Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine Pink Sugar
by Summer Fridays · skin_care
Editor's Take
Gloss lovers get the plush shine they came for, but the clean score takes the hit from petrochemical film formers on a lip product.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.5 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.2 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 3.7 / 10
- Sustainability: 7.2 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Strong here: Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleate, Shea Butter, and Sodium Hyaluronate make a cushiony balm that gives shine, comfort, and better staying power than a basic gloss. The texture work is Modern too, with an organoclay setup helping keep that buttery, non-runny feel. The trade-off is clean alignment: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Microcrystalline Wax, fragrance, BHT, and synthetic colorants matter more on lips because incidental ingestion is part of the use case. A polished, high-performing lip balm, not the pick for shoppers chasing strict clean-beauty standards.
Full INCI list
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire microcristalline, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Propylene Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Fragrance/Parfum, Mica, BHT, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)