Temperatures are rising with the arrival of summer and we know how important it is to use sunscreen to protect ourselves from the sun’s rays. We worry every day about protecting the face and body, but we think this is enough. For example, we tend to neglect areas of the face that are more sensitive and need more specific protection. Specifically, we are talking about the lips, which are easily damaged by this arid climate.
What’s the best way to protect them? There are many ways and types of products, such as using lip balms, cocoa or petroleum jelly, but the most important is sun protection. We tell you a little more about the uses and benefits of lip balm and all the specifications it must have to properly protect the lips.
What is lip balm?
Lip guards are designed to care for and protect the lips. They are cosmetic products that contain ingredients necessary to keep them healthy and hydrated, but most importantly they contain protection factors against ultraviolet rays. On the lip, which is a very sensitive area and prone to drying out, a lip balm acts as a protective barrier that creates a second skin for our lips, meaning they are not overexposed or dry out or irritated very easily. For what the uses of this product are, it is necessary to apply them daily in your routine and especially every hour when you expose yourself to the sun.
The benefits of lip balm
Protectors have many benefits for our lips. The first and most important is to perform its main function, which is to protect the skin of the lips from the sun’s rays. Also, their containers are usually small, so they are ideal and very practical to carry in your bag. Finally, lip balms fulfill the purpose of not only protecting from the sun, but also nourishing and moisturizing, as most of them contain ingredients and vitamins that will give it an extra shine. You should always take care of the protection that the lip balm itself has, and not everything goes. To properly protect the skin of the lips, the product should provide SPF50 or 30 protection.
The importance of exfoliating
Don’t forget to exfoliate your lips relatively often… but not before or after sunbathing, this will only irritate the skin more. By ridding the lips of dead skin cells, we ensure that the lips absorb the products better, protect them better and nourish them better.
The best lip balms
One of our favorites? Uriage’s BARIÉSUN SPF30 lipstick, which effectively protects against UVA and UVB rays, while leaving lips soft and comfortable thanks to its light, non-greasy texture.
We also really like ISDIN’s spf50+ lip balm, which offers very high UVB and UVA protection while also leaving a pleasant feeling on the lips.
Source: Marie Claire
