Forest Essentials Kokum Butter & Honey Lip Balm Review

Forest Essentials Kokum Butter & Honey Lip Balm (Rs 495 for 5g)According to Forest Essentials

“Moisturising Lip Balms made with Kokum butter which contains an abundance of healing ingredients including vitamins, minerals, proteins and a unique fatty acid profile. These fatty acids are indispensable for their emollient properties. Honey replenishes skin moisture, leaving it feeling soft and supple. Organic Beeswax deeply nourishes and restores elasticity to the skin Almond oil from sweet almonds is the most nutritious. These lip balms seal in moisture, soothe dry lips, and leave them soft smooth and glossy. – See more HERE

Packaging – Packaging is indeed luxurious with a mirror inside. I am planning to melt and store a lipstick when it gets empty.Texture & Formula – I like my lipbalms with thick texture so that they can work under lipstick. Forest Essentials Kokum Butter & Honey Lip Balm has very oily consistency and I have to wipe it away before applying lipstick as it causes the formula to slip around. Formula is moisturizing but not enough for my dry lips. I still prefer my Burts’ Bees Pomegranate Lip Balm over this. I have used this lip balm for over a month and didn’t see doing it much even after applying it twice thrice throughout the day ! My Experience

My main reason behind spending so much on a lip balm was to get something to deal with lip pigmentation. My upper lip darkened during and after pregnancy and I have been looking out for something that could lighten the darkness a bit. I have heard so many people raving about its such properties. Even at the time of buying this lip balm I checked with the SA and as per him its effective in lightening lip pigmentation over a period of time. I have been using Forest Essentials Kokum Butter & Honey Lip Balm for over 6 weeks now I am very sad to say that I haven’t seen any improvement in the lip pigmentation.

That’s how much I have used it, I have hit the pan 🙂What I liked about the product

1. Formula free of chemicals.
2. Luxurious packaging.
3. Natural Ingredients

What I dislike

1. Not enough moisturizing.
2. Kokum Butter variant has a weird taste and smell that I absolutely detest.
3. Doesn’t lighten pigmented lips. Even if it does its not visible.
4. Expensive

Overall Thoughts

I had high hopes from Forest Essentials Kokum Butter & Honey Lip Balm. I never expected it to completely remove the lip pigmentation, but to lighten it a bit. It failed to do so. Also it tastes and smells funny. I find it pretty expensive for just a regular lip balm, there are lots of brands available with all natural/ chemical free compositions with little less price. No I wouldn’t repurchase it.

Ratings : 3/5