This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 and Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.
This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Petrolatum and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Vegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Lanolin Oil
Emollient
Cera Alba
Emollient
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Propylene Carbonate
SolventHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientPetrolatum
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
Emollient
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-1
Emollient
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Synthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingLanolin Oil
Emollient
Diisostearyl Malate
EmollientEthylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Paraffin
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Silica Silylate
Emollient
Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Saccharin
MaskingHydrogenated Polyisobutene, Petrolatum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-1, Paraffinum Liquidum, Synthetic Beeswax, Microcrystalline Wax, Lanolin Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Paraffin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica Silylate, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Sodium Saccharin
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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.
Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 is a synthetic emollient that works as a lanolin substitute.
This ingredient is a great vegan option for those avoiding animal-derived ingredients.
It mostly stays on the surface of skin where it helps hydrate due to its large molecular size and low water solubility.
Due to it being derived from fatty acids, this ingredient may not be Malassezia or fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
This ingredient shows up on a lot of "pore-clogging" lists but there's no real evidence behind that. It doesn't even have a comedogenic rating from an actual study; the numbers you'll find online come from blogs citing other blogs.
Ratings for other ingredients mostly come from a 1980s rabbit ear test. This test doesn't translate well to human skin or to real products because the ingredient sits at a much lower percentage.
Some people still find it breaks them out. So if that's you, definitely trust your skin. Just know this one's based on experience and not evidence.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideLanolin oil is the liquid part of lanolin, or the waxy grease that sheep product to waterproof their wool.
Raw lanolin is a thick, sticky solid so manufactures chill and fractionate it to separate the hard waxy part from the pourable oil portion.
What's left is lanolin oil, and it's a light, non-greasy emollient that sits on skin, slows water loss, and softens rough patches.
Chemically, it's mostly wax esters plus some fatty acids where the majority are branched (making it structurally closer to human sebum than most plant oils).
A 2022 industry survey found lanolin oil has the highest maximum-leave on concentration of any lanolin ingredients (47% in lipsticks and the permitted range for lanolin in US OTC producrts is 12.5-50%).
The concentrations are much lower in actual face products, often between 1-10%.
Lanolin ingredients are found safe at current use levels by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel.
Lanolin has a reputation as pore clogging but that comes almost entirely from rabbit ear testing done decades ago (and that model has aged badly).
This ingredient does have a comedogenic rating of 0-1; the tests state this score means the ingredient has low or non-existent chance of clogging your pores.
Keep in mind that the authors of the rabbit ear test proposed that a material needs to score consistently above 3 in the rabbit assay before it means anything for real skin.
A separate review found the model has serious performance problems and no correlation with human experience. Concentration matters a lot too: in one study, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol scored 4 to 5 at full strength but dropped to a 1 when diluted to 2.5%, and finished products containing "comedogenic" ingredients didn't raise microcomedone counts in people.
Since this ingredient is build with exactly the esters that Malassezia yeasts can synthesize, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
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