Rhode peptide lip treatment: The vegan, cruelty-free Rhode peptide lip treatment has fun shades and scents, and you’ve likely seen all the influencers on your social media feed touting it. It also hydrates and plumps the lips with shea butter, peptides, cupuaçu (a chocolatey fruit native to the Amazon) and babassu (an oil made from the South American babassu palm). It provides high shine like a lip gloss. 

This treatment is best for someone who wants a slightly thicker, shinier lip treatment akin to a lip gloss. It is available in an unscented option, as well as vanilla, salted caramel and watermelon slice scents. Rhode also has a fragrance-free peptide lip tint in five shades.

It’s important to note that some consumers, including Anna, with the salted caramel scent, have experienced varying degrees of gritty particles in this balm. While it doesn’t bother her, and she barely notices it after she rubs her lips together, it may bother some more than others, depending on the degree of grittiness. After taking a swatch photo of the balm, Anna decided not to include it in this list because of the amount of particles. While some haven’t dealt with this, and others recommend soaking the product in warm water to melt the particles, she wouldn’t recommend purchasing a lip product that may or may not be gritty. 

Rituel de Fille Thorn Bite Peptide Plump Crème lip oil: This clean beauty brand is known for its lipsticks and lip products. Its peptide lip oil is available in three sheer shades and comes in a luxurious-feeling glass vial. CNET Editor Caroline Igo tested the rose dew shade, which is close to a clear shine with a hint of pink. It’s made with Murla seed oil, mango butter, shea oil, jojoba extract, rosehip and coconut oil.  

The Rituel de Fille peptide lip oil is best for those who are looking for a sheer color with a nice shine. This product is similar to lip gloss in that it’s extremely smooth, shiny and has a plumping look. It’s buildable and can go over any lipstick or lip stain. 

While this is a clean beauty brand, some people experience some sensitivities, Caroline included. It contains ginger oil, which Caroline is allergic to, and it causes her a tingling sensation. While this won’t happen to everyone, it’s also important to note that it has a strong floral scent that may bother some with sensitive skin. Caroline didn’t include this product in this list due to the reaction that it caused her, but she still considers it a great product for its volume, consistency, look and feel. Catie Boucher, DCNP, FNP-C, who is board-certified in dermatology and family medicine and founder of SavvyDerm, says, “Anyone with a history of sensitive skin or eczema should be sure to patch test a lip product with peptides to make sure they don’t have a reaction.”