The Good: Easy to apply, Delightful taste, Inexpensive, Flavorful, Works well
The Bad: Offers very limited protection, Potential to melt, Fairly waxy feeling on lips.
The Basics: A very good basic lip protectant, Chapstick Chocolate Truffle tastes delightful while protecting skin from the elements!
As part of our holiday celebration this year, my wife made sure I got some new (to me) lip balms. First up after the holidays is the Chapstick Chocolate Truffle lip protectant. I love chocolate and as far as lip protectants go, I can think of something much, much worse than having something that smells like chocolate fudge on my lips. The new Chocolate Truffle lip protectant is pretty wonderful and, better yet, this Chapstick actually worked!
I have been using the Chapstick Chocolate Truffle flavor lip protectant for a week now and I was surprised, given how my wife picked this up in advance of the winter holidays, that it is not commonly available online yet.
Chapstick's Chocolate Truffle flavor Skin Protectant comes in the standard .15 oz. tube. It is a discreet plastic tube measuring two and a half inches long by 3/8" in diameter. The skin protectant it dispensed by simply removing the white cap (it pulls off easily enough) and twisting a dial on the bottom to push the remaining product up. The skin protectant itself is a waxy chocolate brown tube that is rubbed onto the lips and it offers a physical barrier to water and other damaging elements that could crack lips in winter and sunlight which could damage lips in the summer (or winter, whatwith the brightness of sunglare on snow). As the cold has fallen over Michigan, I have been pleased by how this lip protectant actually prevents my lips from cracking and chapping in the cold!
The sunscreen properties of this ChapStick Chocolate Truffle Skin Protectant are more alleged than actual; it does not have an SPF rating on the tube. On the plus side, where the ChapStick Chocolate Truffle Skin Protectant falls down on the SPF rating, it more than protects lips from chapping in the winter. Tested in the early winter in northern Michigan, this skin protectant does adequately protect against chapped lips by forming a physical barrier that helps to retain moisture within the lips without exposing lips to freezing conditions.
As well, this product is remarkably easy to apply. It glides on easy and creates a barrier needed to resist the elements. Unfortunately, the Chocolate Truffle Chapstick skin protectant has a very waxy feel to it. When it is on my lips, I am very aware of its presence for the first few minutes after applying, though there is no medicinal feel to it as it is placed on the lips. After that, though, the sensation of wax on the lips dissipates and this Chapstick works, though when I focus on it, it is very easy to feel this lip protectant on the skin of one’s lips.
ChapStick Chocolate Truffle leaves no significant color on the lips when it is applied. It looks just how it feels after the first few seconds; invisible! It does not add any coloring when applied to the lips.
Chocolate Truffle also tastes mildly like it is supposed to, which is nice in a skin protectant. After the initial chocolate taste, Chocolate Truffle Chapstick tastes waxy, but with a strong, fudge smell to it that is actually quite nice. When one kisses the lips of another who is wearing this Chapstick, even after an hour from the last application, they will taste the light flavor of Chocolate Truffle.
The ChapStick Chocolate Truffle Skin Protectant is made primarily of petrolatum, paraffin, and mineral oil, but beyond that there are several other chemicals, so be sure to check the package before purchasing for any allergies you might have. Given, however, that the purpose of this product is more protectant than anything else, it seems like its composition would be mostly non-reactive.
It is also worth noting that this cheap little skin protectant is not designed for moisturizing, only protecting. As a result, while it might prevent lips from drying out or cracking in winter, it will not repair damaged, cracked skin on the lips. This is a stopgap product; it prevents damage, but will not heal damaged, cracked lips. It does, however, protect already cracked or dry lips from splitting more, so they may heal naturally without getting more damage.
But for me, it succeeded in tasting like Chocolate Truffle and by offering basic lip protection. Because of how expensive so many other lip protectants are, it became exceptionally easy to recommend Chapstick Chocolate Truffle!
For other Chapstick lip balm products, please visit my reviews of:
Chapstick Limited Edition Apple Cider Lip Balm
Chapstick Strawberry Classic Lip Protectant
Chapstick Spearmint
7.5/10
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