There is absolutely nothing sexy (or comfortable) about flaky, chapped lips… which is why we keep our pockets, purses, and nightstands stocked with an arsenal of positively conditioning lip treatments. And you can trust we've tried every product under the sun: medicated balms, do-it-all salves, SPF spiked tubes, tasty, all-natural scrubs — we've even slapped on sheet masks made just for the mouth. Below, we're sharing the 33 picks our lips can't live without. Including a $60 luxury indulgence that beauty editors simply can't get enough of and a bevy of drugstore scores that ring in at under two bucks, this list contains no shortage of balms for every budget. Heck, we're even willing to bet your new go-to lip product (you know — that ride or die you carry around in your pocket) is sitting pretty somewhere in this list.
Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment SPF 35
Shiseido's lip treatment is everything you'd expect from a brand that takes sun protection so seriously. This sleek little tube contains a whopping SPF 35, thanks to a mixture of both chemical and physical protection. Amazingly, it doesn't taste the least bit like sunscreen, though it can leave a subtle white cast (but it's nothing a little bit of lipstick layering can't fix).
$24 (Shop Now)
Glossier Balm Dotcom
Editors are obsessed with this do-it-all salve for its chic packaging and its ability to soothe dry, chapped anything — lips, cuticles, elbows, heels, you name it.
$12 (Shop Now)
Fresh Sugar Tulip Tinted Lip Treatment
These pretty tinted balms are a beauty editor staple, and it isn't hard to understand why. They feel rich and moisturizing on lips, and depending on swipe strength, the color can range from a sheer tint to a juicier, more saturated sheen.
$24 (Shop Now)
Sun Bum SPF 30 Mineral Lip Balm
This lip balm comes in a rainbow of natural flavors (per customers' requests), including hydrating watermelon and juicy mango. One commonality: skin-smoothing cocoa butter and SPF 30 protection — with a dash of vitamin E for antioxidant protection. Not to mention, this packaging is undeniably adorable.
$4 (Shop Now)
By Terry Baume de Rose Balm
This beauty editor favorite is formulated with ceramides and shea butter that help repair lips' natural moisture barrier, addressing the problem for the long term instead of just temporarily. It also layers well with lipstick, keeping lips moisturized without causing it to slip and slide around.
$60 (Shop Now)
Yes to Coconut Lip Oil
This one's a Best of Beauty award winner — and for good reason. The silky oil won't disappear from lips the way other balms do. Instead, it leaves them pampered and glossy with a healthy, stick-free shine.
$4 (Shop Now)
Kiehl's Butterstick Lip Treatment
As far as we're concerned, the only thing better than a lip balm is a tinted lip balm. This one comes in five hues (plus one clear option). Add a side of protection — SPF 25 and antioxidants from lemon peel — and consider all your bases covered.
$20 (Shop Now)
Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
This is a simple, nice lip balm. We like it because it's zero percent shiny and doesn't taste like candy.
$4 (Shop Now)
Coola Liplux SPF 30 Organic Lip Sunscreen
Dry lips, listen up. This SPF-spiked balm contains pretty much every skin-softening ingredient imaginable: aloe, beeswax, coconut oil, raspberry seed oil, and jojoba seed oil. Not to mention, the aqua tube reminds us of days spent by the pool.
$12 (Shop Now)
Clarins Instant Light Lip Oil
This is one of those products that we could keep smearing on our lips all day because it feels slick, smells like vanilla, and makes lips super shiny while hydrating them at the same time.
$26 (Shop Now)
Malin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm
"This lime-scented balm is as shiny as a gloss, so it's great as a last step in your makeup routine. Not only is it really nourishing, but it's also incredibly slippery, which feels awesome on dry, parched lips." — Sophia Panych, digital deputy beauty director
$14 (Shop Now)
Hourglass No. 28 Lip Treatment Oil
This oil is so heavy-duty that you can slather it on before bed and still feel it on your lips the next morning. It's a little sticky, so we find nighttime is the safest time of day to apply it without added mess. Plus, the gold applicator tip looks incredibly fancy.
$44 (Shop Now)
Maybelline New York Baby Lips
The youthful packaging looks like something your teenage self would freak over. But the silky texture, stick-free shine, and dose of SPF protection is something our adult selves get equally excited about.
$3 (Shop Now)
Supergooop Açai Fusion Lip Balm SPF 30
Shea butter fans, listen up: This balm contains the hydrating ingredient, plus a dose of SPF 30. Initially, the formula is a pale pink, but it sheers out to a nice, neutral glisten.
$10 (Shop Now)
Carmex Lip Balm
An oldie but a goodie, this iconic formula (which contains petrolatum, menthol, and camphor) has been soothing cracked lips for almost 80 years. One application, and it's no surprise why we keep going back to it every winter.
$2 (Shop Now)
Chapstick Total Hydration 3 in 1 Lip Care
There's no denying the brand's expertise in lip care, and this new and improved formula feels silkier and lasts even longer than the original.
$3 (Shop Now)
Eos Lip Balm Smooth Sphere
These 99 percent natural lip balms are as cute as they are effective and fit nicely in the palm of your hand. The balm feels superlight but keeps lips smooth and hydrated thanks to jojoba oil, shea butter, and vitamin E.
