This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil and Cocos Nucifera Oil to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.
This calming lip moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract and Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil to calm redness and hydrate lips.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Aroma
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Lanolin
Emollient
Ammonium Glycyrrhizate
MaskingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Canola Oil
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Tahitensis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Beeswax, Aroma, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Lanolin, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Canola Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Tocopherol, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Vanilla Tahitensis Fruit Extract
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 10%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 8%
UV Absorber
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Diisobutyl Adipate
EmollientEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentEthylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate
EmollientHydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Isostearyl Linoleate
EmollientMacrocystis Pyrifera Extract
Skin Conditioning
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Ozokerite
Emulsion StabilisingPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
PEG-8
HumectantPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialSaccharin
MaskingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Salvia Officinalis Extract
Antimicrobial
Silica
Abrasive
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Linoleate/Oleate
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 10%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 8%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Bisabolol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Diisobutyl Adipate, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Parfum, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Isostearyl Linoleate, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Paraffinum Liquidum, Ozokerite, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, PEG-8, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol, Punica Granatum Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Saccharin, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Silica, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopheryl Linoleate/Oleate, Water
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is also known as Cocoa butter; it's the fat pressed out of roasted cocoa beans.
Cocoa butter is solid at room temperature and melts right around body temperature, which is why it feels waxy in the jar and slippery on skin.
It has a very saturated profile (stearic acid ~34 to 36%, oleic acid ~30 to 40%, and palmitic acid ~24 to 29%) that makes it a strong occlusive: it sits on top and slows water escaping from skin.
Concentration data shows that it can show up anywhere from a few percent in lotions up to 100% in balms, and the FDA lists cocoa butter as an OTC skin protectant active at 50-100%.
The CIR has reviewed it and concluded it to be safe as used in cosmetics.
This is one of the ingredients with a comedogenic score of 4/5 from the rabbit ear test. Just know that a later human study did find that finished products containing high-comedogenic ingredients like cocoa butter did not increase microcomedone formation.
The fair call here is that this ingredient is most likely fine on body or low-percentage formulas, but can potentially be riskier as a heavy leave-on facial product if you break out easily.
Cocoa butter may not be fungal acne safe; it is a triglyceride of C16-18 fatty acids that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Allergies to cocoa butter are rare and uncommon, but a few cases have been documented (mostly in cases where the person ate chocolate). So if you have a tree nut allergy, be sure to patch test or avoid.
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