SPF lip balm
The best sun protection for your lips? Lip balm with a UV filter
A protective lip balm will perfectly protect the skin on your lips from UV rays. SPF 50, 30 or 15 – that’s up to you and where you’re headed.
Why use a lip balm with SPF?
The sun can warm you up, help prevent fatigue and lift your mood. But it also contains harmful UV radiation, which can burn the skin painfully; it also causes irritation and, in the long term, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and a decrease in skin elasticity. While a sun cream will help protect your body, lip balm with sun protection factor (aka SPF) exists to protect the delicate skin on your lips. Without the necessary protection, your lips can dry out, crack, become painful and develop premature wrinkles.
When is the most important time to have SPF for your lips?
- In the summer, when the sun shines most intensely. A high SPF should always be used if on a tropical holiday.
- When swimming, the sun’s rays not only shine down on you from above, but they also reflect off the surface of the water.
- In winter, it is also possible to get sunburnt on a clear day – especially in the mountains, when the sun’s rays are amplified by the high altitude and the reflection off the snow.
- Don’t underestimate cloudy days either. UV rays also work in indirect sunlight.
How do you choose the best SPF lip balm?
SPF 15 blocks 93% of UV rays. SPF 30 blocks 97%, and SPF 50 lip balm blocks 98%. Nothing can give you 100% protection from the sun, but it’s clear that the higher the SPF, the better. So, if you’re going to do some really intense sunbathing, choose the highest SPF.
In addition to SPF, you shouldn’t overlook the other ingredients that can help your lips recover after a good dose of sun. For example:
- Vitamin E absorbs and therefore reduces UV radiation. It therefore helps prevent premature skin ageing.
- Shea butter helps with cell renewal during exposure to the sun. It is also intensely nourishing and moisturising.
- Jojoba oil soothes the skin, plus it’s filled with antioxidants that help prevent sun damage.
Tip: Want to add some colour to your lips whilst protecting them from the sun? Then choose a tinted lip balm with SPF.
You should always have an SPF lip balm in your summer essentials. Choose the best lip balm with spf to protect you from the sun at Notino.