ClarityRx Pucker Power 3-in-1 Plumping Lip Treatment SPF 30 Versus Ingu Nio-Glow Peptide Balm SPF 40 PA++++

ClarityRx Pucker Power 3-in-1 Plumping Lip Treatment SPF 30 Versus Ingu Nio-Glow Peptide Balm SPF 40 PA++++

This anti-aging lip moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate lips.

This barrier-repair lip moisturizer is formulated around Ceramide EOP and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to strengthen the lip barrier and hydrate lips.

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Homosalate 15%

Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%

Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%

Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38

Niacinamide

Ceramide AP

Homosalate 15%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Niacinamide, Ceramide AP

Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Diisostearyl Malate

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane

Ethylhexyl Salicylate

Jojoba Esters

Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax

Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax

Polyglycerin-3

Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine

Ceramide EOP

Ceramide Ns

Ceramide NP

Ceramide As

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Glyceryl Stearate

2,3-Butanediol

Water

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Kojic Dipalmitate

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Oryza Sativa Extract

Phenoxyethanol

Maltodextrin

BHT

CI 45410

CI 19140

Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Jojoba Esters, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Polyglycerin-3, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, 2,3-Butanediol, Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Kojic Dipalmitate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Oryza Sativa Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Maltodextrin, BHT, CI 45410, CI 19140

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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.

Also known as Avobenzone, this ingredient is an oil-soluble used to absorb the full spectrum of UVA rays (peak 357 nm).

It's one of the most effective UVA filters available but has a major caveat of photostability: avobenzone is susceptible to photodegradation.

This means it can lose efficacy when exposed to sunlight without the help of a stabilizing agent.

Studies show antioxidants (like vitamin E or vitamin C) and some UV filters (like octocrylene and Tinosorb S) can meaningfully improve its stability in a formulation.

The maximum allowable concentration according to regulation is 3% in the US + Canada, and 5% in the EU, Australia, China, Korea, and ASEAN countries.

It has a well-support safety profile: a comprehensive 2025 review found minimal toxicity with no evidence of carcinogenicity.

Overall, avobenzone is a safe and regulated ingredient used in sunscreen for over 40 years.

Ceramide AP is is a skin-identical lipid that mimics what your skin already makes naturally. Ceramides help maintain epidermal integrity and barrier function.

You'll often see this ingredient paired with other ceramides (like ceramide NP), cholesterol, or fatty acids because this combination best mimics the natural lipid mix your skin already has.

The skin's ability to produce ceramides gets disrupted in skin conditions like eczema. This in turn weakens the skin barrier and applying ceramides topically has been shown to replenish what's been lost to restore barrier function.

Most of the studies with Ceramide AP test it as part of a multi-ceramide complex; studies reinforce ceramide AP's role in rebalancing ceramides in skin and improving skin hydration.

Ethylhexyl Salicylate (also called Octisalate or Octyl Salicylate) is an oil-soluble organic UV filter that's been used in sunscreen since the 1950's.

It absorbs UVB light in the 280-320 nm range with a peak absorbance around 306 nm.

You'll often see it paired with other UV filters to boost overall SPF because octisalate is a fairly week filter on its own.

The reason you'll see it so often is because it can help solubilize and stabilize the trickier filters like oxybenzone and avobenzone.

Unlike these filters, octisalate has pretty good photostability and doesn't create skin-damaging free radicals when exposed to sunlight.

The fatty-alcohol part of the molecule also gives it a light, emollient feel so it doubles as a nice texture enhancer.

Usage levels vary around the world:

Safety-wise, this ingredient has a pretty reassuring track record. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) found very low skin penetration in human skin tests and negative results for irritation, phototoxicity, and photoallergy.

The real-world allergy risk is pretty low too; a 2012 European study of 1,031 people recorded only 2 reactions to it (a rate of 0.19%).

You might have seen scary headlines about sunscreen getting into your blood.

In 2019, the FDA found that several chemical filters can absorb through the skin and show up in the bloodstream at small but measurable levels.

Here's the important part: these tiny levels are just a cutoff the FDA uses to decide which ingredients need more testing and doesn't mean anything harmful was found.

The researchers were clear that the results are no reason to stop wearing sunscreen.

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