Laneige Lip Treatment Balm Versus Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Laneige Lip Treatment Balm versus Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer .

Published on May 18, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe lip moisturizers. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain peptides and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

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

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer

Lip Moisturizer South Korean Brand

Lip Moisturizer American Brand United States

Lip Moisturizer

Lip moisturizers help add moisture to the lips. They may come in the form of balms, gloss, scrubs, or oils.

Lip Moisturizer

Lip moisturizers help add moisture to the lips. They may come in the form of balms, gloss, scrubs, or oils.

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Ingredient Info

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 13 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 13 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Peptides

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Reduces Irritation

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Brightening (3)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (3)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Peptides

Benefits

Hydrating

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 13 ingredients

Cyclopentasiloxane • Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate • Ceresin • Polybutene • Microcrystalline Wax • Ozokerite • Tocopherol • Ethylhexyl Palmitate • Tribehenin • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 • Disteardimonium Hectorite • Sorbitan Isostearate • Vanillin

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Polybutene

What it does:

Community Rating: Disliked

Polybutene is used to help control the viscosity of a product. This just means it helps adjusts the texture.

It is a polymer and does not get absorbed into the skin due to its large size.

Studies found this ingredient did not irritate skin in concentrations below 15%.

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 4.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 4.

Microcrystalline Wax

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising

Community Rating: Disliked

Microcrystalline Wax is created by de-oiling petroleum. It is highly refined and purified before being added to cosmetics.

Microcrystalline Wax is used to enhance the texture and create even consistency. It helps stabilize a product by preventing ingredients from separating.

Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 7.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 5.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

What it does: Emollient

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is created from 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid. It is a fatty acid ester.

The fatty acid content of Ethylhexyl Palmitate makes it an emollient. Emollients help soften and hydrate your skin by trapping moisture within.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is also used to help improve the texture of cosmetics. It helps other ingredient dissolve in products and help disperse ingredients more evenly. In fact, it is commonly used to evenly mix sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone and ethylhexyl triazone. It can also help stabilize the fragrances in a product as a fragrance fixative.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate can be used to substitute mineral oil.

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 14.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 8.

Tribehenin

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Tribehenin comes from glycerin and behenic acid.

It is used as an emollient, or moisturizer. Emollients form a thin barrier on skin to prevent moisture from escaping.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 18.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 9.

Sorbitan Isostearate

What it does: Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Sorbitan Isostearate is an emulsifer and cleaning agent. It is created from isostearic acid and sorbitol.

As an emulsifier, Sorbitan Isostearate prevents oils and water from separating.

Due to its isostearic acid base, it may not be safe for Malassezia or fungal acne.

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 25.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 12.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 29.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 7.

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 is a 3-amino acid peptide. Peptides are building blocks for protein.

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 is a signal peptide. This means it tells our skin to create collagen. Collagen is a protein that makes connective tissue. Boosting collagen production leads to a healthier skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier means having firm and hydrated skin.

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 can help reduce wrinkles and make the skin look more youthful.

Read more about other common types of peptides here:

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm contains this as ingredient number 32.

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer contains this as ingredient number 10.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 13 ingredients

25% are loved or liked

9% have mixed ratings

44% are disliked or very disliked

22% have no rating yet

15% are loved or liked

0% have mixed ratings

85% are disliked or very disliked

0% have no rating yet

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

Mac Cosmetics Prep + Prime Lip Primer 13 ingredients

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Reviews

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Laneige Lip Treatment Balm 32 ingredients

3.0 /5

from 1 rating

Doesn't Work (1) Drying (1) Expensive (1) Heavy (1) Irritating (1)

ErikaGutierrez

3 months ago · Oily Skin

Review

Not impressed. The smell is okay, but it's nothing amazing and I could do without the slight mintiness. I love the little applicator that comes...

Not impressed. The smell is okay, but it's nothing amazing and I could do without the slight mintiness. I love the little applicator that comes with it. I was excited by the lactic acid and peptides in it - hoping the exfoliating and hydrating factors would keep my lips looking 100% at all times - but this product only caused eczema and chapping for me.