams contain no preservatives or chemicals.”

I purchased some skincare products from this company at a farmers’ market in Palm Springs (California) more than a decade ago and have ordered from their website occasionally since then.

I am a fan of avocado oils in skincare and feel happy to know that the farmers who grew the avocados are selling the product.

The other oils that are used – cocoa butter, mango butter, jojoba oil and raspberry seed oil – are all generally considered to be very good inclusions in high-quality skincare products as well.

I think that these lip balms feel good to me and also appreciate the reasonable price point.

I usually order the Bella Vado Avocado Oil Hand and Body Cream along with the lip balms. (I avoid the Honey Almond version since it contains synthetic fragrance, but the Lavender one contains natural lavender and feels good to me.)

I see that they now offer avocado oil soap and would be interested in trying that as well.

Credo Clean: Meets Critria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: Meets Criteria

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Maybe (Essential Oils)

EWG Ingredient Rating: 1-2 (green)

EWG Problem Ingredients: Peppermint oil (4), Orange oil (5)

Fragrance Ingredients: Mango butter, raspberry seed oil. May contain peppermint/spearmint oil or orange oil.

All Ingredients (Original): Avocado oil*, unrefined cocoa butter, unfiltered beeswax*, mango butter, jojoba oil, raspberry seed oil.

All Ingredients (Peppermint): Avocado oil*, unrefined cocoa butter, unfiltered beeswax*, mango butter, jojoba oil, raspberry seed oil, peppermint oil, spearmint oil.

All Ingredients (Orange): Avocado oil*, unrefined cocoa butter, unfiltered beeswax*, mango butter, jojoba oil, raspberry seed oil, citrus sinensis oil.

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Cocokind My Matcha Moisture Stick – $9

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Overall Rating: (5 / 5)

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Lisa Irritation Level: None

Processed Fragrance: None

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “Hydrate dry lips and ward off the appearance of dark circles and puffiness with this nourishing, 3-ingredient moisture stick. Nourishes and treats dry skin at home or on the go. Reduces the appearance of dark under eye circles and puffiness with matcha tea powder that is rich in caffeine.”

This product contains only organic coconut oil, organic beeswax and organic matcha powder.

There seems to be a substantial amount of the matcha present since the product has a fairly dark green color and smells/tastes of matcha.

I like the taste of matcha and have really enjoyed using this product as a nightly lip balm.

Using this stick as an eye cream is an interesting idea since the matcha contains antioxidants (possibly helpful for dark circles) and caffeine (helpful for eye bags and puffiness).

While I have not yet experimented with this enough to say how well it has worked for my eye issues, I do feel like using the product in my eye area feels good to me.

I’m also thinking that using the product on my skin in general may have some potential since there is a fair amount of literature suggesting that green tea can have anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic characteristics.

I think there is enough potential with this concept that I am going to focus on trying it on other skin issues that I have to see if it seems to have any benefits that go beyond the moisturizing ones.

In any case, I think that this seems like a very clean product and feel really good about using it.

Size: 0.5 oz.

Cocokind Rating: 4.8 Stars (381 reviews)

Credo Clean: Yes

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: Meets Criteria

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Yes

EWG Ingredient Rating: 1 (green)

EWG Problem Ingredients: None

Fragrance Ingredients; None

All Ingredients: Cocos (coconut) nucifera oil*, beeswax*, camellia sinensis leaf powder*. *Certified organic

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Dr. Bronner’s Organic Lip Balm – $4

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Overall Rating: (5 / 5)

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Processed Fragrance (Naked): None

Processed Fragrance (Flavored): Orange Oil/Ginger Root Oil or Lemon Oil/Lime Oil or Peppermint Oil

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “Dr. Bronner’s Organic Lip Balms, made with organic beeswax, provide a protective barrier to the elements with no synthetic ingredients! None! Organic jojoba and avocado oils help with extra moisturization—organic hemp seed oil is now sourced in the U.S. following hemp legalization! Only the finest essential oils are used for fragrance. Certified organic to USDA National Organic Program standards, because what you put on your lips goes into your body.”

I am a big fan of these lip balms, which include only high-quality organic oils and (in the flavored versions) organic essential oils.

The main ingredients consiste of just avocado oil, beeswax, jojoba oil and hemp oil (all organic). Tochopherol is added as a preservative.

