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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige versus Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar .

Published on May 14, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe lip moisturizers. They have a total of 16 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

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

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens

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Lip Moisturizer American Brand United States
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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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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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Irritating
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Eczema
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Diisostearyl Malate is an emollient and most often used in lip products. It comes from isostearyl alcohol, a fatty acid, and malic acid, an AHA.

As an emollient, Diisostearyl Malate helps create a thin film on your skin to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin soft and smooth.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 2.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 2.

2
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is a synthetic polymer. Polymers are compounds with high molecular weight. Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is an emollient and texture enhancer.

In one study, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene showed better skin hydration levels than Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. As an emollient, it helps keep your skin soft and hydrated by trapping moisture in.

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is often used as a mineral oil replacement.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 3.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 3.

3
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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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 4.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 4.

4
What it does: Emollient, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Hydrogenated Polydecene is an emollient. It creates a non-occlusive film on the skin that offers extra protection for your skin barrier.

The texture of Hydrogenated Polydecene ranges from light and silky to rich.

Hydrogenated Polydecene is the end compound of controlled hydrogenation of Polydecene.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 5.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 5.

5
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.

Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.

Shea butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may harm the body. It is also full of fatty acids including stearic acid and linoleic acid. These acids help replenish the skin and keep skin moisturized.

While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.

Shea butter may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 6.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 6.

6
What it does: Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Very 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.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 7.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 7.

7
What it does: Emollient, Masking
Community Rating: Disliked

Octyldodecanol is a fatty alcohol. It is primarily used to enhance the texture of products.

As an emulsifier, Octyldodecanol helps prevent the oils and waters from separating. It also prevents ingredients from creating foam when shaken.

Octyldodecanol is created by reducing fatty acid to an alcohol.

Due to its high molecular weight, it does not get absorbed into the skin.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 8.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 8.

8
What it does: Abrasive, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Synthetic Wax is created from fossil fuels such as natural gas. It is used to enhance texture, adjust pH, and as an occlusive.

It may also be used as an abrasive ingredient to exfoliate the skin.

Synthetic Wax may not be fungal acne safe.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 9.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 9.

9
What it does: Stabilising
Community Rating: Disliked

Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.

It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.

Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 10.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 10.

10
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter isn't fungal acne safe.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 11.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 14.

11
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 12.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 17.

12
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Disliked

Vanillin is the main compound of the vanilla bean. It is naturally occuring but can also be artificially created.

This ingredient exhibits antioxidant properties but is also a known skin-irritant.

Vanillism is the term of contact-dermatitis associated with the vanilla plant. The sap of the vanilla plant triggers skin irritation, swelling, and redness.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 13.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 13.

13
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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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 14.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 16.

14
What it does: Solvent

This ingredient is a solvent. It helps dissolve active ingredients and alter the texture of products.

Propylene Carbonate is commonly used in makeup and with clay, such as montmorillonite or bentonite.

Studies show this ingredient to be safe for cosmetics. When it is undiluted, it can cause skin irritation. (It is always diluted in skincare and makeup). This ingredient is water-soluble.

Propylene Carbonate is created from propylene glycol and carbonic acid.

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 15.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 15.

15
What it does: Emulsifying

Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate isn't fungal acne safe.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 16.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 11.

16
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Mica refers to a group of silicate minerals. Mica crystals are easily split to give products a shimmer. These crystals are able to reflect light to temporarily give your skin a glowy look.

Mica is found to be safe. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.

Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.

Mica can be naturally found throughout the world. However, some sources of mica may be controversial. In 2016, mica mined in the Jharkhand state in India was found to be using child labor. However, companies are able to source ethical mica affiliated with international organizations that monitor the mica supply chain.

Learn more about Mica

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Vanilla Beige contains this as ingredient number 17.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Pink Sugar contains this as ingredient number 12.

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

15% are loved or liked
20% have mixed ratings
50% are disliked or very disliked
15% have no rating yet
18% are loved or liked
18% have mixed ratings
47% are disliked or very disliked
18% have no rating yet

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Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm 20 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 4 ratings

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm 17 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 4 ratings
Expensive (1) Hydrating (1) Light Scent (1) Works Well (1)
Glowingwithdawn's avatar

Glowingwithdawn

11 months ago · Dry Skin
Review

Not sticky and smells delicious

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chloevanham

4 months ago · Normal Skin
Review

Really good lip balm. Great formula and nice scent and application. Bit pricey and can probably find a cheaper dupe but still love this product.

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