Mary&May
Blooming Glow Lip
lips balm
Mary&May
lips balm
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Take the skin testThe Mary&May Blooming Glow Lip is a nourishing lip treatment designed to enhance natural lip color or deliver a soft wash of color while delivering hydration and a soft, radiant shine. Infused with moisturizing and conditioning ingredients, this lightweight formula glides smoothly onto the lips, creating a glossy, healthy-looking finish without stickiness.
Blooming Glow Lip is a cushioning balm from Mary&May, a brand based in Korea. Its job is UV protection, with the rest of the formula working on hydration. The ingredient list runs to 44 ingredients, each broken down in full below.
By its ingredient list the formula reads as moderately cushioned — emollient enough to feel like a cream, without the heaviest occlusives near the top. The oils in it point to a dewy, emollient finish rather than a matte one. Hydration is handled by Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate and Saussurea Involucrata Extract, humectants that pull water into the upper layers of skin rather than sealing it there.
It is a mineral sunscreen, filtering with Titanium Dioxide. Between them those filters cover UVB and UVA II. They stop short of UVA I (340–400 nm), the deepest ageing wavelengths, so this is not a broad-spectrum filter system by the strictest reading. Every filter in the formula is photostable, so its protection does not fall away over the first hour in the sun — reapplication is still about sweat, water and rubbing rather than degradation.
Hydration: High. Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin, and here that comes from Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Saussurea Involucrata Extract and Diisostearyl Malate.
On richness alone it suits Dry, Combination (dry) and Balanced skin best, and is the least natural fit for Combination (oily) and Oily skin. Nothing in the list is flagged as a common irritant, which is a reasonable starting point for reactive skin — though a patch test is still the only way to know.
The formula contributes little or nothing on barrier support, antioxidant protection, oil control and brightening and tone. That is not a fault — most products are not meant to do everything — but if one of those is your priority, this is not the product that will address it.
Reading the full list, the formula is fragrance-free, essential-oil-free, no drying alcohol, paraben-free, silicone-free and sulfate-free. Those claims come from the ingredient list itself, not from the packaging.
Use it in the morning. In a routine it goes taken with food. Follow the dose on the pack and check interactions with anything you already take. It carries UV filters, so it belongs in your morning routine.
This summary is generated from the product's ingredient list. It is not a review, it is not the brand's own marketing claims, and it does not replace advice from a dermatologist.
Drawn purely from the ingredient list
Scored on how rich or light the formula reads from its INCI order.
No ingredient in this formula carries a common-irritant flag, making it a reasonable option for reactive skin. A patch test is still recommended, as individual skin reactivity varies.
Based on the curated benefits documented for this product's ingredients.
Boosts collagen and cell turnover to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Attracts and locks in moisture to keep skin plump and dewy
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation for sensitive skin
Brightens and balances complexion for a more uniform appearance
None of the ingredients in this formula are associated with these benefits. This is not unusual, as most products are designed to target a limited number of concerns.
Mineral filter system · does not reach UVA I
Strong UVB and short-UVA protection, but it stops before UVA I — a mineral formula leaning on titanium dioxide alone needs zinc oxide beside it for deep UVA.
The actives, UV filters and benefit-carrying ingredients in this formula, in the order they are listed.
2nd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Bis(16-methylheptadecyl) malate
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Hexanedioic acid, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl diester, esters from reaction with a mixture of octanoic, decanoic, isooctadecanoic, octadecanoic and 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acids
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Propene, 2-methyl-, homopolymer
7th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogenated
10th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
Titanium dioxide (CI 77891)
14th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-yl acetate
19th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Aqua (EU),Deionized Water,Distilled Water,Micromatrix Fractile AN,Onsen-Sui (JPN),Purified Water
21st on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Cyanocobalamin; Vitamine B12
24th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Butane-1,3-diol (CAS No. 107-88-0/ EC No. 203-529-7) (R)-(-)-butane-1,3-diol” (CAS No. 6290-03-5/ EC No. 228-532-0)
27th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Hyaluronic acid, sodium, salt
33rd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract is an extract obrained from the flowers of the Calendula, Calendula officinalis L., Compositae
34th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae
Each axis is scored from the ingredients present and how high up the list they sit.
Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin
Lipids and repair signals that support skin barrier integrity
Ingredients that mop up free radicals from UV and pollution
Ingredients that moderate sebum or absorb shine
Ingredients that act on uneven tone and post-inflammatory marks
Ingredients aimed at visible redness and reactivity
Retinoids, acids and enzymes that speed surface turnover
Peptides and growth factors that signal for collagen support
Every filter in this formula is photostable
"Active" here means an ingredient carrying a recorded active type or a recognised UV filter.
Solvents, emollients, texture agents and preservatives — the formula that carries the actives.
Read from the full ingredient list. A brand's own claim may differ.
Ethylene/propylene Copolymer
Disperse Blue 1
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Judged by the same curated rules our routine checker uses. It reads the ingredients, not the label.
Nothing in this formula belongs to a group our rules can put in conflict, so it layers freely. Order still matters — thinnest texture first.
Flags to check, not verdicts. None of this is medical advice — if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or treating a skin condition, ask a doctor.
Most ingredients do more than one job, so these counts add up to more than the 44 ingredients on the label.
Botanical material, usually for antioxidants or scent
Changes how skin behaves rather than how it feels
Softens and smooths by filling gaps between skin cells
Sets the thickness, spread and stability of the formula
Draws water into the upper layers of skin
Amino-acid chains that signal for repair or firmness
Dissolves and carries everything else
Neutralises free radicals from UV and pollution
Forms a film that slows water loss
Lifts oil and dirt, or holds oil and water together
Changes how the product smells or looks
Loosens or dissolves dead surface cells
Absorbs or scatters ultraviolet light
Every ingredient on the label, in order, with what it does and roughly how much of it is likely to be there.
1st on the list, which puts it at an estimated 10–40% of the formula.
Mango Butter Dimer Dilinoleyl Esters/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer is a polymer of Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate end-capped with the esters formed by the transesterification of Mangifera Indica Seed Butter and dilinoleyl alcohol.
2nd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Bis(16-methylheptadecyl) malate
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Hexanedioic acid, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl diester, esters from reaction with a mixture of octanoic, decanoic, isooctadecanoic, octadecanoic and 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acids
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Propene, 2-methyl-, homopolymer
5th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, isooctadecanoates (1:3) (2 mol glycerol average molar ratio)
6th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Paraffin is a solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum characterized by relatively large crystals.
7th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
1-Decene, homopolymer, hydrogenated
8th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
Cera Microcristallina (EU),Hydrocarbon Waxes, Microcryst,Petroleum Wax, Microcrystalline
9th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax is a wax obtained from the peel of the fruit of Rhus verniciflua, Anacardiaceae .
10th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
Titanium dioxide (CI 77891)
11th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–3% of the formula.
Sorbitan, isooctadecanoate
12th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–3% of the formula.
Ethene, polymer with propene
13th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
14th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-yl acetate
15th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2-(4-Amino-3-nitroanilino)ethanol
16th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
4-(2',3'-Dihydroxypropyl)amino-3-nitro-trifluoromethylbenzene
17th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2-(2-amino-4-nitroanilino)ethanol
18th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Iron Powder is the element consisting of powdered metallic iron
19th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Aqua (EU),Deionized Water,Distilled Water,Micromatrix Fractile AN,Onsen-Sui (JPN),Purified Water
20th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae
21st on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Cyanocobalamin; Vitamine B12
22nd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Dialuminium tris[2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate] (CI 45380)
23rd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4,5,8-tetraamino-
24th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Butane-1,3-diol (CAS No. 107-88-0/ EC No. 203-529-7) (R)-(-)-butane-1,3-diol” (CAS No. 6290-03-5/ EC No. 228-532-0)
25th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Tremella Fuciformis (Mushroom) Extract is an extract of the Mushroom, Tremella Fuciformis
26th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol
27th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Hyaluronic acid, sodium, salt
28th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Rose, Rosa hybrida, Rosaceae
29th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Saussurea Involucrata Extract is an extract of the whole plant, Saussurea involucrata, Asteraceae
30th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract is an extract of the flower of Prunus serrulata, Rosaceae
