Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Key actives
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Subverting our ingrained wariness towards all things blue, the ultra-hydrating Blue Butterfly Balm is the pinnacle of clean beauty with a 98%(!)
Source: Cultbeauty
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
Baobab oil. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant effect
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and might as well help to attract moisture to its upper layer
An emollient made of jojoba oil. Helps soften the skin and support its barrier function
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
Helps oil and water mix together while softening the upper layer of the skin
An essential oil that has anti-inflammatory properties but also contains irritating compounds
A great emollient. Contains vitamin E (tocopherol) which may give it some anti-oxidant properties. Can contain volatile compounds and can be irritating
An emollient that helps to soften the skin. It has a high contetn of oleic acid that might weaken the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. It might be somewhat helpful against hyperpigmentation.
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Saturated with potent blue butterfly flower and Kalahari melon extracts among 19 other botanicals and a nourishing blend of macadamia, cupuaçu and evening primrose oils, this balm reinforces and protects the lipid barrier, seals moisture for up to 24 hours of deep hydration, ‘plumps’ out the look of dehydration lines and smooths roughness.
Source: Cultbeauty
This product does not contain ingredients that are able to reduce fine lines and wrinkles or help with skin elasticity, but it can improve the look of the skin temporarily through moisturization. Well-moisturized skin might also be able to repair the sun damage better.This ingredient - butyrospermum parkii butter - could be helpful for preventing or repairing signs of aging in theory, but there is no evidence that it actually works.
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 62/100.
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Ingredient list view
Caprylyl caprylate/caprate, Unknown, Macadamia integrifolia seed oil, Polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-6 distearate, Pentylene glycol, Clitoria ternatea flower extract, Mangifera indica seed butter, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Glyceryl stearate, Cetyl alcohol, Theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, Linum usitatissimum seed oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Oryza sativa starch, Jojoba esters, Boswellia carterii oil, Oenothera biennis oil, Adansonia digitata oil, Unknown, Cucumis melo seed oil, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Pelargonium graveolens oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Tanacetum annuum flower oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopherol
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