As the guardian of ILoveMarmite.com, I get to product test a lot of new Marmite products. This year has been no exception. The most exciting product I have been able to taste-test is the product of a new joint venture between Marmite and Vaseline. You read that right, MARMITE AND VASELINE. As you can see from the photo, the product is very real and I have been trialling it since the new year.

First, a bit of background. John Skelton, the genius behind the many new Marmite products you get to eat these days, produced this amazing blend of Vaseline (a by-product of the petroleum industry) and Marmite (a by-product of the brewing industry), to create the 'New Vaseline Lip Therapy Marmite'. I call is Marmite Vaseline, it's easier.

The official line is that you don't need to lather your lips with Marmite paste to keep them supple anymore. Now, anyone who has suffered from a bout of 'dry lips' will be overjoyed that there is a new Marmite addition to the Vaseline Lip Therapy range.

Luckily for me, I've been able to test run Marmite Vaseline.

Whilst snowboarding this year, I was able to sooth my chapped lips using the savoury lip balm. Not only did it sooth my lips, it was a welcome snack between getting off the slopes and dinner.

My son, as some of you know from reading this website, is just over one year old and absolutely loves Marmite. If Marmite isn't on his toast in the morning, he throws a paddy. Even worse, if he hasn't had his Marmite on toast, the morning journey to nursery if a screaming nightmare. Marmite Vaseline solves this problem. To keep him calm, I just smooth a thick layer onto his lips and the only noise during the journey comming from my son is the smacking of lips.

As you can see, Vaseline Lip Therapy Marmite (to give it it's full name) is quite an amazing product and its' uses are surely wide and diverse. When it hits the shop shelves later this month, I highly recommend you buy a tin, you never know when it will save your life!

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