Blistex Lip Medex, Medicated Lip Balm Review
So i got asked to review this one from an anon in messaging and (yay my first request hahah) it pushed me to finally buy this thing. I always saw it in the little bin thing at the store:
<— ta-da. It’s tempting to buy. -_-"
1. Price: $
This was around $2.30 something for a 0.25 oz tube. Honestly, 0.25 oz is A LOT. 0.15 is the standard oz size for a TUBE. so 0.25 is PLENTY. It’s super affordable.
This was around $2.30 something for a 0.25 oz tube. Honestly, 0.25 oz is A LOT. 0.15 is the standard oz size for a TUBE. so 0.25 is PLENTY. It’s super affordable.
2. Appearance:It’s in a cobalt blue finger pot with a screw cap lip. The size is pretty small too so it can fit in a jacket pocket or small backpack pocket without being too in the way.
3. Feel
GLIDE - It was smooth. Nice and smooth. I liked the fact that it wasn’t terribly oily either, since i find that most finger-pot sizes that i try seem to be…It wasn’t thick either so that was nice. ALSO because it’s medicated it has MENTHOL and CAMPHOR. These numb the lips slightly because they are medical analgesics (pain blockers) and they definitely leave a nice tingly feeling on your lips (and even on your finger if you don’t wipe it off). I liked this because if i did have chapped lips, they wouldn’t hurt as much!
SMELL - The smell is expected. It’s medicated so it smells like medicine, but the smell isn’t bad. It’s just…a medicine smell.
TASTE - I wouldn’t try tasting the medicated lip balms.
SHINE -There’s a very slight sheen with this one. In direct light it looks like there was a little bit of shine, but besides that, it’s not bad at all. Just don’t slather it on and you should be fine.
LASTING TIME - The lasting time on this one is variable. I found that the mentol and camphor feeling lasted the shortest time, maybe an hour, and it fades as the hour progresses. But after that, the pain on your lips, from being chapped, should be gone. Just as long as you reapply ever so often. This one lasted a total of maybe…3 hours. It’s pretty good.
GLIDE - It was smooth. Nice and smooth. I liked the fact that it wasn’t terribly oily either, since i find that most finger-pot sizes that i try seem to be…It wasn’t thick either so that was nice. ALSO because it’s medicated it has MENTHOL and CAMPHOR. These numb the lips slightly because they are medical analgesics (pain blockers) and they definitely leave a nice tingly feeling on your lips (and even on your finger if you don’t wipe it off). I liked this because if i did have chapped lips, they wouldn’t hurt as much!
SMELL - The smell is expected. It’s medicated so it smells like medicine, but the smell isn’t bad. It’s just…a medicine smell.
TASTE - I wouldn’t try tasting the medicated lip balms.
SHINE -There’s a very slight sheen with this one. In direct light it looks like there was a little bit of shine, but besides that, it’s not bad at all. Just don’t slather it on and you should be fine.
LASTING TIME - The lasting time on this one is variable. I found that the mentol and camphor feeling lasted the shortest time, maybe an hour, and it fades as the hour progresses. But after that, the pain on your lips, from being chapped, should be gone. Just as long as you reapply ever so often. This one lasted a total of maybe…3 hours. It’s pretty good.
4. Manliness: 4/5It’s not shiny, so i give it a good manly rating. It also helps that it’s blue and says medicated on the label so anyone conscious of those girly lip products will not have anything to worry about! It shows you care about your mouth!
CONCLUSION: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5 stars. I’m usually snobby towards cheaper products because I have some crazy notion in my head that the more expensive ones work better…but honestly, this one gets the job done. If you’re just looking for a practical lip balm with no extra frills this is the one.
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