Why would you spend £60 on a lip balm? By Rosie Green For You Magazine Published: 12:01 BST, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 12:01 BST, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments Is there any point in a luxury lip balm when there are products for under £10 that’ll do the same thing? It might hasten your response if I told you that I’ve tried pretty much every balm on the market and while the expensive ones feel luxurious and look great in my handbag, they don’t radically or permanently transform my cat’s-bottom mouth. Dr Anita Sturnham, a GP specialising in dermatology and founder of Nuriss Skincare & Wellness Clinic, shares my feelings. ‘The efficacy of a lip product is not necessarily determined by the price tag.
For example, one of my top picks for dehydrated lips is lanolin-based balm. This highly effective moisturising ingredient can be found in many low-cost products.’ Vaseline Rosy Lips Lip Therapy, £1.
25, boots.com ; Glossier Strawberry Balm Dotcom, £14, uk.glossier.
com Ah, lanolin, aka the wax secreted by sheep. So good there was an outcry when Glossier removed it from its iconic Strawberry Balm Dotcom. Thankfully, the brand has put it back in.
Find it also in Lanolips 101 Ointment, Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter (£7.75, hollandandbarrett.com ) and Kiehl’s Lip Balm (£13, spacenk.
com ). The Kiehl’s formula is so effective that dermatologists recommend it to counter the drying effects of Roaccutane acne treatment. Petroleum jelly, which is the main ingredient in Vase.
