Here's our breakdown of the notable ingredients, benefits, and concerns we determined from the ingredients in this product. Click any item to learn more.

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Brightening

Concerns

Irritating

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

Ingredients Overview

Here's our quick-to-read summary of the ingredients in this product. Keep scrolling if you'd like to learn more about what each ingredient does!

Ingredient

Com. / Irr. Rating

Features

Emollient, Skin Conditioning

1 / 0

Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning

Emollient, Emulsifying

Skin Conditioning

Emollient, Moisturising, Skin Conditioning, Soothing

Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

0-3 / 0-3

Ingredients Explained

This product contains 7 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Squalane

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Squalane is an emollient that helps the skin hold onto moisture. It's an oily liquid that occurs naturally in certain types of fish and plant oils.

Because squalane boosts hydration in the skin, it also comes with plenty of benefits: it is an antioxidant and can help fight free radicals and skin damage. Squalane is also found to have a detoxifying effect when applied.

Squalane comes from squalene, which occurs naturally within the sebum of our skin. It is one of the oils our skin produces to keep itself hydrated. Squalane is the hydrogenated version of squalene and has a longer shelf life.

Research shows that squalane is non-irritating (even at 100% concentration).

In general, it's a fantastic ingredient. It does a great job at hydrating the skin, and it's suitable for those with sensitive skin.

The source of squalane may impact malassezia / fungal acne. This is because olive oil derived squalane can contain impurities such as fatty acids and plant waxes. Sugarcane derived squalane is recommended for anyone with malassezia concerns.

Is squalane vegan? This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants.

Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane.

Read more about squalene with an "e".

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Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides

What it does: Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides.

Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax

What it does:

We don't have a description for Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax.

Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying

Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate isn't fungal acne safe.

Punica Granatum Sterols

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Punica Granatum Sterols isn't fungal acne safe.

Jojoba Esters

What it does: Emollient, Moisturising, Skin Conditioning, Soothing

Community Rating: Disliked

Jojoba Esters is a wax created from Jojoba oil. It is an emollient and film-forming ingredient. In bead form, it is an exfoliator.

This ingredient has high oxidative stability, meaning it doesn't break down when exposed to oxygen.

Its similarity to our skin's natural oils makes it a great emollient. Emollients help soften and soothe our skin by creating a barrier on top. This barrier helps trap moisture in, keeping skin hydrated.

It is created using either the hydrogenation or transesterification processes on jojoba oil.

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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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Embed Ingredients

Here's what our community thinks of the 7 ingredients in this product ✨

29% are loved or liked

0% have mixed ratings

14% are disliked or very disliked

57% have no rating yet

When to use

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Directions

Gently rub balm into sensitive spots like diaper line, knees, itsy bitsy elbows, or wherever needed.

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Latest Reviews

Review by SkylerMikalson

Jan 14, 2024

TLDR: If you're looking for a value vegan lip balm, don't use this. Use their stick version!

I experimented with using this as a lip balm, and was disappointed. I liked it at first, but after a few days, I realized it was slowly...

TLDR: If you're looking for a value vegan lip balm, don't use this. Use their stick version!

I experimented with using this as a lip balm, and was disappointed. I liked it at first, but after a few days, I realized it was slowly burning my lips, and I developed a bit of a crack in one of the corners of my mouth.

I did a bit of research, and as far as I can tell, on of the ingredients - Rhus verniciflua peel wax - contains Urushiol, the compound in poison ivy and poison oak that causes rashes. Maybe they do something to the wax to remove this compound, but if so, they must not remove all of it, because I have no idea what else in this balm could have caused my physical reaction.

It's insane to me that they would use such an ingredient in a product designed for babies!

I did, however, end up trying the stick version of their balm, which does not contain Rhus verniciflua peel wax, and I have used it for a while now with no burning (which further leads me to believe that's what gave me the reaction). I highly recommend giving that one a try as a lip balm.

Irritating

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