This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil and Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.
This smoothing lip moisturizer is formulated around Petrolatum and Salicylic Acid to refine skin texture and hydrate lips.
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Aroma
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Raphanus Sativus Root Extract
AstringentCitric Acid
Buffering
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Aroma, Tocopherol, Maltodextrin, Raphanus Sativus Root Extract, Citric Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Charcoal Powder
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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.
Aroma refers to an ingredient, or mixture of ingredients, that impart or mask a flavor.
The name is slightly confusing. This is because INCI associates aroma with flavor instead of smell.
Here is the official definition from the The International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook:
“Aroma is a term for ingredient labeling used to identify that a product contains a material or combination of materials normally added to a cosmetic to produce or to mask a particular flavor.”
INCI shows the only purpose of aroma to be "flavouring".
However, due to regulation differences, some companies may use aroma in place of parfum.
In Canada, this ingredient only has to be listed in concentrations above 1%.
Learn more about AromaThis 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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