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Last Updated on May 15, 2025 by Giorgia Guazzarotti

review jack black shea butter and vitamin e lip balm

Is your man always stealing your shower gel or use your hand cream while you’re not looking? Now you can return the favour. Steal a tube of Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25. This stuff is the bomb. For starters, it comes in 11 different flavours, including sweet Black Cherry and citrusy Lemon & Shea Butter. But if your lips are chapped or on the dry side, stick to the original Shea Butter & Vitamin E. That’s the one I’m talking about now. Here’s why it’s my fave:

What’s In Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25?

PETROLATUM

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 may proudly boast to contain shea butter, but it barely has a few drops of it. Instead, its very moisturising action is due to Petrolatum. There’s a whooping 40.2% of it here! Wait, isn’t petrolatum dangerous? Is Black Jack trying to kills us? Of course not!

Petrolatum is derived from oil, but it undergoes a strict purification process that gets rids of all the impurities and toxic stuff in it. The result, cosmetic grade petrolatum, is completely safe, harmless, and very moisturising. It works by forming a film on the lips that prevents moisture from evaporating. But there’s more. It can block some UVA and UVB rays too!

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UV FILTERS

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 promises to protect your pout from the sun. But does it deliver? Mmmm. At first sight, it seems so. It uses two common UV filters that work by absorbing UV rays and turning them into a less damaging form of energy (heat):

This combination works – to an extent. Usually, you need more than one UVB filter to provide adequate sun protection. Plus, when Octinoxate is exposed to sunlight, it degrades both itself and avobenzone. Translation: it doesn’t give you the best sun protection, but it’s better than no sun protection at all. And reapply it often! P.S. If you’re pregnant, consult your doctor before using avobenzone.

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The Rest Of The Formula & Ingredients

NOTE: The colours indicate the effectiveness of an ingredient. It is ILLEGAL to put toxic and harmful ingredients in skincare products.

  • Green: It’s effective, proven to work, and helps the product do the best possible job for your skin.
  • Yellow: There’s not much proof it works (at least, yet).
  • Red: What is this doing here?!
  • Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter: Super moisturising, it creates a protective barrier on the skin that keeps moisture in and germs out.
  • Lanolin Oil: Derived from sheep wool, it’s super moisturising and makes skin softer and smoother.
  • Beeswax: It thickens textures and moisturises skin.
  • Ozokerite: It enhances the texture of skincare products.
  • Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax: Another emollient that makes skin softer and smoother.
  • Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter: Rich in fatty acids and antioxidants, it makes skin even the driest of skin types softer and smoother.
  • Flavor: It makes the lip balm taste nice. Because even if you should NOT eat it, you can still feel a bit of a taste on your lips and you don’t want that to be icky.
  • C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate: Another emollient and thickener.
  • Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil: Another natural moisturising oil that strengthens the skin’s barrier and makes lips softer.
  • Tocopheryl Acetate: A form of Vitamin E with powerful antioxidant properties.
  • Cyclopentasiloxane: A silicone that helps the lip balm spread smoothly onto your lips… and then promptly evaporates into thin air.
  • Microcrystalline Wax: Another texture thickener.
  • Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract: A powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals and enhances the sun protection of sunscreens.

Texture

Its texture reminds me of vaseline, only quite lightweight and not greasy. It doesn’t completely absorbs into the skin, yet it doesn’t feel heavy on. It’s comfortable, and has a hint of shine too.

Fragrance

The lip balm contains flavour, not fragrance. The difference? Flavour imparts a taste, fragrance a smell. This one smells and tastes like sweet vanilla (tastes like it, too). Now for the tricky part: we don’t know which ingredients were used to create this flavour. Some ingredients used in flavour are the same as those used in fragrance – and just as irritating. Others are milder. Without knowing what’s in it, all I can say is this: if you have sensitive skin, do a patch test first.

How To Use It

It’s a lip balm with SPF, so use it as much. Apply generously 15 minutes you leave the house. Reapply as needed. If you only apply a thin layer, you won’t get the SPF stated on the tube.

Packaging

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 comes in a sleek blue tube. It looks very masculine and releases just the right amount of product you need.

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Performance & Personal Opinion

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 is one of my fave winter lips. The thick texture is so incredibly moisturising, that as soon as I apply it, my lips instantly feel softer and smoother. The moisture lasts. With most lip balms, my lips feel dry and parched after a couple of hours. This keeps my lips moisturised for hours and hours.

In winter, when I spend most of my time indoors away from direct sunlight, I reapply it only two or three times during the day. I do prefer to use something lighter in the summer, when I don’t have to worry about my lips getting chapped (this is great at preventing that, by the way). But if I did use it in the hotter months too, I’d reapply it every couple of hours to make the most of the SPF.

Talking about chapped lips, this helps heal them faster too. Petrolatum keeps water in, making sure your lips stay well hydrated. And it creates a barrier that protects them from harsh weather and everything else that could aggravate them and make your chapped lips worse.

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What I Like About Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm Shea Butter & Vitamin E SPF 25

  • Very moisturising, makes lips softer and smoother
  • Heals chapped lips
  • Provides decent sun protection (better than most lip balms)
  • Practical packaging

What I DON’T Like About Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm Shea Butter & Vitamin E SPF 25

  • Not the most extensive sun protection

Who Is It For?

Anyone can use it, especially if you want some extra protection on the lips. But it’s best suited for ry (even to the point of being chapped) lips.

Does Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm Shea Butter & Vitamin E SPF 25 Live Up To Its Claims?

CLAIM TRUE?
This emollient balm, enriched with superior skin conditioners and antioxidants, soothes and relieves dry, chapped, irritated lips. True.
Unlike waxy sticks, Intense Therapy Lip Balm quickly penetrates for instant relief. It’s true, unless you apply too much.
SPF 25 offers optimum sun protection while guarding against windburn and extreme temperatures. It’s better at protecting lips from cold weather than the sun.

Price & Availability

$10.00 at and Ulta

Do You Need It?

If you’re dealing with chapped lips, Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm Shea Butter & Vitamin E SPF 25 is one of the best lip balms on the market to heal them.

Ingredients

Active Ingredients:
Avobenzone 3.0%…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Sunscreen
Octinoxate 7.5%………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Sunscreen
Petrolatum 40.2%…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Skin Protectant

Inactive Ingredients:
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Lanolin Oil, Beeswax, Ozokerite, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Flavor, C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Microcrystalline Wax, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
*Certified Organic