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I mostly use Korean skincare and makeup, with an occasional detour to the world of jbeauty. Rohto Mentholatum is one of my favorite Japanese brands, so when I saw their Deep Moist Balm, I had to try it. The balm is available on YesStyle (reward code KBHOBBIT) in Menthol and Fragrance Free. I chose Fragrance Free.
The balm is enriched with jojoba oil, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid for deep moisture and dryness relief.
How to use
Apply liberally as needed
Deep Moist Balm has an oval shape to fit the lips easily. The brand advertises it as being soft and easy to apply (ahem… more on that later).
My impressions
Typically, Rohto Mentholatum makes glorious lip products. Nourishing, beautiful, and so satisfying to use. That is not the case with this lip balm. Ages ago, I used to make my own balms and salves, carefully mixing beeswax, shea butter and other ingredients to achieve the desired texture. This Deep Moist lip balm feels like the manufacturer forgot to add any emollient ingredients / fat. It’s very hard, rigid, and nearly unusable. Like a stick of pure wax with nothing else added. There’s a range in softness for lip balms, some lean toward the dryer / tougher side, some are more soft and melty. This one is … well, a failure. I very rarely toss products, but this one is going into the bin. It’s unusable and I cannot pass it along due to hygiene reasons.
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Rohto Mentholatum Deep Moist Lip Balm ingredients: jojoba oil, shea butter, white petrolatum, light liquid paraffin, hydrogenated polybutene, paraffin, dl-camphor, Active ingredients: menthol, ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate, hyaluronic acid Na-2, hydrogenated oil, adsorbed neat lanolin, 1.2 -Pentanediol, 1, fragrance, tocopherol acetate (vitamin E derivative) Other ingredients: Na-2 hyaluronate, hardened oil, Tocopherol acetate (vitamin E derivative), adsorbed refined lanolin, eucalyptus oil, 2-pentanediol