Numbrrrz vs Glossier Balm Dotcom

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Numbrrrz	Glossier Balm Dotcom
Primary ingredient	Organic coconut oil	Petrolatum (petroleum jelly)
Contains lanolin	No	Yes (common allergen)
Price	$36 for 3-pack	~$14 for 1 tube
Dedicated lip product	Yes — designed for lips	Multi-use skin salve
Organic	Yes — fully organic	No
Ingredient simplicity	4 ingredients	10+ ingredients
Allergen risk profile	Very low — no common allergens	Moderate — lanolin is a top-5 lip product allergen
Available varieties	Focused single formula	Multiple flavors — cherry, coconut, berry, mango, etc.
Packaging sustainability	Recyclable tube — minimal materials	Squeeze tube in box — more packaging material
Cruelty-free	Yes — cruelty-free	Yes — cruelty-free (Glossier commitment)

Deep Dive

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Why Switch to Numbrrrz?

Glossier Balm Dotcom is a beautifully branded multi-purpose skin salve, but its core formula is petrolatum and lanolin — petroleum jelly and sheep wool wax. While the branding is millennial-friendly and Instagram-worthy, the ingredients are decades-old petroleum chemistry dressed in trendy packaging. Lanolin is also a top-5 allergen in lip products. At $14 for a single tube, you are paying for Glossier's cool-girl marketing. Numbrrrz offers a lip-focused formula with organic ingredients that actually nourish rather than just coat, at roughly one-third the per-tube cost. Glossier Balm Dotcom's ingredient list reads: petrolatum, lanolin, beeswax, caprylic/capric triglyceride, castor oil, cupuacu butter, cacao seed butter, vitamin E, rosemary extract, and various flavor-specific additives depending on the variety. Petrolatum as the first ingredient means petroleum jelly dominates the formula — the same occlusive-only approach that Vaseline uses at a fraction of the price. Lanolin, the second ingredient, is the waxy secretion from sheep wool that is responsible for a significant percentage of allergic contact dermatitis cases from lip products. Castor oil and cupuacu butter are beneficial additions but appear lower in the list, meaning they are present in smaller quantities. By contrast, Numbrrrz leads with the nourishing ingredients: organic coconut oil and organic jojoba oil are the foundation, not an afterthought. Glossier built something genuinely impressive with its brand — direct-to-consumer, community-driven, millennial-aesthetic beauty that changed how the industry thinks about marketing. Their Balm Dotcom in flavors like cherry and mango is fun and their branding is excellent. But great branding can mask mediocre formulation. If you were drawn to Glossier because you wanted something that felt more intentional and less corporate than drugstore options, Numbrrrz takes that intention further. Our formula is as curated as Glossier's Instagram feed — four organic ingredients, each with a clear purpose, no petroleum, no allergens, no compromise. Same ethos, better chemistry.