It doesn't have to be winter for lips to weather. Dryness, flaking, and cracking skin are signs your lips require a little TLC, so we're referring these 10 remedial sticks to do the trick. From classic tubes you'll surely recognize to luxury buys, browse our top chapstick roster for quick relief.
The downside of using chapstick: It's addictive. You'll find yourself applying, re-applying, and so on the second the formula begins to fade off your lips. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula eliminates the back and forth. One coat is all you'll need to last the day to keep lips hydrated and your taste buds happy.
For some, chapped lips are a seasonal condition; for others, they're life. In that case, you'll need a stash of chapstick that combats dehydration, as well as dolls-up dull lips. Fresh's collection of sugar lip treatments comes in a variety of colors — from warm coral to pearlescent wine. Derived from real sugar, grapeseed oil, vitamins C and E, jojoba, and beeswax, it's a buildable balm enhanced with SPF 15 for extra protection against harmful UV rays.
This beauty ed loves eos everything, but though she may be a tad biased, this brand's all natural ingredients list speaks for itself. Free of petrolatum and parabens to ensure nothing funky is feeding into your lips, the formulation does include antioxidants, shea butter, and jojoba oils, and is 95% organic. The hydrating chapstick glides over lips and doesn't demand multiple applications to feel the effects.
Agave is an excellent sugar substitution when you're looking for a fix, but it's also sweet on lips that need soothing. Bite's ideal chapstick is made with pharma-grade lanolin, shea butter, beeswax, and agave, among other ingredients to ensure lips stay incredibly soft and — naturally — taste amazing.
What's the buzz on Burt's Bees? Founders Burt and Roxanne set out to release this time-tested beeswax formula in 1984, unaware that the lippie elixir would ultimately become the foundation of their company. Infused with peppermint oil, beeswax, and vitamin E, this 100% natural chapstick is high in demand with stats confirming one tube's sold every two seconds.
Boring and budget-friendly aren't synonymous; you can have fancy chapstick flavors at a low cost. Consumers are more than satisfied with Sephora's collection of multipurpose balms, available in Goji, Rose, Coconut, Tangerine, Almond, and Honey, that smell as amazing as their beautifying effects feel. The brand's honing their one-ingredient, one-benefit strategy, and it's working for the masses.
Sticking to the classics, this was/still is a staple in every mom's purse. The original Chapstick brand's cherry flavor is an all-time fave but be warned: this formula is super addictive! Luckily Amazon's selling a pack of 24 for our convenience — with this many tubes to scatter around work and home, you'll never be without.
You trust Neutrogena to nourish your complexion, so you can't blame chapped lips for wanting in on its powerful alleviation. Available in six delicate shades, the sheer tinted balm is a prettier rendition of other chapstick, healing the sensitive area with an exclusive, ultra hydrating Ion2Complex as well as dressing up your pout in soft colors.
An elephant never forgets, so as long as this lippie's on hand, you'll never leave out a swipe or two of the all-inclusive balm. A chapstick that does more than fill in the cracks of a dried-out smile, swipe on throughout the day and before bedtime for plump, youthful-looking lips. Infused with avocado, cranberry, and marula oils, as well as peptides and sea fern algae, lips are getting the moisture they crave, as well as being shielded against harmful environmental stressors challenging collagen breakdown.
Sol de Janeiro's Brazilian Lip Butter is a staple product for lips lying out on the beach. Dousing your pout with cupuaçu butter, acai, and coconut oil, the formulation defines tropical bliss, and leaves lips with a dewy sheen that's summertime sexy.
Julia Horniacek is the former fashion and beauty editor for BestProducts.com. When she's not resisting the “add to cart” button on e-commerce sites or chocolate everything, she's a fitness fanatic you’ll find at the gym, sipping an array of seasonal decaffeinated beverages or documenting her life via Insta pics.