Deconstruct Brightening Lip Balm with SPF 30 – 4g

Product details

Deconstruct Brightening Lip balm with SPF 30, PA +++ is formulated to protect your lips from sun damage without leaving any white cast. With consistent usage it helps in brightening the lips & provides intense moisturisation to dry & chapped lips for men & women. The 1% Vitamin C helps repair lip discolouration, and 0.1% Resorcinol fights against pigmentation caused by sun. The SPF 30, PA+++ broad spectrum lip balm protects lips against harmful UV rays with no white cast and brightens the lips.

Why is this beginner friendly?

• Optimum sun filters conc.: Contains UV filters that protect lips from damage without causing irritation.
• 1% Vitamin C conc: Targets UV-induced pigmentation.
• Hydrating ingredients: Contains butters for soothing & deeply moisturizing lips.

How Does it Work on the Skin?

• 1% Vitamin C brightens pigmented lips and helps repair lip discolouration.
• 0.1% Resorcinol helps fight pigmentation caused by the sun rays.
• SPF 30, PA+++ protects lips from harmful UVA & UVB rays thus helps to prevent further lip discolouration.
• Murumuru Butter helps moisturise dry and chapped lips further making lips supple, soft and hydrated.

How to use?

1) Apply an even layer of lip balm on lips

2) Reapply as & when needed for softer, moisturised lips

DECONSTRUCTING Brightening Lip Balm with SPF 30 – 1% Vitamin C + 0.1% Resorcinol
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil : It is a very effective emollient and occlusive that reduces skin moisture loss.
Dweck, “Use of Botanicals in Cosmetics” in Harry’s Cosmeticology, 8th ed., Ed. M.M. Rieger, Chemical Publishing: New York, NY, USA (2000)

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: It acts as an emollient, dispersing agent and solvent. It moisturises and replenishes lip skin.
https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/trygly122017FAR.pdf

Isopropyl Myristate : It is an emollient that absorbs quickly into the skin and helps other ingredients to penetrate quicker and deeper.
https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13966

Microcristallina Cera: It is used to improve the consistency and spreadability of the balm and also helps emulsify oils.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/10915818409010516

Copernicia Cerifera Wax: A super good emulsifying wax that exhibits excellent oil binding capacity which gives lip balm a smooth gliding property and also adds gloss to the lips. Its high melting point makes it suitable to be used in lip balms.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/copernicia

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil : It helps in retaining moisture in the lips and enhances skin barrier function.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275328801_Selected_Evidence-Based_Health_Benefits_of_Topically_Applied_Sunflower_Oil

Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane : It is a UVA filter that helps to protect against photoaging and tanning of the lips.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c02735

Candelilla Cera: A vegetable wax emollient obtained from the leaves of the North Mexican candelilla shrubs & is used to stabilize products and give body to them
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3109/10915818409010515

Ozokerite: An emollient that is used to stabilize products and give body to them
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/704381-OZOKERITE/#about_range

Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter : It protects from oxidative stress caused by UV radiations and deeply moisturizes the skin, keeping it soft and plump.
Nutrients 2014, 6(8), 3202-3213

Ethylhexyl Salicylate: A globally approved sunscreening agent that neutralizes skin damaging free radicals generated on exposure to UVB radiations thus protecting the skin.
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/FR766.pdf

Homosalate: A UV filter that majorly shields the lips from the damage caused by UVB rays.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, April 2019, pages 246–252

Octocrylene: Primarily provides UVB protection but kicks in some UVA screening. Its emollient texture also helps moisturize the lips.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31588614/

Mangifera Indica Seed Butter : An exotic butter with excellent emollient properties which provides good protection against UV rays.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331936276_Mango_Butter_in_Cosmetic_Formulations

Garcinia Indica Seed Butter: An efficient emollient that softens the lips and restore elasticity.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/garcinia-indic

Hydrogenated Castor Oil : A skin conditioning occlusive and emollient that moisturizes lip skin.
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Castor-oil_-hydrogenated#section=UN-GHS-Classification

Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter: It enables the recovery of moisture and natural elasticity to the lip skin by strengthening the skin barrier, especially in dry chapped lips.
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/725205-ASTROCARYUM_MURUMURU_SEED_BUTTER/

Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter: It is an emollient that conditions the lips deeply thus making them softer and supple and prevents them from getting dry.
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/724492-THEOBROMA_GRANDIFLORUM_THEOBROMA_SEED_BUTTER/

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil : Almond oil has emollient properties that smoothes and nourishes lips.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20129403/

Titanium Dioxide: This potent sunscreening agent that protects against both UVA and UVB rays and works gently even on sensitive and redness prone skin.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318776356_Titanium_Dioxide_in_Sunscreen

Silica: It is Used as an absorbent powder and thickener in cosmetics
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/FR769.pdf

Jojoba esters: Wax-like textured ingredient that functions as an excellent emollient and occlusive agent for the lip skin
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/FR525.pdf

Polyhydroxy Stearic Acid: It works as an emulsifying agent that binds the waxes, oils and other ingredients together into the formula
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/705059-POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC_ACID/

Zinc Oxide : A mineral UV filter that provides broad spectrum UV protection and proven to be gentle enough for even sensitive skin type.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537164/

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate: A skin softening, moisture sealing ingredient that also boosts the SPF of sunscreening agents imparting a lightly conditioning and silky finish to the product.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1091581812467379

Isostearic Acid: It is a fatty acid used as a binding agent and texture enhancer.
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/703222-ISOSTEARIC_ACID/

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate: Is an antioxidant that inhibits tyrosinase activity to provide a brightening effect by reducing melanin synthesis.
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/700557-ASCORBYL_TETRAISOPALMITATE/

Tocopherol : It is also called as Vitamin E, an antioxidant that protects lip skin from free radicals.
Keen, M. A., & Hassan, I. (2016). Vitamin E in dermatology. Indian dermatology online journal, 7(4), 311–315.
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.185494

Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil : It is a vanilla fruit extract that exhibits moisturizing and antioxidant properties.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342896253_Vanilla_Potential_Health_Benefits
Soybean Glycerides: It acts as emollient. It is a modified soybean oil yielding essential fatty acid glycerides with unique, biomimetic properties that restore and maintain a healthy skin balance
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/726056-SOYBEAN_GLYCERIDES/

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables : It is an excellent emollient that helps to keep the lip skin softer and smoother
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/shea-butter

Phenylethyl Resorcinol: Improves the appearance of dark lips by inhibiting melanin synthesis and works on pigmentation
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 2013, issue 1, pages 12-17
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/861729-PHENYLETHYL_RESORCINOL/

Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate: It helps to keep lip skin healthy by functioning similar to intercellular lipids
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/704865-PHYTOSTERYL_OCTYLDODECYL_LAUROYL_GLUTAMATE/

Linoleic Acid & Linolenic Acid: Topical application of vitamin F leads to restoration of lipid barrier within a few weeks.
Wertz et al. (Arch. Dermatol. [1987], 123, 1381-1384)

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