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Please help be find a foolproof lipbalm.

58 replies

Petitmum · 09/01/2021 13:57

My lips are really dry and cracked, can someone recommend something that works.

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Bairnsmum05 · 09/01/2021 14:14

I have tried loads over the years and now swear by the little tub of Nuxe. I get it in Marks.

redfairylights · 09/01/2021 14:42

Burt's Bees - either the beeswax or the coconut one

Piemam · 09/01/2021 14:44

Nuxe reve de miel or Elizabeth Arden 8 hour lip balm. Both expensive but great. For budget, Carmex squeeze tube. For utter decadence, by Terry baume de rose.

Oldraver · 09/01/2021 14:45

Badger Balm

sunnysidegold · 09/01/2021 14:59

O Keefe's - it's in a stick. Very good.

HouseofBrieandBanter · 09/01/2021 15:01

It’s personal, Nuxe or Burts bees make my lips crack and peel and bleed Shock

Whereas Blistex and Korres are great for me

Rugbycomet · 09/01/2021 15:08

I agree with Bairnsmum05.....Nuxe is the best and the only one that seems to keep my lips moisturised without repeated applications.

AGirlHasNoShame · 09/01/2021 15:13

O keefes orange stick lip balm is truly magical for repairing cracks very quickly.

I had braces as an adult and had the most horrendous dry lips and now use eucerin aquaphor soothing skin balm on my lips which helps keep them soft and moisturised

AliceinBunniland · 09/01/2021 15:15

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream

flibbertigibbety · 09/01/2021 15:18

A friend of mine makes these and without being biased I can genuinely say they are the best lip balms I've ever used! I have one in every bag and coat pocket! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Minyara

Newstart2021 · 09/01/2021 15:22

Another vote for okeefes- its magic!

Everleigh2021 · 09/01/2021 15:23

i have tried many! but i use one by sara miller. read the amazon reviews, its the best i've found

Alittlelessthanuseless · 09/01/2021 15:25

Carmex (yellow squeezy tube/red lid) this stuff works miracles! I’ve used expensive ones and other recommended ones but I always come back to this. For me, it’s the only thing that works!

hensintheskirting · 09/01/2021 15:27

Get yourself some of that cream for nipples! Lansinoh HPA Lanolin - it's incredible for any dry skin. Really good for little kids who get dry patches on their noses or above/below their lips in winter and fantastic for lips. Also good for chapped nipples 😉

User478 · 09/01/2021 15:37

This doesn't help at all, but Kleenex used to do a nose and lip balm which is perfect for me, they seem to have discontinued it :(

MalbecIsMyOne · 09/01/2021 15:39

Lanolips lemonaid it’s amazing stuff & smells like sherbet lemons!

GlamGloria · 09/01/2021 15:40

I think you can't go wrong with original chap stick, I swear by it

TurkeyTrot · 09/01/2021 15:41

Carmex, the little yellow pot. Magnificent stuff.

IggyAce · 09/01/2021 15:42

Nuxe or okeeeffes.

wowfudge · 09/01/2021 15:42

Blistex or Carmex. Blistex slightly edges it for me.

Lemonpiano · 09/01/2021 15:45

Are you actually drinking enough water?

Dehydration is generally the most common cause of dry and cracked lips.

WithASpider · 09/01/2021 15:46

Currently using Jack Black's Intense Therapy lip balm as I seem to have developed an allergy to Blistex and O'keefs (swore by these before!). It's very hydrating and not sticky.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 09/01/2021 15:51

If you want another 67 million recommendations OP, get over to the Style and Beauty board. This topic comes up about twice a week and there is absolutely NO consensus- O'Keefes comes out marginally ahead I think, with Carmel, Blistex and Lanolips, Lansinoh nipple cream and Nuxe all having lots of recs.

AliceinBunniland · 09/01/2021 15:51

Anyone familiar with the Nuxe

When I look it up there's a white / cream coloured one and a gold / orangey one

Is one an older version or are tjey

AliceinBunniland · 09/01/2021 15:51

or are they different products