Alba is a line of organically geared cosmetics and lotions, facial skin care and a growing line of other beauty products that are made with pure ingredients. I first noticed their product line when I visited California a couple years ago, when I was mulling through the organic shops and herbal tincture offerings.
It seems that Alba has finally made it somewhat into the mainstream though, as before I saw their product lines here in Ohio only when I was shopping in a natural health food store like Mustard Seed (a local natural foods store that I happen to love) and Wild Oats, which is a subsidiary of Whole Foods Inc.
I was just in CVS today though and found Alba’s products on the shelves in the skin care aisle as well as with the other lip balms, including Burt’s Bees and your regular every day chapstick. The lip balms that Alba makes, which come in stick form just like a chapstick, run about $3.50, which is even a little more than the Burt’s Bees runs for in some stores.
I figured I would try it though, because it turns out that in the long run the new Burt’s Bees Pomegranate “Replenishing” lip balm I bought seems to actually dry my lips out more than anything else over the long term. It felt good going on and tastes terrific, even adding a nice little sheen to the lips and a bit of a pinkish tint due to the dark red color of the balm, but in the long term of the day it dried me out more.
So I bought the Alba Creamy Coconut lip balm, and I’ve used it so far about five times today (less than what I usually use of other balms), and my lips still feel soothed and moisturized. It’s not greasy, so I think that gives it staying power. Plus it has a nice flavor and scent, nothing too overbearing or fake smelling at all though. Overall, I like it so far!
