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Connecticut-based board-certified dermatologistMona Gohara, MD, haspreviously comparedlip balms to quenching your thirst with a can of soda.

Best Lip Balm a collage of Summer Fridays Dior Drunk Elephant and Ole Henriksen lip balms on a light gray background

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“The same thing goes for balms loaded with flavor, fragrance, and menthol.”

Just be sure to pay attention to what is and isn’t working for you.

Gliding it on feels extra smooth and it leaves my lips looking juicy, says formerAllureeditor Jihan Forbes.

Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm tan tube with white cap and red Allure Best of Beauty seal in the top right corner on…

Then simply glideRhode Skin’s Peptide Lip Treatmentonto your lips throughout the day.

“That’s pretty much a miracle for my perennially flaky lip skin.”

Key Ingredients:Murumuru seed butter.

Eau Thermale Avène Cicalfate Lips Restorative Lip Balm white tube of lip balm on light gray background

Over time, that stronger barrier means even dryness-prone lips hold onto moisture more effectively.

We awarded this a Best of Beauty Award for its chap-reducing formula and lightweight yet pigmented hue.

Yellow tube of Ole Henriksen Pout Preserve Lip Treatment on light gray background

EltaMD UV Lip Balm BroadSpectrum SPF 36 white tube with gray cap on light gray background

Dior Addict Lip Glow Balm silver twistup tube of light pink lip balm with pink cap to the side on light gray background

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Rhode Skin Peptide Lip Treatment rosy pink tube of lip balm on light gray background

Glossier Balm Dotcom lavender and white tube of lip balm with green cap on light gray background

U Beauty The Plasma Lip Compound gray tube of lip balm on light gray background

Drunk Elephant Lippe Balm white container of lip balm with orange cap on light gray background

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask pink jar on light gray background

Ilia Lip Wrap Reviving Balm white tube on light gray background

Flower Beauty Petal Pout Lip Mask white and gold lip balm on light gray background

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment berry twistup lip balm with cap to the side on light gray background

Givenchy Le Rouge Interdit Hydrating Lip Balm silver twist up tube of black lip balm with black and silver cap to the…

Chapstick Total Hydration Overnight Treatment white to teal tube of lip balm at a diagonal on light gray background

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