Sad! Blistex Blue Lip Tint is "haunted" by false rumors

Blistex blue jar, an affordable lip care product from Europe and America, is known as the "little lip iron". It is recommended by celebrities such as Li Jiaqi, Wei Ya, and Wang Feifei. There are many notes and videos about it on Xiaohongshu and Douyin. The editor himself is also a loyal user. At the price of more than ten yuan for 7g, students can stock up without any pain, and a small bottle can be used at any time.

Blistex blue jar, an affordable lip care product from Europe and America, is known as the "little lip iron". It is recommended by celebrities such as Li Jiaqi, Wei Ya, and Wang Feifei. There are many notes and videos about it on Xiaohongshu and Douyin. The editor himself is also a loyal user. At the price of more than ten yuan for 7g, students can stock up without any pain, and a small bottle can be used at any time. I just used up what I stocked up these past two days, and was going to wait for some online activities, but then I saw a lot of comments like "Blistex Blue Lip Can contains phenol", "Blistex Blue Lip Can contains banned ingredients", "Blistex Blue Lip Can causes infertility"...what! What happened after not seeing you for a few days???

Having said that, this little blue can is really useful, but I would not be willing to take the risk if the ingredients are unsafe. But as a qualified spectator who lurk around Weibo, Zhihu, and Douban on a daily basis, I know very well that problems cannot be viewed one-sidedly. These days, there are too many cases of public opinion being reversed again and again. In the spirit of digging to the bottom of things and wanting to watch the fun (bushi), the editor has sorted out this matter.

In January 2020, the review media Consumer Reports published a lipstick review article, which mentioned the international version of the little blue can and claimed that phenol was detected in it. As we all know, today's consumers are very sensitive and have zero tolerance for food and product safety issues. As soon as the article came out, netizens reposted it one after another, some of them also took advantage of the popularity, which accelerated the fermentation of public opinion. In my opinion, in this incident, the official response of Blistex Blue Lip Tint was quite quick. On January 18, it issued a statement to refute the rumor. The statement looked like this:

The statement mentioned that the Blistex brand immediately contacted the cosmetics registration and filing inspection and testing agency certified by the State Food and Drug Administration to send the same batch of products (PO5001) and other batches of products purchased as reported by consumers for inspection. The key point is that "phenol was not detected"!!! Lawyers have now intervened! The relevant test report has also been officially issued, and you can see it by following the brand's WeChat public account "Hong Kong Aipo" and Weibo account "Blistex Baileishi".

PO5001 test report

But unfortunately, after the public opinion, after the melon was eaten up, and after the heat had worn off, no one paid attention to the follow-up. No one cared about the official statement of the Little Blue Can. Those who took advantage of the heat, followed the trend to criticize, and the keyboard warriors only believed what they believed and did not pay attention to the truth. This incident really made me realize what it means to "build a brand for a hundred years, but destroy a brand in less than 3 minutes"!

Then, with a rigorous attitude, the editor also checked on the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration and found that there was no problem with the import registration of Blistex Blue Lips (International Edition). Of course, there was no banned ingredient "phenol" in the ingredients. At this point, what else do you have to worry about? What's more, the brand's lawyers have already intervened, and the false statements will not last for a few days.

Finally, from a user's perspective, the Blistex blue jar is truly amazing at moisturizing and removing dead skin. It has a refreshing minty flavor on the lips and is not greasy. It is very useful as a base during the day and a lip mask at night. Moreover, as the "star product" of the Blistex Group, the Blistex blue lip balm was born in 1985 and is now sold well in more than 80 countries and regions around the world. It has become the "leader" among affordable lipsticks, and its quality is still very good.

So, I believe that rumors are always rumors, the phenol-free Blistex blue lip balm (international version) is really terrible!!