Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20 ingredients (Explained) (2025)

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Ingredients overview

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Synthetic Beeswax, Lauryl Laurate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Meadowfoam Estolide, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glycerin, Acacia Senegal Gum, Crocus Chrysanthus Bulb Extract

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Highlights

#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free

Alcohol Free

Fragrance and Essential Oil Free

Key Ingredients

Skin-identical ingredient: Glycerin

Sunscreen: Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone

Other Ingredients

Chelating: Caprylhydroxamic Acid

Emollient: Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Caprylyl Glycol

Moisturizer/humectant: Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin

Perfuming: Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Viscosity controlling: Synthetic Beeswax

Skim through

Ingredient name what-it-does irr., com. ID-Rating
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1
Synthetic Beeswax viscosity controlling
Lauryl Laurate
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine sunscreen goodie
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate sunscreen goodie
Ethylhexyl Triazone sunscreen goodie
Meadowfoam Estolide
Copernicia Cerifera Wax emollient 0, 1
Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating
Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar
Acacia Senegal Gum
Crocus Chrysanthus Bulb Extract

Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20

Ingredients explained

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Also-called: Castor Oil | What-it-does: emollient, perfuming | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0-1

Castor oil is sourced from the castor bean plant native to tropical areas in Eastern Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is an age-old ingredient (it’s over 4,000 years old!) with many uses including as a shoe polish, food additive and motor lubricant. You would be reasonable to think that putting shoe polish on your face wouldn’t be the best idea, but it turns out castor oil has some unique properties that make it a stalwart in thick and gloss-giving formulas (think lipsticks and highlighters).

So what is so special about it? The answer is its main fatty acid, called ricinoleic acid (85-95%). Unlike other fatty acids, ricinoleic acid has an extra water-loving part (aka -OH group) on its fatty chain that gives Castor Oil several unique properties. First, it is thicker than other oils, then its solubility is different (e.g. dissolves in alcohol but not in mineral oil), and it allows all kindsof chemical modificationsother oils do not, hence the lots ofCastor oil-derived ingredients. It is alsomore glossy than other oils, in fact,itcreates the highest gloss of all natural oils when applied to the skin. Other than that, it is a very effective emollient and occlusive that reduces skin moisture loss so it is quite common in smaller amounts in moisturizers.

While it is very unlikely (and this is true for pretty much every ingredient), cases of reactions to castor oil have been reported, so if your skin is sensitive, it never hurts to patch test.

Synthetic Beeswax

What-it-does: emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling

Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20 ingredients (Explained) (2) We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Lauryl Laurate

Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20 ingredients (Explained) (3) We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine - goodie

Also-called: Tinosorb S, Bemotrizinol | What-it-does: sunscreen

Its INCIname is abit of a mouthful, but Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine is worth recognizing it as it isone of the best sunscreen agents known today. Unfortunately, it's not FDA-approved so you will not find it in sunscreens coming from the US (not because it's not good, but becauseUS regulations make it impossible for newer sunscreen agents to get approved), but it is widely available in other parts of the world like Europe, Australia or Asia.

It is abroad-spectrum (covers the whole UVB and UVA range, 280-400 nm) chemical sunscreen agent with peak protections at about 310 and 345 nm and unlike older UV filters, it's very photostable. It hardlydeteriorates in the presence of UV light and it's also useful in stabilizing other less stable sunscreen agents, like the famous UVA protector, avobenzone.

It's a new generation sunscreen agent that was specifically designed for high SPF and good UVA protectionand based on a 2007 study that compared 18 sunscreen agents available in the EU it really had the best SPF protection(they used the highest concentration allowed by EU regulations from each 18 sunscreens and Trinosorb S gave an SPF 20 all by itself).

It is an oil-soluble, slightly yellowish powder that is not absorbed into the skin too much. This is good news for a sunscreen agent as it needs to be on the surface of the skin to do its job properly. Regarding Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine side effects, we have good news here as well: ithas a great safety profile and unlike a couple of other chemical sunscreens, Trinosorb S (and M) does not showestrogenic activity.

Overall, we think Trinosorb S is one of the best sunscreen options available today.

Are you into sunscreen agents? We have shiny explanations(along with product lists) about others as well:

  • Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, aka Tinosorb M, the good buddy of our current molecule Tinosorb S
  • Tris-Biphenyl Triazine, aka Tinosorb A2B, the newest addition to the Tinosorb family that protects strongly in an in-between wavelength that most other filters miss
  • Ethylhexyl Triazone, aka Uvinul T 150, another new generation sunscreen agent with super-high UVB protection
  • Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, aka Uvinul A Plus, a new generation sunscreen for UVA protection

Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate - goodie

Also-called: Uvinul A Plus, DHHB | What-it-does: sunscreen

Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate is anew generation, chemicalsunscreen agent (not available in the US due to impossible FDA regulations) that's designed for high UVA protection and high photostability. It gives sun protection in the whole UVA range (320-400 nm) with peak protection at 354nm. It can be used up to 10% worldwide except for the US and Canada.

Ethylhexyl Triazone - goodie

Also-called: Uvinul T 150, Octyltriazone | What-it-does: sunscreen

Ethylhexyl Triazone is anew generation, chemical sunscreen (not available in the US due to impossible FDA regulations) thatgives the highest photo-stable absorption of all available UVB filters today. It protects in the UVB range (280-320nm) with a peak protection of 314nm. It is an oil soluble, odorless, colorless powder that works well in fragrance-free formulas. It can be used up to 5% worldwide except for the US and Canada.

Meadowfoam Estolide

Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20 ingredients (Explained) (4) We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Copernicia Cerifera Wax

Also-called: Carnauba Wax | What-it-does: emollient | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1

A vegetable wax coming fromthe leaves of the Brazilian tropical palm tree,Copernicia cerifera. Similar to other waxes, it is used to stabilize and give body to products, or to keep stick type formulas solid. It is the hardest natural wax with a high melting point (around 85C) and high gloss making it a great wax choice for lip products.

Caprylyl Glycol

What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant, emollient, deodorant

It’s a handy multi-tasking ingredient that gives the skin a nice, soft feel. At the same time, it also boosts the effectiveness of other preservatives, such as the nowadays super commonly used phenoxyethanol.

The blend of these two (caprylyl glycol + phenoxyethanol) is called Optiphen, which not only helps to keep your cosmetics free from nasty things for a long time but also gives a good feel to the finished product. It's a popular duo.

Caprylhydroxamic Acid

What-it-does: chelating

A chelating agent that helps to preserve cosmetic products by neutralizing the metal ions (especially iron) in the formula (that usually get into there from water). Its special thing is that it also acts as abiostatic and fungistatic agent and remains active even at high pH.

It is often coupled withantimicrobial glycols(such as propanediol) to create a "preservative free preservative system" for cosmetic products.

Glycerin - superstar

Also-called: Glycerol | What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0

  • A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
  • A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
  • Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
  • Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
  • High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin

Read all the geeky details about Glycerin here >>

Acacia Senegal Gum

Also-called: Gum Arabic

A natural polymer(big molecules from repeated subunits) that is harvested from theAcacia treein thesub-Saharan region in Africa. It's a great thickening and binding agent. Often coupled with xanthan gum, as it helps to reduce its unpleasant stickiness.

Crocus Chrysanthus Bulb Extract

Cosmed Atopia Lip Balm SPF 20 ingredients (Explained) (5) We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

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