Lip Balms

Lip balms are designed to provide your lips with moisture and nourishment. They aid in preventing dry, chapped lips; and they help soothe those already chapped. They come in a variety of scents, flavors and colors, though they are generally colorless.

When selecting a lip balm for yourself, look first for the ability of that lip balm to work its primary function of moisturizing. Many contain recognizable moisturizing ingredients such as aloe, cocoa butter, Shea butter or jojoba oil.

Once you have a selection of lip balms that you are confident in providing your lips care, think about what other functions you'd like it to perform. Would you like a hint of color to your lip balm? Other lip balm options can include: scented; flavored; all natural ingredients; or damage prevention functions such as some level of SPF protection.

Also think about what you don't want from your lip balm. Some lip balms can be extremely sticky leaving a gooey mess on everything your lips touch. This can be uncomfortable and annoying. Nor do you want a lip balm that doesn't last long. It's not worth the money if you're going through it quickly due to constant reapplying. Some people don't like the containers many lip balms come in resulting in them having to apply the lip balm with their fingers. If your fingers are dirty, you don't want to be rubbing that all around in your lip balm.

To help you choose the lip balm which meets all of your criteria, consumer reviews are a great place to look for your answers regarding how each lip balm rates by people with your same ideas regarding what lip balm should be.