I have always had a problem with extremely chapped lips in the wintertime, and living in North Carolina – where the weather is so erratic – only makes it worse. I tried Mary Kay Satin Lips because nothing else I have tried has worked in the long term. I thought maybe if I spent a little money, I would get a quality product. I have always had a cynical attitude about Chapstick, because I truthfully believe that there are ingredients in it, and all other lip balms for that matter, that make it so you have to keep using it to get any relief. When I was told that the Mary Kay lip balm did not have alcohol in it, I thought maybe, finally, I had found the right product. No such luck!
Mary Kay Satin Lips comes in a two inch long, 3-ounce tube with a screw off cap. Easy enough to use. I noticed in another review that the reviewer mentioned it did not come in a squeeze tube until recently. I would not have purchased it if it was potted, and probably enough others had the same issue, so it was a good move on Mary Kay’s part to change the application method.
The color of the lip balm is an opaque white and the consistency is like petroleum jelly, just not as thick. It doesn’t have a bad taste or a bad odor, or at least not any worse than I have experienced with other lip balms or petroleum. It does have a heavy feel to it, though. As soon as I apply it, I feel like I have something coating my lips, which of course I do, but I don’t want it to feel that way.
I threw the box away and the tube does not list the ingredients, but the Mary Kay rep insisted that there is no alcohol in this product. Yet, I still have to re-apply after an hour, because my lips go right back to dry and flaky within that amount of time. Yes, when I use Chapstick I have to do the same thing, but I am only paying $1-2 for a tube of Chapstick, and this cost me $10. I don’t know who has used this where it has lasted six hours, but it definitely didn’t last that long on me.
In fairness to the product, it is supposed to be used as part of a set of therapy treatment that also includes Mary Kay Satin Lips Lip Mask. My Mary Kay rep tried this on me last week, and I really didn’t like the way it felt. The mask had a sandy, gritty texture that, I think, was supposed to rub off the dry skin. This step was to be performed first prior to using the lip balm. I didn’t buy it as a set because, not only didn’t I like how it felt on my lips, but I didn’t want to spend $18 on it. Maybe I should have, and the lip balm would have worked better, but I don’t know about that. I will never find out, either.
I cannot recommend this product. It is no worse than any other lip balm I have used in the past, but if I am going to spend $10 on such a small product, then it better be fabulous, and it better last me for a year. With the amount of Mary Kay Satin Lips that I have to use in a day to keep my lips moisturized, I will go through this tube in two weeks. It’s amusing that the back of the tube says “use liberally as needed”. If it worked the way it was supposed to, and the way the company claimed it did, there would not be a reason for that statement to be printed on the tube.
Don’t waste your money on this product. Sure, Chapstick doesn’t work any better, but at least you won’t have to break your piggy bank for it. And, if anyone “ever” finds a lip balm that really does work, please email me and let me know!
