Best Burt's Bees replacement that won't melt in my hot car

May 10, 2018 3:56 PM

I love Burt's Bees lip balm (the peppermint flavor) and keep a tube of it in my car. This is great in the winter, and less good in the summer, because I inevitably forget to remove it and all the lip balm melts, seeps out of the tube, and makes my car all greasy. What are good substitutes that won't melt (or if they do melt, are in a container that won't make a mess?) I am looking specifically for things that give that good minty (not menthol; no Carmex, plz) tingle.
posted by coppermoss to Shopping (12 answers total)

Any small or pretty small tin, like mini-altoids. Scrape it in to the tin, 1st time you leave it in the sun, it will smooth out.
posted by theora55 at 3:58 PM on May 10, 2018

If you can live with their OG lip balm in your car, Burt's Bees makes a tin version.
posted by myotahapea at 4:13 PM on May 10, 2018

Ugh, sorry -- just saw the 'minty tingle' bit. Use theora55's method to put the peppermint variant into the metal tin?
posted by myotahapea at 4:16 PM on May 10, 2018

Everything will melt, because they’re designed to melt upon contact with body heat in your lips. So yeah, look for something in a tin. And any lip balm should melt in a few seconds in the microwave, and could then be poured into a tin.
posted by MexicanYenta at 4:20 PM on May 10, 2018

Possibly a tube one like Jack Black Mint and Shea Butter? (I have not tried this brand myself.)
Otherwise, yes, you can melt and re-pot lip products.
posted by Crystalinne at 4:54 PM on May 10, 2018

The one myotahpea linked originally IS the peppermint version, that's their default, just FYI, so yeah, if a tin's going to work for you, that's all you need to find.
posted by Sequence at 5:34 PM on May 10, 2018

How about Rosebud Lip Balm in Minted Rose? I haven't tried this flavor but Rosebud lip balms don't seem to melt that easily.
posted by whitelotus at 5:50 PM on May 10, 2018

Forgot to say: If it melts, just put the tin in the fridge for a while. I often make my own balms in tins and I harden them up fast this way.
posted by whitelotus at 5:59 PM on May 10, 2018

If your willing to buy a carmex to remove said carmex and put burtsbees into it, it will work. My carmex has survived my washing machine and drier.

Be forewarned, it can get super hot. Do not apply when it is the temperature of your summer car.

Advice from experience.
posted by AlexiaSky at 7:20 PM on May 10, 2018

Just buy the burts bees tin version. It's survived my washer/drier multiple times, so I'm sure it'd be fine in a hot car.
posted by randomnity at 6:42 AM on May 11, 2018

Seconding Crystalline -- my go-to lip balm is the Jack Black Grapefruit and Ginger, it never leaks, and I passed on the mint version because I didn't like that tingle. (Jack Black balm also offers sun protection, unlike Burt's, which might be welcome in the summer.)
posted by Iris Gambol at 1:43 PM on May 11, 2018

Marking the tube suggestions as best answers, since a tin full of liquid chapstick is unwieldy to use one-handed while driving. I bought the mint version of the Jack Black and it gets the job done. Thanks, all!
posted by coppermoss at 7:46 AM on June 4, 2018