Allies of Skin Peptide & Ceramide Repair Lip Balm Versus Topicals Slick Salve Lip Balm

Allies of Skin Peptide & Ceramide Repair Lip Balm Versus Topicals Slick Salve Lip Balm

This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Ceramide NP to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.

This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Ceramide NP and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate

Diisostearyl Malate

Octyldodecanol

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate

Polyisobutene

Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax

Candelilla Cera

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil

Ceresin

Tribehenin

Persea Gratissima Oil

Ceramide NP

Ascorbic Acid

Tocopherol

Glycerin

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5

Water

Dehydroacetic Acid

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecanol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate, Polyisobutene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Candelilla Cera, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Ceresin, Tribehenin, Persea Gratissima Oil, Ceramide NP, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Water, Dehydroacetic Acid

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer

Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer

Oryza Sativa Bran Wax

Ceramide AP

Ceramide EOP

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38

Sodium Hyaluronate

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Ergothioneine

Phytosphingosine

Cholesterol

Portulaca Pilosa Extract

Sucrose Cocoate

Panthenol

Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate

Carbomer

Xanthan Gum

Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate

Sorbitan Isostearate

Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil

Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Oryza Sativa Bran Wax, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ergothioneine, Glycerin, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Portulaca Pilosa Extract, Sucrose Cocoate, Panthenol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Water

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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.

Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.

Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.

This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.

A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.

Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.

Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.

Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

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