The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthetic version of the super commonly used mineral, Mica. The advantage of being synthetic is that it has amore consistent quality, fewer impurities and an even lower heavy metal content than Mica (not that Mica's heavy metal content is high).

This wax comes from a shrub native to Mexico. Since it is a plant derived wax, it is considered vegan.The unique thing about petrolatum is that it is the most effective occlusive agent known today. While the occlusivity of mineral oil is in the same league as the occlusivity of plant oils, petrolatum is in a league of its own. It sits on top of the skin and hinders so-called transepidermal water loss (TEWL) like nothingelse. I have been using the CARE:NEL Berry Lip Night Mask every night that I remembered to use it. I always have a bit of a love-hate relationship with different lip balms and caring products. Often they make my lips feel extremely soft, but after the product is gone my lips are even drier than normal. I sometimes had this issue with this lip mask as well, but I feel like after using it multiple nights in a row, that issue was gone. A mainly oil loving molecule that helps water and oil to mix nicely, aka emulsifier. In itself, it can create water-in-oil emulsions (when water droplets are dispersedin oil), but it is used mostly next to water-loving emulsifiers to create nice and smooth oil-in-water creams.It can also function as a wetting and dispersing agent helping insoluble particles such as color pigments or inorganic sunscreens (zinc/titanium dioxide) to disperse nice and even in liquids. A helper ingredient that's used as an oilgelling agent together with its sibling, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer. The famous or maybe rather infamous mineral oil. The clear oily liquid that is the "cheap by-product" of refining crude oil and the one that gets a lot of heat for its poor provenance. It is a very controversial ingredient with pros and cons and plenty of mythsaround it. So let us see them:

It is also non-comedogenic, though its pure form is very heavy and greasy so combination and oily skin typesmight want to avoid it anyway. Badmouthing mineral oil is a favorite sport of many, it is a cheap material and being connected to petrolatum makes it fairly easy to demonize. A form of vitamin E that works as an antioxidant. Compared to the pure form it's more stable, has longer shelf life, but it's also more poorly absorbed by the skin. A mainly oil loving molecule that helps water and oil to mix nicely, aka emulsifier. In itself, it can create water-in-oil emulsions (when water droplets are dispersedin oil), but it is used mostly next to water-loving emulsifiers to create nice and smooth oil-in-water creams.It can also function as a wetting and dispersing agent helping insoluble particles such as color pigmentsYou can use a lip mask daily. Including it in your skin care routine will deliver long-lasting hydration and nourishment to the lips.

Then the actual product is in a little plastic jar. Even though it is plastic, I think it feels quite luxurious. Also, this jar is huge. There is so much product in here, this will last you a life time! The product also comes with a small spoon, so you can use the lip mask without getting bacteria from your fingers in the jar, which is a nice extra. As you could guess, the lip mask has a berry scent to it and is a lovely pink colour. It promises to make your lips soft and moisturised overnight. My ExperienceThe generic term for nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. It is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average. A lip mask works similar to a sheet mask. It has deep moisturizing and conditioning properties and heals peeled, flaky lips. These are thin masks infused with hydrating ingredients that protect, nourish, and plump lips. While it is true that industrial grade mineral oil contains carcinogenic components (so-calledpolycyclic compounds), these are completely removed from cosmetic and food grade mineral oil and there is no scientific data showing that the pure, cosmetic grade version is carcinogenic. For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.