Why you'll love it: An expert in lip care, Bite Beauty made its overnight lip mask with agave and lanolin for instantaneous, powerful, and long-lasting hydration and recovery.
If your lips are in need of intensive repair, Bite Beauty has you covered. The lip-only beauty brand offers balms, scrubs, and masks handcrafted with all natural agave nectar because the company stands on the philosophy that, "What you put on your lips should be as good as what you put in your mouth."
Like most succulents, agave provides strong and quick-acting hydration, and when paired with Jojoba Oil and medical-grade Lanolin in Bite Beauty's Agave Lip Mask, it results in an intensive nightly recovery mask that soothes lips and replenishes their natural moisture.
The brand recommends applying the mask at bedtime and then continuing to wear it throughout the day for strengthened hydration and shine. While the Agave Lip Mask does come in a clear formula, Bite Beauty also offers it in four tints. It is currently selling a limited-edition Lavender shade that contains lavender, which has been known to promote a restful sleep.
The Agave Lip Mask has earned itself an average customer rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars from more than 5,400 reviews on Sephora. Lip balm roundups in Huffington Post, Allure, and Fashionista seem to agree that it really works. In its original review of the product, Allure wrote that the conditioning mask hydrates lips for hours.
Refinery29 published an even more extensive review of the Agave Lip Mask, stating that while the mask's formula was "heavy and goopy, sticky, and just uncomfortable on my lips," it provided instantaneous relief unlike many other products.
Many buyers have been in agreement that the mask has a heavy, sticky formula. Another issue to be mindful of with the Agave Lip Mask is that it is made with medical-grade Lanolin, which comes from sheep's wool and is not vegan-friendly. Lanolin has been a common ingredient in skin-care products for decades, yet has been less frequently used recently as more and more people are reporting allergies or sensitivities to the ingredient.
Due to its high fat content, Lanolin is replete with smoothing and moisturizing benefits for those not allergic to it. It has been used in products marketed to heal eczema, burns, and scrapes. However, if you are not sure if Lanolin irritates your skin, patch test the Agave Lip Mask before using it on your lips.
Pros: Intense hydration, long-lasting relief, smooths and soothes skin
Cons: Thick consistency, not vegan-friendly, unsafe for those with allergy to Lanolin
Buy the Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask from Sephora for $26