Review on Babo Botanicals Organic Tinted Mineral Lip Conditioner SPF 15, Water-Resistant Lip Balm, Beach Rose - 0.15 Ounce by Ryan Pollock

I'm really disappointed with this product line. I was excited to find a rosy, healthy, ethical tinted lip balm (with SPF 15?!) and purchased Beach Rose, Seka Rose, and Wild Rose. I love the outside packaging, it's informative and pretty. However, Beach Rose arrived with the tube disassembled and completely melted inside the cap, but was pretty easily snapped back together. I thought maybe the melting was due to the summer heat here in SoCal, but hours in the freezer plus days in the refrigerator still hasn't solidified it. It was such an unmanageable mess I had to throw it away. Seka Rose and Wild Rose weren't nearly as melty, but they rub off in small chunks onto my lips as they're also not solid enough to apply normally. With natural lip products some mineral grittiness is to be expected, but these lip balms are REALLY GRITTY - they feel like exfoliators with bits of sand mixed in. I find these sensations off putting, although Seka Rose wasn't as gritty or as chunky as the others. I'm a fair skinned blonde who prefers a more natural look, and there was no color payoff with the exception of Wild Rose which still didn't "wow" me. Also, they're marketed as being rose scented, but all I smell is a mineral scent which isn't awful, but it also isn't pleasant either. The ingredients are amazing, a few aspects of the packaging needs work, but the consistency is just horrid and deters me from every purchasing these again. If the formula wasn't as gritty and came packaged in a squeeze tube, I think it would greatly improve the quality of this product.I'm going to try HURRAW! Black Cherry Tinted Lip Balm: Organic, Certified Vegan, Certified Cruelty Free, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, All Natural - Luxury Lip Balm Made in the USA - BLACK CHERRY TINTED since I've heard good things. If you're looking for a high quality nourishing non-tinted lip balm, I highly recommend my beloved Badger Cocoa Butter Lip Balm - Creamy Cocoa - .25 oz and Badger Vanilla Madagascar Classic Lip Balm - 0.15oz Stick . They're USDA Organic, cruelty free, creamy, the scents are divine, and they keep my lips hydrated and silky.