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Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm Versus La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Lips

Lip Moisturizer
Lip Moisturizer
American Brand United States
French Brand France

Updated on August 06, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe lip moisturizers. They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredients Explained

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Emollient, Emulsifying

Cera alba is beeswax, or the wax used by bees to make honeycombs. It is a texture-enhancer and emollient. A study from 2003 found beeswax to be a stronger emollient than ingredients such as petroleum jelly.

As an emollient, beeswax helps hydrate the skin by creating a barrier on top. This barrier traps moisture in.

Emulsifiers help prevent ingredients from separating. This helps create consistent texture.

The structure of beeswax is mainly long-chain alcohols and the esters of fatty acids.

There are three types of beeswax: yellow, white, and absolute. Yellow is pure beeswax taken from the honeycomb. White beeswax is created by filtering or bleaching yellow beeswax. Absolute beeswax is created by treating beeswax with alcohol. Beeswax used in cosmetics are purified.

Beeswax has been used throughout history and even in prehistoric times. Some common uses for beeswax still used today are making candles, as a waterproofing agent, and polish for leather.

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When to use

5 Routines
40% use in am
60% use in pm
100% use every day
146 Routines
41% use in am
59% use in pm
89% use every day
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Reviews

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Farmacy Honey Butter Beeswax Lip Balm 22 ingredients

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La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Lips 15 ingredients

4.4 /5
from 14 ratings
Works Well (8) Hydrating (7) Absorbs Well (6)
Daniel.Chin's avatar

Daniel Chin

11 months ago
Review

Absolutely fantastic. I needed a lip balm quickly before I went away for the weekend that would calm down the eczema I had all over my lips and around my lip line. I started using it, and the next day the eczema and soreness was gone. I think my skin needed a break from actives. I’m docking a star as it’s not vegan or cruelty free, but damn, it hurts to do so, as this balm is perfect otherwise and Show more

#no scent
#works well
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Aysh N

8 months ago
Review

Great product but the company is on the BDS list :/

#expensive
#hydrating
#works well