$3 (Shop Now)
Marc Jacobs Lip Lock SPF Lip Balm
There's a chance this is the chicest lip balm we've ever laid eyes on — but it's more than just a pretty face. It's spiked with shea butter, avocado oil, and a sweet, minty flavor. Add the fact that it contains SPF 18 (not the recommended SPF 30, but still SPF, nonetheless), and you have yourself a balm that's both sexy and smart.
$24 (Shop Now)
Korres Lip Butter
It's as rich and creamy as the name suggests, which is precisely what makes this a coveted editor favorite. That, and the fact the gorgeous tints provide the perfect dose of color without skimping on moisture.
$12 (Shop Now)
Vaseline Lip Therapy in Cocoa Butter
This is cocoa butter–infused version of its Lip Therapy has slightly more heft than just straight-up Vaseline, and it doesn't melt down and feel oily the way the original version does.
$2 (Shop Now)
Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask
We're big fans of this treatment — it's heavy-duty enough that you can put some on before bed and lips will still be nice and moisturized come morning.
$26 (Shop Now)
Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm
"Makeup artists love this balm for their male clients because it's exceptionally hydrating but doesn't leave any shine behind. After hearing that, I had to give it a try, and of course now I'm hooked. I use it when I'm wearing a bold lipstick. I put it on before I start my makeup and let it settle as I apply base, blush, and eye makeup. Once I'm ready for lipstick, my mouth is perfectly prepped." — Sophia Panych
$8 (Shop Now)
Smith's Rosebud Salve
In addition to being insanely hydrating, this rose-scented salve has the slightest hint of pink, making it one of the easiest way to boost your natural lip color if you're going for a no-makeup makeup look. Makeup artist Diane Kendal keeps tins of the stuff in her kit at all times.
$6 (Shop Now)
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
Almost every Allure editor has one of these giant tubs floating around their houses. It's great for every dry patch — elbows and knees in the winter, itchy skin in the summer — and takes off the most stubborn eye makeup. But we particularly love it best as a lip balm. It's not the sexiest, but it really soaks into chapped skin.
$7 (Shop Now)
John Masters Organics Lip Calm
"I try to make sure the balms I use are healthy and natural since I'm constantly putting them on, you know, my mouth. I have tubes of this stuff everywhere: my apartment, the office, my boyfriend's house, the bottom of the laundry bin when it falls out of my pockets. It's incredibly nourishing, leaves lips feeling super-soft, and has a fresh, citrusy scent that's not too overpowering." — Sophia Panych
$6 (Shop Now)
Blistex Lip Medex
This lip balm is no-frills, but so legit. One light swipe is the perfect lipstick primer, but you can pile it on thick for protection from harsh winter winds and freezing temperatures.
$3 (Shop Now)
Love + Sage Sunday Morning Lip Balm
If you're looking for a no-fuss, minimal frills lip balm, look no further than Love + Sage. It's formulated with natural ingredients — shea butter, coconut oil, vitamin E, and more — to hydrate and nourish dry, cracked lips.
$12 (Shop Now)
Sara Happ Lip Scrub Sparkling Pink Grapefruit
Fight flakes (ew, we know) with this gentle, sugar-based scrub. We recommend lightly buffing lips with a toothbrush to really slough off unwanted dried debris.
$22 (Shop Now).
RMS Beauty Lip & Skin Balm
This little white pot was created by makeup artist Rose-Marie Swift, whose celebrity clientele includes a lineup of former Victoria's Secret bombshells (Gisele Bündchen, Miranda Kerr, Karolina Kurkova). It can't exactly promise Angel status, but the organic coconut oil balm will keep parched lips soft and supple all day long.
$25 (Shop Now)
La Mer The Lip Balm
It's a bit extravagant for an everyday lip product ($60, to be exact), but the marine extracts do a heck of a job healing severely parched lips in record time. Reserve the little pot as a nighttime treatment and lips will be soft and lush by morning — and remain that way all day long.
$60 (Shop Now)
Drunk Elephant Lippe Lip Balm
This cute little tube is short and squat, so the shape is more like a glue stick than a typical lip balm. The natural formula contains peptides, along with a bunch of moisturizing oils, so in theory, it should also ward off signs of aging in addition to keeping lips hydrated. It's also lightweight and fairly matte, so your lips don't end up looking weirdly glossy.
$18 (Shop Now)
Jane Iredale Lipdrink Lip Balm
The formula may be as hardworking as a medicated balm, but the dusty rose tint is as pretty and pigmented as some of our favorite sheer lipsticks.
$15 (Shop Now)
La Prairie Eye and Lip Perfection á Porter
Quite possibly the chicest of the bunch, with a price tag and white leather case to prove it. Pop open the bottom compartment and find a shiny balm that gives lips gorgeous shine and keeps them feeling hydrated for hours. Then open the top compartment to reveal a velvety eye cream-gel that melts into skin so seamlessly you can dab it on over makeup for an instant lift.
$185 (Shop Now)
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