This is the time of year when you need some special gifts for things like the last night of Hanukkah, stocking stuffers, Secret Santa, card enclosures and even for yourself! Dr. PAWPAW is a brand created in UK from natural ingredients, including papaya. Papaya is well-known for its enzymes and Vitamin A content. Dr. Paw Paw was designed to tackle this family business’ problems in treating their daughter’s eczema. I was happy to be hosted to experience it!
Growing up in Chicago, there’s something I learned to get in the habit of: always carrying a lip care product in my winter coat. If you’re waiting for your ride or a bus, even doing a nature walk, you need something to protect your mouth against cold and wind. Remember, you can’t even think about applying color to chapped, bleeding lips.
Dr. PAWPAW has a variety of lip products, each meeting a different need.
Their original balm in a tube is labeled for “lips, skin, cuticles and beauty finishing”. Try it as a highlighter when you want glow, but not glitter. Or conversely, you can use it as a base to apply glitter! They also suggest it for knees, elbows and even smoothing eyebrows! It’s clear with a medium-thick consistency.
Lots of folks shy away from lip plumpers in the winter, because they often sting with volatile oils. But that’s not the case with Dr. PAWPAW Plumping Lip Oil. Along with the Dr. PAWPAW formula, they include vegetable collegen. It’s got a rich oil consistency also suitable for application on skin, quite unusual in a plumper.
Lip Balm SPF has a rich consistency and a tropical fruit scent. It’s critical to use an SPF on lip to prevent aging and cancer, but very few lip products have it. The SPF here is 20, for UVA/UVB light. It’s hydrating to help with already sun damaged lips.
Lip Scrub and Lip Balm Duo would make a fantastic gift, what my dad used to call a “blind item” — something for which you would never guess the price. On top of a portable stack is the scrub: very rich and creamy, with a gentle scrub aspect. It’s fantastic tasting and smells like a pina colada! The balm part is not just thick, it’s dense. It’s definitely heavy duty. Used overnight, you’ll have very soft and smooth lips in the morning. Take it traveling, keep one in your bag!
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