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Need lipbalm? Eco Lips Review & Giveaway

Need lipbalm? Eco Lips Review & Giveaway

Gluten free beauty products or not?  Even if you don’t need to be gluten free, but your child/spouse/etc does, you could be contaminating them with your lip balm.  However, many companies who once claimed gluten free are no longer claiming gluten free anymore.  That is why I was so happy to find Eco Lips they proudly announce all of their lipbalms are gluten free.  My favorite part about Eco Lips is their variety:  from kids lipbalms to tinted they have a kind for you.

Their Story

In the early 1990s, Andrea Danielson began brewing small batches of natural lip balm in her kitchen for her friends and family. She took great care in handcrafting the balm and packaging it in small amber glass jars to preserve the freshness of the pure ingredients. Andrea didn’t realize that by giving a sample of her natural lip creation to Steve Shriver, her life would be changed forever.

Having larger than average lips, Steve was continually searching for a better lip balm. When Steve met Andrea in 1995, he immediately fell in love with the lip balm, and moments later he also fell in love with Andrea. They were married in 1997 and Steve, a lifetime entrepreneur, quickly spent Andrea’s life savings on ingredients and packaging for the couple’s first product, Hemp Lip Buzz.

By 2003, Steve and Andrea had built a specialized private label natural body care company focusing on making high quality products for many other successful brands. Their company rapidly became a leading natural body care manufacturer in the Natural Products industry.

Much of the growth of their business was due to their top sales representative and entrepreneur, Jim King. Working out of his California office, he founded and grew a successful and environmentally friendly promotional products company called Access Eco. He enjoyed the process of building other peoples’ brands through promotional products, but something was missing.

Jim had a vision of creating a lip balm brand like no other. He became obsessed with lip balm! Jim looked at every lip care brand currently on the market, buying them, one by one, until he had acquired over 200 different samples. From petroleum-based lip care to natural brands, he packed all of these samples and flew to Iowa to meet with Steve about his dream.

Jim and Steve spent hours mulling over a 10-foot conference table layered with what would soon become their competition in the lip balm industry. The goal was to create a brand image and an organic formula that would take market share from petroleum-based lip balm brands.
Voilà! Eco Lips was born! Jim and Steve swiftly brought the product to market and began raising awareness of the importance of pesticide-free products.

Today, Eco Lips lip balm is handcrafted in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With the mission of satisfying the needs of every customer, Eco Lips has been first to market with several innovative organic lip care products and packages. With environmental initiatives in place, a focused marketing and sales strategy, award winning packaging, and a relaxed, yet productive work environment, Eco Lips is making its way around the world, one set of lips at a time.

For every side of you

Even within ourselves, there are different sides; for example, I am a mom, wife, as well as a  runner.  Within each of those categories, I have special needs even when it comes to lipbalm.

For the mom in me:

*Eco Lips Hemp is infused with organic herbs, vitamins and the finest organic hemp seed oil, delivering a natural balance of essential fatty acids (EFA’s) and essential amino acids. These are the very nutrients your lips need to stay moist, soft and supple. Eco Lips Hemp nourishes and rejuvenates! We can’t say enough about the healing properties of hempseed oil. Hempseed oil is a very thin oil, it absorbs easily into the skin, and delivers Omega 6 and Omega 3 essential fatty acids in near-perfect proportions, including gamma linoleic acid (GLA), a very rare nutrient also found in mother’s milk.

~As a mom, I am a naturalist; the days of wasting time putting on too much makeup are over.  I have become comfortable in my own skin.  This sounds odd to say, but there was just something relaxing about using this flavor.  The vanilla in it is just perfectly off-balanced by the other flavors that it gives this a natural, earthy flavor.
For the wife in me:
*Eco Tints by Eco Lips moisturize your lips with organic plant oils, beeswax, and aloe vera while working in harmony with natural earth minerals to provide a beautiful shimmering glow (6 different tints)
~As a wife, I am still a women who likes to look beautiful.  I hate the drying effect, reapplying, and so much more about lipstick or the sticky mess that is lipgloss.  Eco tints is soothing for lips with a complimentary color/shimmer about it.  It is my date night choice.
For the runner in me:
*Eco Lips SPF 30 Sport:  Whatever activity you are doing, maximize your UVA and UVB Protection with our SPF 30 Sport with an Eco Clip carabiner! Your lip balm will always be easily accessible, and the Sport SPF 30 will help you through the toughest conditions.
~I truly enjoy outside fitness, but I take sun protection serious even for my lips.  Sport keeps my lips protected from dryness & the sun, so all I have to worry about is enjoying my run.
For the Kids:
*Honest Goodness (left):  These lip balms are flavor-matched to Honest Tea’s kid’s line of organic thirst quenchers, Honest Kids. USDA Certified Organic, 100% edible, and a delicious flavor kids will love, these lip balms are sure to bring a smile to your child’s face. And feel at ease knowing the ingredients are pure and safe!
*Pure & Simple:  Purely the basics. Mouth-watering fruit flavors in a 100% edible formula. Delicious, pure and simple.
~The boys love having their own lipbalm and I feel safe knowing if any is ingested it is edible and even better Gluten Free!  I like the sweetness and softness when I use these.
For the Essentials:


*Ecolips Gold:  This unflavored USDA Certified Organic lip balm is the ultimate moisturizing lip care in its purest form! Made with the finest certified organic golden jojoba oil, Eco Lips Gold is naturally high in vitamin E to quickly soothe and heal chapped lips.

