Lip balms are a major beauty staple. We stash them just about everywhere (our car, our pocket, our bedside table, our desk, our bag, etc.) — and for good reason. When chapped lips strike, whether it’s due to drying cold weather or frequent sun exposure, we’re always prepared. The problem? There are tons of lip balms on the market that claim…
TB Best Lip Balms
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Not all lip balms deliver on the promise to soothe and hydrate dry, chapped lips. These eight best lip balms won't let you down — promise.
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Fresh
We've been told that too much sugar in our diets can wreak havoc on our health and our skin, but did you know it makes for a great gentle exfoliator? This sugar cream lip treatment exfoliates lips with finely ground sugar (also a natural humectant) while coating lips in antioxidant-rich vitamin E and C, which help to provide the ultimate nourishment and anti-aging benefits to thirsty lips. The cherry on top? It even gives your pout a touch of color to add to your overall glow.
Fresh Sugar Cream Lip Treatment, $24 at Sephora
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Nivea
Enriched with ultra-hydrating ingredients like shea butter and almond oil, this creamy lip balm provides lips with instant nourishment and moisture. Not to mention the soothing cocoa scent and buttery application, which melts into lips like a dream and can even pass for a "light lip gloss" according to reviewers. Just be sure not to eat it (as tempting as it may be).
Nivea Lip Butter Cocoa Butter Kiss, $2.99 at Ulta
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Rosebud Perfume Co.
A cult classic, this multi-purpose lip balm contains simple ingredients like pure white petrolatum, cottonseed oil and a blend of essential oils to heal and condition dry and chapped lips. Users say this best lip balm brings "incredibly dry lips back to life" and its rosebud scent is sweet, but not overpowering. Plus, if you find your elbows and knees are also a little moisture-deprived, slather this balm on for instant hydration.
Rosebud Perfume Co. Rosebud Salve, $6 at Sephora
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Lano
Multiple users claim this ointment rejuvenates lips overnight, producing a "soft and supple" kisser upon waking. You can feel good about slathering this best lip balm on every night too; the multipurpose ointment is made with pure lanolin, a naturally powerful moisturizer that mimics your skin's own oils, and holds 200 percent of its weight in moisture. Talk about hard-hitting hydration.
Lano Lips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm, $16.95 at Ulta
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Yes To
This best lip balm contains not one, but three intensely hydrating ingredients that feed moisture back into dry, cracked and irritated lips. The star ingredients include soothing aloe and hydrating coconut and shea butters that are a triple threat against wintertime woes and a severely dry pout. And for the days you're feeling a little low due to the cold weather, the lip balm instantly transports you to a tropical getaway with its sweet coconut scent. Not bad for only $2.99.
Yes to Coconut Naturally Smooth Lip Balm, $2.99 at Target
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Burt's Bees
If you love all-natural beauty products, then you've probably heard of Burt's Bees lip balms. The 100 percent all-natural lip products are free of parabens, phthalates, petrolatum and SLS, and condition lips using natural ingredients like sunflower seed oil, coconut oil, and lanolin. To take the balms up a notch, Burt's Bees infused this particular lip balm with pomegranate oil, which has strong anti-inflammatory properties and helps to defend the skin from free radicals, which cause signs of aging. Plus, it adds a touch of color for the days you need a little something extra in your look.
Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil, $3.29 at Ulta
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Elizabeth Arden
Products containing antioxidants are a must if you're serious about anti-aging skin care. This best lip balm contains hydrating vitamin E, which protects the skin from aging free radicals, along with petrolatum to ensure lips are in moisture heaven. It also comes in a sleek lipstick-like tube, which makes application feel like a dream and oh-so luxurious.
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick Sunscreen SPF 15, $22 at Macy's
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Beessential
Another all-natural beauty product for the win, this zesty lip balm contains healing beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter, cupuacu butter, olive oil, orange and ginger oil, and antioxidant vitamin E. Talk about a product packed with hydration. No need to slather harmful chemicals on your pout for soft and supple lips, these all-natural ingredients nurse your chapped lips back to life, all while giving you a boost of energy with the fresh orange and ginger scent.
Beessential Orange Ginger Lip Balm, $2.99 at Beessential
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