While humidity typically helps keep lips moisturized, some people experience increased dryness and peeling. This can be attributed to several factors, including sun damage, which can occur even ...

“The lips are especially susceptible to sunburn and sun damage,” says Azadeh Shirazi, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in La Jolla, California. Not only is the skin on your lips ultra-thin ...

But our lips are just as vulnerable to the sun’s harmful UV damage as anything else. Sunburned lips can be painful, dry, and prone to peeling, leaving them in need of extra care and hydration.

According to Dr. Graf, the skin on our lips is more delicate than on other parts of the body, making it very sensitive to sun damage. Dr. Jacobs agrees and adds that our lips also have less ...

Basically, your lips are both biologically and situationally set up for more sun damage and burns. Still, slip-ups happen, and if you’re here right now with burning, stinging, flaking lips and ...

One thing to note: Lipguard contains ingredients like shea butter and sweet almond oil, making it super moisturizing and ...

The sun plays a part, too. “Lips have fewer melanocytes (cells that protect your skin from the sun), making them more susceptible to sun damage and thinning,” says Dr. Fabusiwa. And since lips ...