What do you usually take with you when you go swimming, to the beach or just when you go out? Hat, sunglasses, sun cream… to protect your skin from the sun. On the natural side, your skin contains oil that protects it from dryness and extreme temperatures, but your LIPS don’t, which explains why they bleed so easily.

Since your lips are natural, you’d like to protect them from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Products with SPF (sun protection factor) will help protect your lip against UV rays, keeping your lip always smiling.

How to protect your lips from the SUN?

Protecting your lips from the sun is really easy. The best way to protect your lips from sunlight is to apply a tinted lipstick or lip balm that contains sunscreen. Lip balm not only protects your lips from burning, the moisture will help prevent cracking and dryness. The SPF number tells you how much longer you can stay outdoors without getting burned while using the sunscreen product versus no sunscreen product at all, for example: an SPF 15 means this will take on your lips 15 times more than they would without the sunscreen.

Use lip balm with a minimum SPF of 30 for yourself (the higher the better) and an SPF of 15 for your baby. But most of the famous lip balms usually only have an SPF with 15-20, they still don’t protect your lips.

TIPS:

• – Apply sunscreen 30 minutes before sun exposure and reapply every 2-3 hours when swimming or sweating (waterproof or sweatproof).
• – No sunscreen can protect your skin from all UV rays, but a higher SPF number indicates protection from more rays.
• – Do not expose to direct sunlight without any sun protection factor. Apply lip moisturizers that contain sun protection factor.
• – “It’s winter! I don’t need to protect my lips from the sun!” Snow can reflect around 80% of the sun’s rays and can cause skin damage, and UVA rays remain constant throughout the year.

did you know

A recent study from the University of Texas revealed that more than 94% of study participants were highly aware that UV exposure causes skin cancer, but only 6% were aware of the risk factors for lip cancer.

Alarmingly, only 28% of participants wore any type of lip protection, such as a specialized lip sunscreen, regular sunscreen, or lipstick.

So next summer, upgrade your shiny look!