This One Product You’re Not Using Is Making Your Lips Look Small, Wrinkled, And Shriveled
by The Candidly Team
We recently wrote about the only anti-aging products that really do anything. Seriously. Read it. It was a real eye opener. Truly.
And we all know in our hearts that SPF is the motherlode of anti-aging, don’t we? Like, it’s the reason we WON’T GET sun damage and WON’T GET deep wrinkles and WONT GET skin cancer. And yet, we’re so drawn to glycolics and thick creams and this dumb stuff that doesn’t hold a candle to just actually protecting our skin from the sun.
Exhibit A. We all know this haunting photo of a truck driver whose right side was the side facing the sun while he drove for 28 years:
But in most of that spf talk, no one talks about….
OUR LIPS.
If you take nothing else from our site this entire year, take this: WE ALL NEED TO BE WEARING LIP BALM WITH SPF.
Sorry for so many all-caps shouting moments, we just want to show you how unbelievably important this is for your anti-aging journey. Without it? We are at a staggeringly high risk for deeper lines and lip wrinkles, extreme dryness (which makes us all look like withered smokers), and of course, skin cancer. So why aren’t we all wearing it? Unclear. But today we have rounded up our 4 absolute favorites, including some that are wildly inexpensive, so you really have no excuse.
Here they are.
1. EltaMD UV Lip Balm BroadSpectrum SPF 36
WHY: This one is the gold standard. Extremely moisturizing and softening but doesn’t have that gunky sunscreeny feel.
Price: $17
2. Super goop play Lip Balm SPF 30
WHY: Extremely lightweight but highly moisturizing, honestly, this is mostly just cuter polishing. Though it also comes in mineral form.
Price: $12
3. Cay Skin Isle Lip Balm SPF 30
WHY: SPF 30, but wears like a super shiny (but non-sticky) gloss, and it tastes delish. Packed with niacinamide and sea moss, this is sort of the best of both worlds of effective ingredients but also so very pretty.
Price: $15
4. Aquaphor Lip Repair + Protect Broad Spectrum SPF 30
WHY: And if you’re a wander-into-a-drugstore-and-want-a-good-option type of person, you won’t do better than Aquaphor. It’s the thinnest, most Vaseline-like consistency, and we may or may not have 6-10 tubes littered all over our house presently.
Price: $5
Pick one. If not to prevent cancer, then just use your ego, to prevent becoming a shrivel-lipped, old husk.
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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