Your drugstore lip balm vs. the viral one: 7 differences you’ll notice in a week

Your trusty drugstore balm has had a good run.

But more than 700,000 customers have moved on to Honeybalm, the pocket-size pot with a built-in silicone “Honeyspoon” and a consumer-voted Product of the Year 2026 title. Here’s how it stacks up.

No. 1: No more fingers in the pot. The Honeyspoon scoops and swipes the balm on without a fingertip ever touching the pot.

No. 2: The flavors. There are more than 25 of them, and fans collect them like trading cards.

No. 3: The feel. It’s a smooth, glossy balm that melts on and leaves lips feeling soft and cared for.

No. 4: The ingredients. Beeswax, propolis and conditioning vitamin E. Seriously simple and seriously good.

No. 5: You’ll actually reach for it. Customers say they reach for it three to four times a day, and in the brand’s 2026 customer survey, 96% of VIPs said they’d recommend it.

No. 6: People will ask where you got it. It’s cute enough that almost half of Honeybalm’s US shoppers buy it as a gift.

No. 7: You’ll want a second one. Conveniently, for Black Friday, Honeybalm is running buy one, get one free on every flavor.

Mix and match any two pots and you only pay for one. Every order comes with a 30-day return window.

Add any two flavors to your cart and the deal kicks in automatically. Just don’t wait: last year, the limited-edition flavors and Christmas gift sets flew off the virtual shelves.

Your drugstore balm can stay in the drawer. Honeybalm goes in your bag.