The lips are a very common area to develop skin cancer, so finding the best lip balm with SPF that does not taste bad is important to protect your lips from the sun. Tinted lip balms with SPF are a great way to give your lips daily sun protection and hydration.  For men, a hydrating lip balm that won't give you a “chapstick addiction” is the way to go.  I am a dermatologist in Miami and we need to  protect our lips every day of the year here.  I will discuss which lip balms and lipsticks with sunscreen I recommend to my patients.

There are a few things to consider when shopping for lip balms with SPF. Do you want color (tinted) or a clear (untinted) lip balm?  Do you want a lipstick or a lip gloss? And do you want a chemical SPF or a mineral (physical) sunscreen? This blog will guide you on how to find the best way to protect your lips from the sun whether its for every day, a day at the beach, or while skiing. Waterproof SPF for the lips is best if you are surfing or swimming.

I explain to my patients that we tend to ingest a lot of our lip balm, so I prefer mineral lip balms with as many natural ingredients as possible. In my opinion, the best tinted lip balms with SPF are by Pavise.  They use since and a diamond core technology to give good broad spectrum p protection. I personally use these and I like them because they stay on, do not tase bad, have nice colors, and give me good sun protection for my lips.  These Pavise tinted lip balms with SPF come in 3 colors.

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If you do not want a l color in your lip SPF, you can use a colorless lip sunscreen. The problem with many lip sunscreens is that they have a bad taste.  Here are some colorless lip sunscreens that my patients and I like.

If you need sun protection for the lips for golf, skiing, and other outdoor sports and you do not wan t it to have color or be too shiny, then a lip sunscreen is a good choice.  These are the lip sunscreens that my male patients prefer.

For other skincare tips for men- check out this blog.

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