Buttercup Apothecary
Botanical Tallow Lip Balm — Four Flavors (0.15 oz)
Botanical Tallow Lip Balm — Four Flavors (0.15 oz)
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Small enough for every pocket. Rich enough for everyday ritual.
Katie uses hers multiple times a day. She will be the first to admit she is addicted — and after you try one you will understand why.
Botanical Tallow Lip Balm is built on the same grass fed tallow base as the rest of the Buttercup line, blended with sea buckthorn oil, Mānuka honey, cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, and beeswax. Four flavors. One standard. Every tube handcrafted in small batches in Sonoma County.
- Sea Buckthorn Oil — a long forgotten, overlooked little orange berry that grows in the Arctic and survives the harshest conditions imaginable; naturally rich in omega 3, 6, 9, and the rare omega 7 — and the reason this balm feels different on your lips than anything you have tried before
- Grass Fed Tallow + Mānuka Honey — the same ancestral base that defines every Buttercup product, paired with Mānuka honey for a luxurious glide that is rich without being heavy and conditioning without being waxy
- Four Flavors — one for every mood — Coffee Cardamom for the mornings, Vanilla Cardamom for the everyday, Peppermint for the refresh, Chai Cinnamon for the ritual; pick one or keep all four within reach
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Four Flavors. One Standard.
Each tube begins with carefully sourced grass fed tallow from the LaFranchi family’s Oak Ridge Angus Ranch in Knights Valley, Sonoma County — then blended with sea buckthorn oil, cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, and Mānuka honey for a formula that feels genuinely different on lips.
The sea buckthorn is Katie’s touch. She calls it long forgotten and overlooked — a small orange berry from the Arctic that survives conditions nothing else can, and carries one of the most complete fatty acid profiles of any botanical oil. Omega 3, 6, 9, and the rare omega 7. It is the ingredient most people have never heard of that makes lips feel the way they do after one application.
Coffee Cardamom
Coffee-infused grass fed tallow with roasted coffee notes and aromatic cardamom. Warm, slightly bold, and the one Katie reaches for in the morning. The benzoin adds a soft resinous depth that rounds out the coffee in a way that feels more like a ritual than a lip balm.
Vanilla Cardamom
Soft vanilla oleoresin layered with warm cardamom. Subtly sweet, sophisticated, and the everyday carry for people who want something comforting without being obvious about it.
Peppermint
Mint-infused grass fed tallow with cool, crisp peppermint. The refresher — midday, post-coffee, post-lunch, whenever lips need something clean and bright.
Chai Cinnamon
Chai-infused grass fed tallow with marshmallow root, vanilla, and cinnamon leaf. The warmest of the four. The one that feels like the right choice on a cold morning or a long day outdoors.
Size: 0.15 oz / 4.25 g
Ingredients
Coffee Cardamom:
Coffee Infused Grass Fed Tallow, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Mānuka Honey, Beeswax, Benzoin, Coffee, Cardamom, Vitamin E
Vanilla Cardamom:
Grass Fed Tallow, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Mānuka Honey, Beeswax, Cardamom, Vanilla Oleoresin, Vitamin E
Peppermint:
Mint Infused Grass Fed Tallow, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Mānuka Honey, Beeswax, Peppermint, Vitamin E
Chai Cinnamon:
Chai Infused Grass Fed Tallow, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Mānuka Honey, Beeswax, Marshmallow Root, Vanilla, Cinnamon Leaf
How to Use
Apply directly to lips whenever they need it — which for Katie is multiple times a day. A thin layer is all it takes. The formula is rich enough that a little goes a long way, and light enough that you will want to reach for it constantly.
Keep one in your pocket. One in your bag. One on the nightstand. The size was chosen on purpose — 0.15 oz / 4.25 g, small enough to go anywhere.
The 120-Day Gold Standard Guarantee applies here too. You could use the whole thing and decide it is not for you. Katie means that.
Frequently Asked Questions
What tallow is used in this lip balm?
This lip balm is made with grass fed Angus tallow from Oak Ridge Angus Ranch in Knights Valley, Sonoma County. Like our body butters and balms, our lip balms use grass fed tallow only.
What flavors are available?
This lip balm comes in four botanical flavor variations, each formulated with the same grass fed tallow base and a distinct botanical character.
How is this different from a petroleum-based lip balm?
This balm is built on a tallow base rather than petroleum derivatives, with botanicals leading the formula to help comfort the look and feel of chapped lips.
How often can I reapply?
As often as you like — apply throughout the day whenever your lips need it.
Where does this lip balm fit into a Buttercup routine?
It's a stand-alone daily essential — an easy way to bring Buttercup's grass fed tallow base into your routine alongside your face and body products.
Shipping & Returns
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Our 120-Day Gold Standard Guarantee means you have four full months to use this lip balm and decide whether it belongs in your routine. If it is not right for you, we want to know.
Best Paired With
Round out your ritual:
- Complete Gold Standard Collection — the full Buttercup ritual; the lip balm is the finishing touch
- Whipped Face Cream — Helichrysum + Vanilla — same Mānuka honey, same tallow base — the face and lip routine that matches
- Golden Rose Hydrosol — mist before applying the lip balm for a complete botanical lip and skin ritual
- Sun Lovers SalvAura™ — for long days outside; the lip balm is the natural companion when everything is exposed to sun and wind
Because grass fed wasn’t luxury enough.
