
About this product
A lip balm enriched with tripeptides and moisturising butters, designed to plump and hydrate lips while maintaining the lip barrier.
Full ingredients
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides, Glyceryl Rosinate, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Candelilla Cera, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil, Squalane, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Behenate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopherol, Portulaca Pilosa Extract, Trihydroxystearin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sucrose Cocoate, Brassica Alba Sprout Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Glucomannan
Guru Score
Mixed
10 experts · Strong agreementWhat they liked
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What the gurus are saying
The taste divides opinion sharply: several gurus found it unpleasant (described as savoury or like chicken soup), which becomes noticeable with repeated wear, while others did not mention it at all. On plumping, the balm delivers solid hydration and a smooth, non-sticky slip that many prefer to thick occlusives, though actual visible lip fullness is modest and takes time if it appears at all. The peptide formula earns praise for barrier repair and affordable pricing, but a few gurus questioned whether the plumping claims lean on temporary effects from hyaluronic acid or minor irritation rather than the peptides themselves. Best suited to those prioritising lasting moisture and lip health over dramatic immediate plumping, and worth a patch test first if you have sensitive or easily irritated lips.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A lip balm enriched with tripeptides and moisturising butters, designed to plump and hydrate lips while maintaining the lip barrier.
The gurus are split. 3 of the 10 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 6 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 60%.
The INKEY List Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm holds a Guru Score of 60%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected.
The INKEY List Tripeptide Plumping Lip Balm is generally suited to mature skin.
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