OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment
by OLEHENRIKSEN · other
Editor's Take
The peptides earn their keep here, but the Polybutene-heavy gloss base makes this a high-performing lip treatment with a stubborn petroleum footprint.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.4 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 4.9 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 3.5 / 10
The Verdict
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 sit alongside cloudberry oil, kokum butter, and sterols, giving dry lips more than temporary shine. The dense film should cushion, reduce moisture loss, and wear well, while the peptide and lipid package supports longer-term conditioning. The trade-off is a petroleum-dominant base, plus undisclosed fragrance and titanium dioxide in a product routinely exposed to incidental swallowing. Strong performance, but not my pick for a cleaner or lower-impact daily balm.
Is OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment clean?
DARE scores OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment by OLEHENRIKSEN 4.9 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment?
The formula leads with Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Silica, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment by OLEHENRIKSEN scores Performance 8.4 / 10, Clean Standards 4.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 3.5 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Cera Microcristallina/Microcrystalline Wax/Cire Microcristalline, Silica, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Irvingia Gabonensiskernel Butter, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Oleic Acid, Lactic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cera Carnauba/Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax/Cire De Carnauba, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Sorbitan Isostearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Octyldodecanol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tribehenin, Propylene Carbonate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Parfum/Fragrance, Citral, Limonene, Linalool, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)