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Summer Fridays · Skin · Lip care

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm

A glossy, cushiony balm with shea and murumuru butter in a squeeze tube. The packaging and flavors are half the appeal; moisture lasts less long than the shine.

15 gBalmShea butterMurumuru seed butterHyaluronic acidScented
$24 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want a balm that looks like a gloss
  • You like a vanilla flavor and collect the shades
  • You want a soft tube for your bag

Walk past if

  • You want value; $24 MSRP is a lot for a balm
  • Your lips stay dry for long stretches; owners say they reapply constantly
  • You keep tubes for months; owners report splits and leaks

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Shea butterMurumuru seed butterHyaluronic acid

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

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, Vanillin, Tocopherol, Propylene Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Mica, BHT

Known issue

Owners say it does not hydrate for long, recent tubes feel slippery, and applicators or tube ends split and leak after light use.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

Aquaphor Lip RepairNo maker list price for this sizeNot a petrolatum balm: octyldodecanol and castor seed oil carry panthenol, glycerin and shea butter, preservative and fragrance free according to the maker. Owners like the relief and complain about the taste.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page, Vanilla shade: ingredient list with vanillin, 15 g list price, vegan statement, a stated hint of vanilla flavor. Other shades may list different flavorings.
  2. Sephora reviews, 4.3 from about 18,000: lips left dry or chapped, a new formula called slippery and short-lasting, and hype for a clear gloss.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, only about five: hard to dispense, squirts out the wrong end of the tube, a scent one reviewer disliked, and cheaper balms as good. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.