31st on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Sacred Lotus, Nelumbium speciosum, Nymphaeaceae
32nd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Water Lily, Nymphaea alba L., Nymphaeaceae
33rd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract is an extract obrained from the flowers of the Calendula, Calendula officinalis L., Compositae
34th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract is the extract of the flowers of the Camellia, Camellia japonica L., Theaceae
35th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract is an extract of the flowerheads of the matricaria, Chamomilla recutita (L.), Compositae
36th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract is the extract of the roots of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Liliaceae
37th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Acetyl hexapeptide-8 is the synthetic peptide consisting of arginine, methionine, and acetylated glutamic acid residues
38th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Acetyl Octapeptide-3 is the reaction product of acetic acid and Octapeptide-3
39th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Lysine, synthetic pentapeptide with serine, and threonine, hexadecanoyl derivatives
40th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 is the reaction product of palmitic acid and Tetrapeptide-7
41st on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Tripeptide-1 is a synthetic peptide containing glycine, histidine, and lysine
42nd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Tripeptide-2 is a synthetic peptide containing tryrosine and valine residues
43rd on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol; .alpha.-tocopherol; Vitamin E
44th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Ceramide NP,1,3,4-Octadecanetriol, 2-Octadecanamide,Stearoyl-C18-Phytosphingosine,Stearoyl-4-Hydroxysphinganine
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MANGO BUTTER DIMER DILINOLEYL ESTERS/DIMER DILINOLEATE COPOLYMER, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, PARAFFIN, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, RHUS VERNICIFLUA PEEL WAX, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE COPOLYMER, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, HC RED NO. 7, HC YELLOW NO. 6, HC YELLOW NO. 5, IRON POWDER, WATER, CAMELLIA JAPONICA SEED OIL, CYANOCOBALAMIN, PIGMENT RED 90:1 ALUMINUM LAKE, DISPERSE BLUE 1, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS EXTRACT, BHT, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT, SAUSSUREA INVOLUCRATA EXTRACT, PRUNUS SERRULATA FLOWER EXTRACT, NELUMBIUM SPECIOSUM FLOWER EXTRACT, NYMPHAEA ALBA FLOWER EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CAMELLIA JAPONICA FLOWER EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT, ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES ROOT EXTRACT, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, ACETYL OCTAPEPTIDE-3, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, TRIPEPTIDE-1, TRIPEPTIDE-2, TOCOPHEROL, CERAMIDE NP.
SODIUM HYALURONATE, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, ACETYL OCTAPEPTIDE-3, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, TRIPEPTIDE-1, CERAMIDE NP.
Apply directly onto clean lips using the applicator. Reapply as needed throughout the day for hydration and shine. Use alone or layer for a glossy finish and color enhancement.
Judged on how rich the formula reads from its ingredient list, it suits Dry, Combination (dry), Balanced skin best. It is the least natural fit for Combination (oily), Oily skin.
No ingredient in this formula carries a common-irritant flag, making it a reasonable option for reactive skin. A patch test is still recommended, as individual skin reactivity varies.
4 ingredients could feed malassezia: Mango Butter Dimer Dilinoleyl Esters/dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil. That describes the yeast's food supply, not a prediction that they will cause a breakout.
Nothing in this formula is on the standard pregnancy-caution list. That is not medical clearance — check anything you use daily with your doctor or midwife.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is fragrance-free.
No. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is no drying alcohol.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is silicone-free.
No. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is essential-oil-free.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is paraben-free.
It layers well with Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), Retinoids (retinol, retinal), AHAs (glycolic, lactic), BHA (salicylic acid), PHAs (gluconolactone), Benzoyl peroxide.
Use it in the morning, taken with food.
It lists 44 ingredients, of which 8 are recorded as actives.
Mary&May, a brand based in Korea.
It filters UV with Titanium Dioxide (titanium dioxide).
Not in the strictest sense. Its filters stop short of UVA I (340–400 nm), the deepest ageing wavelengths.
Possibly. It filters with mineral UV filters, which sit on the surface and can leave a visible cast on deeper skin tones, especially at high SPF.
It contains none of the filters named in the Hawaii and Key West reef legislation (oxybenzone and octinoxate). "Reef safe" is not a regulated term, so treat that as a fact about the filter list rather than a certification.
Yes. Let it set for a couple of minutes before foundation so it does not pill, and reapply over makeup with a stick or powder rather than rubbing more in.
Every two hours of sun exposure, and immediately after swimming, sweating heavily or towelling off.
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