We all know we ought to be using sunscreen to protect our skin, but there are so many spots we tend to forget (like the tops of our ears... ouch!). While you're slathering your arms and legs and pretty face, don't forget to protect your lips, too, with one of these fab lip balms with sunscreen built in.
Snapshot Survey
Snapshot Survey
1. Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15
Price: $24 at sephora.com
What's even better than an ultra-hydrating lip balm with a built-in SPF? A tinted balm that comes in 15 sweet shades, from soft rose to deeper red.
2. Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25
Price: $7.50 at sephora.com
This lip balm is untinted, and it comes in four yummy-smelling scents, each one with SPF to keep your lips soft and kissable.
3. Perricone MD No Lipstick Lipstick SPF 15
Price: $30 at sephora.com
This not-really-a-lipstick is a handy little multi-tasker, helping to fight the signs of aging, while also protecting your lips from sun damage and adding a youthful rosy tint.
4. Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment SPF 36 PA++
Price: $22 at sephora.com
This is a traditional sunscreen, with added emollients to keep your lips hydrated and happy.
5. Supergoop! AcaiFusion Lip Balm Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Price: $9.50 at sephora.com
This lip balm also has a slight, natural-looking tint, and it's made with shea butter and acai palm fruit to keep your lips hydrated.
6. KAPLAN MD Lip 20 Balm Ultra Hydrating Treatment +SPF
Price: $35 at sephora.com
This sunscreen-rich balm and treatment is designed for girls who suffer from dry, chapped lips, possibly from the over-use of plumpers and glosses without sun protection.
7. NARS Pure Sheer SPF Lip Treatment
Price: $25 at This lip sunscreen has a slight pearly sheen to it, and it contains mango butter. Wear it alone, or layer it under your favorite lipstick or gloss.
8. Anthony Advanced Formula Lip Balm SPF 25
Price: $9 at sephora.com
This is my favorite SPF-fortified lip balm because it's so rich! It contains shea butter and avocado oil for moisture, and green tea oil to fight the signs of aging, as well as the SPF protection.
9. Dior Crème De Rose Smoothing Plumping Lip Balm
Price: $28 at sephora.com
This lip balm soothes and plumps, and it provides a little sun protection (SPF10), too.
10. Marc Jacobs Beauty Lip Lock Moisture Balm
Price: $24 at sephora.com
This lip balm applies like your favorite lipstick, and it's really rich, too! It offers SPF 18 protection, and it smells minty fresh.
11. MILK MAKEUP Balm Tint
Price: $18 at sephora.com
This is another lip balm and tint in one, and it comes in four hot, vibrant hues.
12. AmorePacific Resort Collection Sun Protection Stick SPF 50+
Price: $40 at sephora.com
This high-SPF sunscreen stick can be used all over your face, including on your lips, to provide protection where you probably need it most.
13. Clarins Sunscreen Stick for Sun-Sensitive Areas SPF 30
Price: $28 at sephora.com
This is another great sunscreen that's meant for use on your delicate, sensitive lips and face. Apply every two hours for the best protection.
14. Fresh Sugar Sport Treatment Sunscreen SPF 30
Price: $25 at sephora.com
This is the sunscreen I use on my lips and face when I run: it's sweat and water resistant but it's also moisturizing, and it smells divine!
15. Coola Liplux SPF 15
Price: $12 at sephora.com
I love the scent of this lip balm and sunscreen - vanilla peppermint! It's also cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly.
16. Colorescience Sunforgettable® Lip Shine Broad Spectrum SPF 35
Price: $29 at sephora.com
This lip shine with built-in SPF applies like a gloss, adding shine alone or as a layer on top of your favorite stick or shade.
17. Fresh Suga(RED) Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15
Price: $24 at sephora.com
This lip balm and sunscreen does everything all these other ones do, plus it helps the global fight against AIDS.