Tallow Lip Scrub, Paper Eco-Tube, Plastic-Free - Natural Nourishing Lip Balm Sugar Scrub in in Recyclable, Compostable Paper Eco-Tube Packaging

Simply my classic tallow lip balm, with organic raw cane sugar as a gentle exfoliant, to remove dead skin cells and keep your lips buttery-soft.  My handmade grass-fed tallow lip balm is just local grass-fed grass-finished beef tallow, as well as beeswax and lanolin, raw organic fair trade shea butter, organic olive oil and castor oil.

• Lanolin for the most moisture-packed lip balm possible
• Castor oil for extra conditioning and shine
• Grass-fed tallow packed with vitamins and nutrients

• Beeswax for "sticking power"
• Eco-friendly plastic-free paper tube and label

The paperboard tubes hold about .4 oz, twice the size of a standard lip balm, and simply push up from the bottom instead of the usual screw mechanism. These tubes are entirely paperboard, with a waxed interior to prevent leaking, and I use paper labels, so they are completely recyclable or compostable. I do pay a good bit more for these than the plastic tubes (about 4-5 times more), but I really believe it's worth it.  

Grass-fed tallow contains the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E & K, all wonderful for skin, and it is also one of the oils most similar to our own skin oils.  

Lanolin is just amazing, I've found it to be one of the most repairing substances I've ever put on my skin.  It is simply the oils from sheep wool, purified into a rich, creamy, sticky wax-like substance.  It truly has an amazing ability to soften and hydrate dry skin (apparently it can absorb twice its weight in water!) 

Castor oil also contributes to the creamier feel of this balm – it is a much thicker oil than most, and adds shine and gloss to lip products.  It's also known for being great for our skin, encouraging collagen and elastin production and helping penetrate and heal dry or damaged skin.

Shea butter is rich and creamy, known for its conditioning qualities for skin.  I use fair trade organic raw Shea butter from a small women's collective in Ghana - similar to the paper tubes, it is quite a bit more expensive but I feel it is worth it!

The rest of this lip balm is simply beeswax and olive oil.  If you have an allergy or sensitivity to any of these ingredients, just contact me for a custom-made lip balm, I can substitute any of the ingredients for you.  I have made just plain tallow, tallow and lanolin only, no almond oil, etc.  

These lip scrubs are scented with either essential oils or flavor oils (fragrance oils specifically for safe lip use), and I've added a small amount of all-natural sweetener to enhance the fragrance.  This sweetener is simply stevia and coconut oil, and I use just enough to give the scent a well-rounded aspect, similar to using salt in food – it just seems a little flat without it, but these are not candy-sweet, like many commercial lip balms.  If you prefer a lip balm without sweetener, I can do that - but be aware that it may just seem a little "off" or flat in flavor/scent.  Our senses of taste and smell are so intertwined, so much of the "scent" is actually the taste (the stevia), and without it the fragrance may not really "bloom" for you - but I'm happy to make that if you prefer.  
I do have a few flavors that are pre-sweetened with saccharin, and these will be clearly indicated in the selection drop-down box with “PSW”, and below in the individual descriptions.  If possible, I use a natural essential oil, and second preference is an unsweetened flavor oil, so that I can add my own stevia sweetener, but some scents I can only find in pre-sweetened form.  

If you love lip balm, but wish it had a bit of color to it as well, I'm right there with you, and I've made exactly the same lip balm, but with a light-but-flattering amount of natural mica-based color to it, my Tallow Lip Blush.

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