The product comes in four flavors – peppermint (with peppermint oil), orange ginger (with orange oil and ginger root oil), lemon lime (with lemon oil and lime oil) and unflavored.

I have felt really good about my experiences with all four flavors and would be perfectly okay with the idea of having these be the only lip balms that I was going to be using.

Size: 0.15 oz.

Amazon Rating: 4.7 Stars (1921 reviews)

Credo Clean: Meets Criteria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: No

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Maybe (Some versions contain Essential Oils)

Think Dirty Rating: 3 (green)

EWG Ingredient Rating: 4 (yellow)

EWG Problem Ingredients (Naked): None

EWG Problem Ingredients (Flavored): Lemon oil (6), Lime oil (4), Orange oil (5), Peppermint oil (4). (Also may contain Ginger root oil.)

Fragrance Ingredients (Flavored): Lemon oil, lime oil, orange oil, ginger root oil, peppermint oil

All Ingredients (Naked): Organic Avocado Oil*, Organic Beeswax, Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Organic Hemp Seed Oil, Tocopherol

All Ingredients (Orange Ginger): Organic Avocado Oil*, Organic Beeswax, Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Organic Hemp Seed Oil, Organic Orange Oil, Organic Ginger Root Oil, Tocopherol

All Ingredients (Peppermint): Organic Avocado Oil*, Organic Beeswax, Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Organic Hemp Seed Oil, Organic Peppermint Oil, Tocopherol

All Ingredients (Lemon Lime): Organic Avocado Oil*, Organic Beeswax, Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Organic Hemp Seed Oil, Organic Lemon Oil, Organic Lime Oil, Tocopherol

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Evanhealy Whipped Shea Butter for Lips – $10

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Overall Rating: (5 / 5)

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Processed Fragrance: None

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “Evan’s lovely Whipped Shea Butter for Lips features certified organic red raspberry seed oil. Red raspberry seed oil is high in Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, and has impressive antioxidant activity. It is also rich in vitamin E, which gives it exceptional skin nourishing and protective qualities. Our organic Whipped Shea Butter for Lips contains nothing but shea butter, beeswax and nourishing oils. Beeswax is Nature’s bandage. As an ingredient in our Whipped Shea Butter for Lips it helps protect delicate skin from damaging environmental effects, it locks in moisture, and slows trans-epidermal water loss. It is a naturally nourishing moisturizer and a biologically active product. We love the warm golden scent and color of unbleached beeswax! Additions of luscious, nourishing, protective plant oils and vegetable butters keep delicate lips soft and smooth.”

While I am not a big fan of all of Evanhealy’s products, this lip balm is a real winner across the board in my book.

It consists just of a variety of high-quality organic oils, along with some real vanilla flavoring and tocopherol (Vitamin E) as a natural preservative.

The oils and waxes used are sunflower seed oil, beeswax, coconut oil, castor oil, olive oil, shea butter, red raspberry oil, argan oil, almond oil, avocado oil, and cocoa butter. All are organic.

I like this product enough that I have gone through almost an entire tube in less than a year and am thinking about buying a replacement tube.

My lips seem to do really well with this product and I feel fine about the idea of consuming it.

Size: 0.25 oz.

Pharmaca Rating: 4.8 Stars (25 reviews)

Credo Clean: Meets Criteria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: Meets Criteria

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Yes

EWG Rating: 1 (green)

EWG Problem Ingredients: None

Fragrance Ingredients: Vanilla planifolia oil, red raspberry seed oil, almond oil

All Ingredients: Sunflower Seed Oil*, Beeswax*, Coconut Oil*, Castor Oil*, Olive Fruit Oil*, Vanilla Planifolia Oil*, Shea Butter*, Red Raspberry Seed Oil*, Argan Kernel Oil*, Almond Oil*, Avocado Oil*, Cocoa Butter*, Tocopherol (Vitamin E). *Organic

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Honest Magic Beauty Balm Compact – $13

Living Clean Rating: 9 out of 10

Performance Rating: (4 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Lisa Irritation Level: None

Processed Fragrance: Roman Chamomile Flower Oil, Sweetbriar Rose Seed Oil

The description of this product reads, “This do-it-all beauty balm locks in moisture for 8 hours. Its supernatural blend of organic fruit + botanical oils (like Coconut, Olive, Argan + Jojoba) with conditioning Shea Butter to soothe and soften dry spots with just a touch. It also instantly creates a dewy glow along your cheekbones, brow bone and cupid’s bow. Plus, it comes in a take-anywhere compact that fits in your pocket (or your purse).”

