Product Girl raved about the new Carmex Moisture Plus Tints. She loves the color and says that “not the same Carmex you grew up with. It still has that familiar smell.” How did they keep the classic Carmex scent in a new lip color? Let’s look at the label to see.
Ingredients
Active Ingredients: Octinoxate (5.8%), Oxybenzone (4.8%).
Sunscreens.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract (Aloe Butter)
Moisturizer.
Beeswax
Wax that gives the product thickness and structure.
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter Fruit)
Natural emollient to smooth and soften lips.
C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters
Emulsifiers that also provide slip and emolliency
Camphor
One of three “magic” ingredients that give that unique Carmex quality.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Another emulsifier/emollient; derived from coconut oil.
Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Natural oils that moisturize lips.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Mild skin smoothing ester that helps disperse lip color.
Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
Another bodifying wax.
Flavor
This gives the product its plum or berry flavor.
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollients, spreading agents.
Lecithin
Natural emulsifier.
Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
Emollient/moisturizer.
Meadowfoam Delta-Lactone
Moisturizing ingredient that reduces water loss through the skin.
Menthol
The second of three Carmex-scented ingredients.
Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables
Waxy materials that contribute to the texture of the product.
Ozokerite
A third wax.
Palmitoyl Oligopeptide
Anti-aging ingredient that can supposedly increase collagen and elastin production.
Paraffin
Another waxy material. This one comes from petrochemicals.
Persea Gratissima (Avocado Butter)
Natural moisturizer.
Phenol
The third and final ingredient that makes this product distinctly “Carmex-y.”
PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
Still more oily materials to provide lip slip.
Saccharin
Lo-cal sweetener.
Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Tristearate
Emulsifiers.
Tocopheryl Linoleate (Vitamin E Linoleate)
Antioxidant, may also provide some moisturization.
Tribehenin
A smoothing lubricant and humectant.
Titanium Dioxide (CI 778912), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090)
Coloring agents.
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Personally I don’t like most American lip balms because most contain oxybenzone (yes, I know this filter is safe, but my skin is sensitive to oxybenzone), don’t protect really well against UV-A rays and give a cold sensation.
I’d like to see less boring and more creative lip balms…
At first sight i see that it doesnt have enough UVA protection (right?), its something Ive noticed in most of lip products (lipbalms, lipsticks….) is there any special reason?.