Caffeine is in everything these days, from your gummy bears to beauty products. I came across a product that was both healthy for your lips, and was supposed to give you that added energy boost you need too! Designed for serious athletes, Performance-X lip balm provides the extra benefit of L-Carnitine, a supplement known to support muscle growth and prevent muscle fatigue.
I really enjoy the idea of this product – as it has lots of good stuff, tasted decent and is very unique – if it worked. Which is doesn’t – I don’t think.
L-Carnitine is something found in tons of musclebound milkshakes, and in supplement houses everywhere. It is an essential nutrient that transports fatty acids into cells enabling the body to convert the fat into energy and muscle. This lip balm was made to support athletes “currently on a supplement program,” and not meant for those who just work out once a day like me. While it is supposed to curb your appetite, increase your energy level and burn fat and carbohydrates, the main thing it is designed for is building extra muscle – and after weeks of trying – my muscles are about where they have always been.
Well, not only did I not see a difference, but I could chalk up the differences my other testers had as placebic as well. Some said it made their lips numb ( I doubt that is from this lip balm, seriously I do) and others said it made them feel all jittery and wigged out too. Which means either their processes for creation don’t make a standard blend of all ingredients, so some are stronger than others, or people see CAFFEINE LIP BALM and think they have been poisoned. Too bad I did not find a real musclehead to try this out – but after 2 months of applying 3 times a day, I felt no real difference in my 40 minute cardio routines.
That being said, it did make my lips shiny and less chapped which is a very good thing. The balm tastes VERY nice, with amellow orange flavor. It is made from pure Soy Oils and Shea Butter, and combines Natural Caffeine, Green Tea Extract, Chromium Picolinate, Hoodia Extract and L-Carnitine.So even though it might give me my needed burst of energy, it did not NOT give me those things, and might have just been minute enough to affect me without me knowing it affected me. I certainly still felt as hungry after using, even with the hoodia, and needed my morning caffeine to get me moving without an early afternoon headache.
Maybe I just need to apply this more like 20-30 times a day, rather than 2-3.