What I don’t know is how much of Uvinul+ is actually in my lipbalm, because in the EU, different to the US, manufacturers don’t have to especially mention the amount of active ingredients in a cosmetic product. And while I’m perfectly fine with the regulatory body of the EU telling me that the sunscreen filters I use are safe to put on my face, well – what about actually EATING them? Ingestion of sunscreen filters The number is closer to 1,5kg in your whole life – read more here and here.) But nevertheless: you’ll very likely ingest some of the products you put on your lips. You’ll very likely heard numbers like ‘women will ingest 7 pounds of lipsticks in their lifetime!11111’. Very likely, though, you’ll be talking, eating, drinking, kissing… and how will that film hold up?Ĭhemical filters though will very likely bring up the perennial question: are they safe?! Especially on your lips.
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On top of that, mineral filters mostly rely on forming a thin film on your skin to protect you properly. They also will very likely dry out your lips. Mineral or chemical? As always, mineral filters (Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide) will very likely leave a white cast, and white lips aren’t a cute look outside of Vogue editorials. It’s a tinted limited edition and I’m not completely in love with it. The lipbalm with spf 50 pictured throughout this post is from drugstore chain dm’s own brand sundance. But finding the right SPF to protect your lips is difficult, like the search for the right sunscreen for your face – but on steroids. We’re all totally convinced that we need a balm/lip treatment with SPF right now, right? I mean, I am. The thin skin on your lips is also very quick to be damaged by sunburn.
UV light damages collagen, which leads to wrinkly and thin lips. The skin on your face is about five times as thick as the skin covering your lips. Consequently, lips are a common place for skin cancers (), and, on top of that, are susceptible to sun damage just as every other part of your body: in fact, even more so. Unsurprisingly, dermatologists agree that you should: lips are apparently the one area that most people don’t use sunscreen on. Problem 1: the right filter Ingestion of sunscreen filters But do you actually ingest a lot of sunscreen filters? Lipbalm with spf Problem 2: application and re-application Problem 3: it smells nice… but is drying! Problem 4: It’ll go off after 12 months
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