On to the giveaway…

Thanks to Eco Lips 1 reader will win Eco Lips SPF 30 Sport (vanilla) lipbalm and Eco Lips Gold lipbalm along with 2 Eco Clip Carabiner to keep them handy at all times!

*Mandatory Entry:  Go to Eco Lips website then, leave a comment letting me know what your favoriteEcolips lipbalm is?
*Additonal Entries:
Follow Ecolips on Twitter
Follow Eco Lips on Facebook
Follow Me on Twitter
Tweet this:  (1 entry/daily):  Enter to #win @ecolips lipbalm set @hippie_mom http://bit.ly/g2OihI ends 2.27.11 (US/Canada) #giveaway #contest

However, if you can’t wait for the end of the contest, immediately go to Eco Lips to buy your own!

*Giveaway is open to US/Canada Only.  Please Remember to comment for each entry (and make sure there is a way for me to contact you.  All entries must be received by February 27, 2011 at 11:59 central time.
*Please note:  Eco Lips provided products for review & giveaway with no additional compensation for my opinions/review.



Posted on Jan 29, 2011 in Eco Lips, Gluten free health/beauty, Review/Giveaway | 38 comments

38 Comments

  1. Janice
    Jan 29, 2011

    Just wanted to stop by to say hi and I am a new follower
    Janice

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  2. The Crypto-Capers Series
    Jan 30, 2011

    I am following you through the blog hop. Please follow me at http://thecryptocapersseries.blogspot.com
    http://www.reneeahand.com
    Thanks!
    Renee

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  3. Amber
    Jan 30, 2011

    My favorite is the Honest Kids Tropical Tango Punch USDA Certified Lip Balm by Eco Lips
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  4. Amber
    Jan 30, 2011

    I like Eco Lips on Facebook – my FB name is Amanda Moore
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. Amber
    Jan 30, 2011

    I follow @ecolips on Twitter – I'm @AmberGoo
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Amber
    Jan 30, 2011

    I follow you @hippie_mom on Twitter – I'm @AmberGoo
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  7. Amber
    Jan 30, 2011

    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/AmberGoo/status/31787085060902912
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. 409cope
    Jan 30, 2011

    I would love Eco Tints Rose Quartz Lip Balm the most.cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  9. 409cope
    Jan 30, 2011

    I follow Ecolips on twitter as 409cope.cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  10. 409cope
    Jan 30, 2011

    I like Ecolips on facebook. Shari D cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  11. 409cope
    Jan 30, 2011

    I follow you on twitter as 409cope.cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  12. 409cope
    Jan 30, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/31851379785998336 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  13. TheresaJenkins
    Jan 31, 2011

    Eco Tints Tinted Lip Care

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  14. TheresaJenkins
    Jan 31, 2011

    Follow you on Twitter

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  15. TheresaJenkins
    Jan 31, 2011

    Follow Eco Lips on Facebook

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  16. TheresaJenkins
    Jan 31, 2011

    http://twitter.com/#!/TheresaJenkins/status/31888524982616064

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  17. BethElderton
    Jan 31, 2011

    Ill name Operation Smile-Strawberry, but I love the whole idea of the causes collection!
    bethelderton59@gmail dot com

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  18. 409cope
    Feb 1, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/32265181023182848 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  19. Missybeez
    Feb 1, 2011

    I like the Shakti Rising.

    honeybeez80@yahoo.com

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  20. 409cope
    Feb 2, 2011

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  21. 409cope
    Feb 3, 2011

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  22. Anonymous
    Feb 3, 2011

    Hi, I follow and tweet your contest.

    chris_dobbs@hotmail.com
    @dobbsie2

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  23. 409cope
    Feb 3, 2011

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  24. msrodeobrat
    Feb 3, 2011

    i like the Eco Lips Grape Lip Balm
    addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com

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  25. 409cope
    Feb 5, 2011

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  26. 409cope
    Feb 6, 2011

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  27. 409cope
    Feb 7, 2011

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  28. 409cope
    Feb 8, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/35101347867140096 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  29. Anonymous
    Feb 8, 2011

    Love to try the Eco Lips Coconut Lip Balm!
    nina (AT) msoa (DOT) net

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  30. 409cope
    Feb 10, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/35827579550302208 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  31. 409cope
    Feb 11, 2011

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  32. 409cope
    Feb 12, 2011

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  33. 409cope
    Feb 13, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/36792648132075521 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  34. Jennifer
    Feb 14, 2011

    I like the Eco Lips Grape Lip Balm.

    jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  35. 409cope
    Feb 14, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/37271791634350080 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  36. 409cope
    Feb 15, 2011

    daily tweet-http://twitter.com/#!/409cope/status/37538600568496129 cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  37. Stephanie Ann
    Feb 16, 2011

    I would like to try the hemp lip balm, looks like it would make lips nice and soft

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  38. Stephanie Ann
    Feb 16, 2011

    I like eco lips on FB

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