Types of Men’s Lip Care

1. Lip Balms

• Provide hydration for dry, chapped lips
• Form protective barrier to seal in moisture
• Often contain beeswax, shea or cocoa butter

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Beeswax – Creates protective moisture barrier
  • Shea butter – Softens and nourishes dry lips
  • SPF – Shields lips from sun damage

2. Medicated Lip Balms

• Soothe and treat severely chapped, cracked lips
• Often contain camphor, menthol, phenol
• Provide cooling, numbing relief

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Camphor – Provides cooling, numbing sensation
  • Phenol – Disinfects cracked lips
  • Menthol – Soothes irritation and discomfort

3. Tinted Lip Balms

• Provide sheer wash of color
• Hydrate while adding subtle color
• Often contain natural mineral pigments

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Beeswax – Seals in moisture
  • Shea Butter – Softens and nourishes lips
  • Iron oxides – Mineral-based tints

4. SPF Lip Balms

• Protect lips from sun damage
• Prevent painful sunburn and blistering
• Often contain zinc oxide, titanium dioxide

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Zinc oxide – Physical sunscreen active
  • Titanium dioxide – Shields from UVA/UVB rays
  • Vitamin E – Conditions and provides antioxidant protection

5. Nighttime Lip Treatments

• Intensive nourishment while you sleep
• Seal in moisture overnight
• Soothe and smooth dry lips

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Shea butter – Deeply moisturizes while you sleep
  • Glycerin – Binds moisture and prevents evaporation
  • Lanolin – Mimics skin’s natural oils

6. Exfoliating Lip Scrubs

• Buff away dry, flaky skin on lips
• Often contain sugar crystals
• Reveal soft, smooth lips

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Sugar crystals – Gently exfoliate lips
  • Shea butter – Softens and nourishes lips
  • Vitamin E – Soothes and protects delicate lip skin

7. Lip Masks

• Provide an intense moisture boost
• Deeply nourish and smooth dry lips
• Often thick balm or overnight formulas

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Shea butter – Softens and moisturizes dry lips
  • Glycerin – Binds moisture to lips
  • Hyaluronic acid – Plumps lips by retaining moisture

8. Lip Plumping Balms

• Increase blood circulation to lips
• Cause mild swelling effect temporarily
• Often contain cinnamon or menthol

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Cinnamon – Provides warming sensation to increase blood flow
  • Menthol – Causes mild cooling tingle and swelling
  • Hyaluronic acid – Helps to plump lips

9. Lip Cooling Balms

• Provide cooling relief and protection
• Often contain menthol and SPF
• Prevent sunburn and soothe discomfort

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Menthol – Triggers cooling receptors on lips
  • Camphor – Slight anesthetic effect
  • SPF – Shields lips from UV damage

10. Lip Repair Balms

• Help treat severely dry, cracked lips
• Accelerate healing of chapped lips
• Often contain panthenol, vitamin E, plant oils

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

• • Panthenol – Supports skin regeneration
  • Vitamin E – Powerful antioxidant nourishes lips
  • Sunflower oil – Softens, smoothes, and moisturizes