C.O. Bigelow
Dr. Galen Hunter founded CO Bigelow apothecary (originally called Village Apothecary Shoppe) in NYC in 1838. The first product they made was Rose Wonder Cold Cream. They have since expanded to include full lines of skincare, hair care, fragrances, makeup, bath and body, and apothecary remedies.
https://www.bigelowchemists.com/
Recent C.O. Bigelow Reviews
EDIT: After a bad spell with Buxom Lip Polish and its antifreeze-like "plumping" qualities (OW! OW! OW!), I have returned to sing the praises of my faithful Ultra Mentha. Refreshing, sweet-tasting and very comfortable. And it fills the same niche at a fraction of the cost.
This is one of my “comfort products”, something that I love the feel and smell of, an old standard I’ll …Read more
EDIT: After a bad spell with Buxom Lip Polish and its antifreeze-like "plumping" qualities (OW! OW! OW!), I have returned to sing the praises of my faithful Ultra Mentha. Refreshing, sweet-tasting and very comfortable. And it fills the same niche at a fraction of the cost.
This is one of my “comfort products”, something that I love the feel and smell of, an old standard I’ll …Read more
I don’t plan to repurchase this, even though it isn’t a bad product per se. Once applied to my lips, the texture of the balm becomes too thin to be occlusive, but the ingredients just aren’t moisturizing enough for a non-occlusive lip balm to be very effective. It just doesn’t do anything for the health of my lips - they don’t become any smoother, softer, or less dry when I use this balm, even as …Read more
I don’t plan to repurchase this, even though it isn’t a bad product per se. Once applied to my lips, the texture of the balm becomes too thin to be occlusive, but the ingredients just aren’t moisturizing enough for a non-occlusive lip balm to be very effective. It just doesn’t do anything for the health of my lips - they don’t become any smoother, softer, or less dry when I use this balm, even as …Read more
Although I've always loved face and body moisturizers i've tended to ignore my lips until now, which is kinda silly since they were not surprisingly always dry and chapped. This stuff is amazing--my lips are suddenly so much plumper it almost looks like I've had had them plumped via an injection. Why was I ignoring lip balm for so many years??? I use it every night, and during …Read more
Although I've always loved face and body moisturizers i've tended to ignore my lips until now, which is kinda silly since they were not surprisingly always dry and chapped. This stuff is amazing--my lips are suddenly so much plumper it almost looks like I've had had them plumped via an injection. Why was I ignoring lip balm for so many years??? I use it every night, and during …Read more
