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LUSH Lip Balm - Lip Service Versus Vaseline Lip Therapy - Coca Butter

Lip Moisturizer
Lip Moisturizer
British Brand United Kingdom
American Brand United States

Updated on March 07, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe lip moisturizers. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens, fragrances and oils

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Ingredient Info

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LUSH Lip Balm 10 ingredients

Vaseline Lip Therapy 7 ingredients

About this product

About this product

At a glance

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LUSH Lip Balm 10 ingredients

Vaseline Lip Therapy 7 ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Emollient, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter comes from the Theobroma cacoa, or Cacao tree. Cacao trees are native to tropical landscapes.

Like other plant butters, Cacao seed butter is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture in, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.

Cacao seed butter contains antioxidants known as polyphenols. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules by stabilizing them. Unstable free-radicals may cause damage to your skin cells. Antioxidants may help with anti-aging.

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter can be bad for acne prone skin.

Learn more about Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter

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%.

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Perfuming, Solvent

Limonene is a fragrance that adds scent and taste to a formulation.

It's found in the peel oil of citrus fruits and other plants such as lavender and eucalyptus. The scent of limonene is generally described as "sweet citrus".

Limonene acts as an antioxidant, meaning it helps neutralize free radicals.

When exposed to air, oxidized limonene may sensitize the skin. Because of this, limonene is often avoided by people with sensitive skin.

The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term. For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance.

Learn more about Limonene

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When to use

LUSH Lip Balm 10 ingredients

Vaseline Lip Therapy 7 ingredients

2 Routines
50% use in am
50% use in pm
100% use every day
106 Routines
41% use in am
59% use in pm
97% use every day
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Reviews

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LUSH Lip Balm 10 ingredients

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Vaseline Lip Therapy 7 ingredients

4.9 /5
from 18 ratings
Works Well (12) Great Value (11) Hydrating (10)
jesssenn's avatar

Jess Senn

10 months ago
Review

I've been using the cocoa butter lip therapy for years. It does feel a bit thick and oily, but it's been so long that I don't mind it much anymore. The older I get the dryer I get, so this definitely helps keep my lips nice and hydrated.

#great value
#hydrating
#heavy
#sticky
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Yuna Xyvene

11 months ago
Review

My fav! It does not dry immediately, which is good. Absorbs very well, and hydrating.

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well