This is a moderately soft, “miracle balm” type product that can be used both as a cosmetic and for treating dry skin.

The ingredients list mentions Roman chamomile essential oil and sweetbriar rose seed oil, but the scent is pretty mild.

I do feel that I can taste these fragrance ingredients in the product and that they are unpleasant to me, and so I would never use this product on my lips.

I’ve had more success in using it as a cuticle cream.

Size: 0.17 oz.

Amazon Rating: 4.4 Stars (1716 reviews)

Credo Clean: Meets Criteria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: No

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Yes

EWG Product Rating: EWG Verified

EWG Ingredient Rating: 2 (green). (Also includes Roman Chamomile Flower Oil)

EWG Problem Ingredients: None

Fragrance Ingredients: Roman chamomile flower oil, Calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, Rosa rubiginosa seed oil, Calendula officinalis flower extract

All Ingredients: Sunflower Seed Oil*, Olive Fruit Oil*, Beeswax*, Coconut Oil*, Shea Butter*, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil*, Jojoba Seed Oil*, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil*, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil*, Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil*, Soybean Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Kaolin, Iron Oxides. *Organic Ingredient

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Jones Road Lippie Stick – $18

Performance Rating: Not Yet Rated

Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)

Processed Fragrance: Orange Oil, Spearmint Oil, Lavender Oil

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “What a lip balm should be: dense and cushiony. The Lippie Stick locks in moisture and protects against the elements, leaving your lips feeling soft and nourished. Made with rich plant-based oils and cocoa butter in our signature scent blend of orange, spearmint, and lavender essential oils.”

I have yet to try this product but hope to do so soon.

Size: 0.15 oz.

Jones Road Rating: 4.7 Stars (30 reviews)

Credo Clean: Yes

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: No

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Maybe (Essential Oils, Phenoxyethanol)

EWG Ingredients Rating: 4 (yellow)

EWG Problem Ingredients: Orange oil (5), Phenoxyethanol (4). (Also contains Spearmint Leaf Oil, Lavender Oil.)

Fragrance Ingredients: Orange oil, Spearmint leaf oil, Lavender oil

All Ingredients: Castor Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Trigylceride, Cocoa Seed Butter, Candelilla Wax, Carnauba Wax, Rice Bran Wax, Jojoba Seed Oil, Tristearin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Avocado Oil, Sunflower Seed Wax, Orange Oil, Spearmint Leaf Oil, Lavender Oil, Phenoxyethanol.

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Kosas Kosasport Lipfuel – $18

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Overall Rating: (5 / 5)

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (5 / 5)

Processed Fragrance: Wild Mint Oil, Limonene

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “An ultra-hydrating hyaluronic lip balm loaded with active skincare ingredients. Feels amazing and visibly improves the condition of lips the more you wear it. Packaging color may vary as we cycle into our newer packaging, same comfy formula remains! Baseline is a clear swipe of hydration — your everyday lip warm-up, like a soothing morning stretch.”

This product seems to have a pretty clean ingredient list according to EWG standards, with just the limonene (a highly processed botanically derived fragrance) being stated as more than minor concern according to EWG.

Although the product is not stated as including any organic ingredients, the main ingredients are ones that I feel reasonably good about and have done well using in other products.

I’ve used the Kosas lip balms on many occasions and I have felt okay about the idea of putting them on my lips and ingesting some of the product.

The use of the hyaluronic acid in the formula provides a type of hydration that most of these other oil-based lip balms do not, and my lips seem to have done well with it.

Size: 0.17 oz.

Sephora Rating: 4.0 Stars (487 reviews)

Credo Clean: Yes

Clean at Sephora: Yes

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Maybe (Natural Fragrance, Essential Oils)

Drunk Elephant Clean: Meets Criteria

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Think Dirty Rating: 4 (yellow)

EWG Ingredient Rating: 4 (yellow)

EWG Problem Ingredients: Rosa Canina Oil (3), Tocopheryl Acetate (3), Limonene (5). (Also contains Wild Mint Oil.)

