Before using Juice Beauty’s Conditioning Lip Color ($18), I did some research and learned that it was an extremely organic brand. Yet, I still found myself extremely surprised to learn that the ingredients mainly consists of fruit seeds and natural oils! It includes seeds from grapes, pomegranates, raspberry, cranberry, strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, and acai berry. Honestly, the ingredient list read more like a fruit salad than anything I would expect to see in a lip balm!
Even including all the natural oils (sweet orange, tea tree, and jojoba) I had never tried a product where I was actually familiar with so many of the ingredients. The only components I had to look up were in they “May contain” section (titanium dioxide, iron oxides, and mica), and even though those were chemical based, they didn’t seem to pose serious health risks in small doses.
Upon application, it went on smoothly and had a slightly oiled texture when I rubbed my lips together. Not an unpleasant, but just different. I’m in my twenties, so I am guilty of using many shiny lip-glosses that feel an inch thick and have a gooey-sticky quality to them. This was certainly a change. It also had a much more natural scent, I would say the strongest smell in this is the citrus, which I didn’t personally love, though it wasn’t obtrusive.
What I really came to love about the Conditioning Lip Color is that it evens out your lip color very nicely; it’s a light enough shade (pink) that you don’t need a mirror to apply it and it will still look great. I mainly used it as an undercoat and then applied a clear or nude lip-gloss over top. It gives a really natural make up look that I found perfect for day-to-day life, such as working in the office, or running errands. I would recommend this to anyone that needs a little more than chapstick but less than lipstick for to wear casually.
Ingredients: Simmondsia Chinensis (Organic Jojoba Seed Oil)*, Sesamum Indicum (Organic Sesame Seed Oil)*, Ricinus Communis (Organic Castor Seed Oil)*, Cera Alba (Organic Beeswax)*, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla Wax), Persea Gratissima (Avocado Oil), Vitis Vinifera (Organic Grape Seed Oil)*, Vaccinium Corymbosum (Organic Blueberry Seed Oil)*, Punica Granatum (Organic Pomegranate Seed Oil)*, Rubus Idaeus (Organic Raspberry Seed Oil)*, Actinidia Chinensis (Organic Kiwi Seed Oil)*, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Organic Cranberry Seed Oil)*, Fragaria Ananassa (Organic Strawberry Seed Oil)*, Euterpe Oleracea (Organic Acai Berry)*, Lycium Chinense (Organic Goji Berry)*, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Castor Isostearate Succinate, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Agave Americana (Agave Leaf Extract), Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme Extract), Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree Extract), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary Extract) And Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange Oil). May Contain Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Iron Oxides.
* = Certified organic ingredient