Fragrance Ingredients: Mango seed butter, Mentha arvensis leaf oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Rosemary leaf extract, Limonene

All Ingredients: Castor Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Candelilla Cera, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Mica, Silica, Octyldodecanol, Lanolin Oil, Jojoba Esters, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Sunflower Seed Wax, Beeswax, Carnauba Wax, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Cocoa Seed Butter, Grape Seed Oil; Acacia Decurrens Flower Cera, Shea Butter, Caprylyl Glycol, Safflower Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glucomannan, Sunflower Extract, Mango Seed Butter, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Rice Bran Extract, Avocado Oil, Polyglycerin-3, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Jojoba Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trihydroxystearin, Limonene

MOA Absinthe The Green Fairy Hand & Lip Balm – $11

♥ Lisa’s Choice

♣ Living Clean Superstar

Living Clean Rating: 9 out of 10

Performance Rating: (5 / 5)

Ingredients Rating: (4 / 5)

Processed Fragrance: Lemon Peel Oil, Fennel Oil, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Peppermint Leaf Oil, Anise Seed Oil, Absinthe Extract, Yarrow Extract, Citral, Limonene

Silicone Level: None

The description of this product reads, “Summon the spirit of The Green Fairy with this dual-purpose salvation balm, a non-greasy formula to soften dry cuticles, hands and lips. Keep this tin of salvation handy and apply sparingly to thirsty hands and lips in need of a little extra care and protection. Use to soften cuticles and ideal for prepping the lips before applying lipstick. Vegan friendly. Castor oil, shea and cocoa butter provide a silky-smooth moisturising base to soothe and condition, candelilla wax provides a nourishing, protective coating, whilst stevia leaves a subtle, sweet taste on the lips. With yarrow extract and a magical blend of essential oils including, brightening grapefruit and lemon peel and aromatic peppermint, fennel and aniseed. Absinthe extract is referred in historical literature as ‘la fée verte’ (the green fairy). This anise-flavoured botanical spirit is derived from the flowers and leaves of wormwood, anise and fennel. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is highly antibacterial and anti-fungal and shows antioxidant properties too.”

I purchased this product (which is made in the UK) on a whim from a local natural apothecary and really like it.

It contains only natural ingredients, including a number of high-quality oils (including shea butter, olive oil and cocoa butter).

It also consists of a number of different essential oils, including lemon, fennel, grapefruit, peppermint and anise.

I feel like I also can taste the small amount of absinthe extract, which contains wormwood.

Note that I am a fan of Lucid Absinthe liqueur and that those who do not like that flavor may not like the taste of this lip balm either.

The product is a little stiff in the container, but I have found that it goes on very nicely and feels great on my lips.

Although I would use it more when out and about if it were sold in stick form, the metal container (with a screw top and a fairy embossed on the top) is very cute.

It also seems fine when used as a general face or body balm, but I haven’t used it that way very often because the container size is small.

I like this enough as a lip balm that I might order it directly from the company if I couldn’t get it locally.

Size: 0.41 oz.

MOA Rating: 5.0 Stars (16 reviews)

Credo Clean: Meets Criteria

Clean at Sephora: Meets Criteria

Drunk Elephant Clean: No

EU Compliant: Meets Criteria

Pregnancy Pick: Maybe (Essential Oils, Natural Fragrance)

EWG Ingredient Rating: 4 (yellow)

EWG Problem Ingredients: Lemon Peel Oil (6), Grapefruit Peel Oil (3), Peppermint Oil (4), Citral (5), Limonene (5)

Fragrance Ingredients: Lemon Peel Oil, Fennel Oil, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Peppermint Leaf Oil, Anise Seed Oil, Absinthe Extract, Yarrow Extract, Citral, Limonene

All Ingredients: Shea Butter, Olive Fruit Oil, Cocoa Butter, Candelilla Wax, Castor Seed Oil, *Sunflower Seed Oil, Alcohol, Stevia Rebaudiana Extract, Lemon Peel Oil, Fennel Oil, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Peppermint Leaf Oil, Anise Seed Oil, Absinthe Extract, *Yarrow Extract, **Citral, **Limonene. *Certified organic. **Occurs naturally in essential oils.

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