Contents
Top 5 rating according to KP
1. Natura Siberica Baby Lip Balm Mom’s Siberian
Children’s lip balm “Mom’s Siberian” from the cosmetic brand Natura Siberica was created specifically to reliably protect the delicate skin of the lips from chapping, peeling and cracking, which is especially important in winter. Effective hydration and nutrition is provided by a hypoallergenic natural composition, which includes organic oils of Arctic cloudberry and sea buckthorn, as well as Shea butter, raspberry and wheat germ seed oil, candelilla wax and vitamin E, which quickly heals microcracks and relieves irritation and dryness. The tool is completely safe even for the smallest children, so it can be used for daily care and not worry if the baby often licks his lips.
The balm comes in the form of a stick, so it is easy to apply without causing a feeling of stickiness or oiliness on the lips. The color is transparent when applied, and the balm itself has a light floral scent.
Advantages: effective protection and nutrition of the skin of the lips from wind and cold, natural hypoallergenic composition.
2. Lipobase Revitalizing Barrier Balm for Lips and Face
The barrier balm from the manufacturer Lipobase should be in any cosmetic bag, because it is suitable for use by both adults and children from birth. Due to its composition, which includes natural oils of shea, coconut, jojoba, avocado and macadamia, the balm restores and maintains the protective layer of the epidermis, effectively nourishes even the most dry and irritated skin, making it smooth, well-groomed and elastic. D-panthenol (provitamin B5) and vitamin E tone and moisturize the skin, while bisabolol and dipotassium glycyrrhizinate (the active component of licorice root) soothe it.
The regenerating barrier balm is especially suitable for winter care, protects against frost and wind, and is also recommended for symptoms of perioral and retinoic dermatitis, seizures and cheilitis, with chapping of the lips and skin around them.
How to use: apply a small amount of cream on the skin in 1-2 thin layers after morning and evening hygiene, as well as during the day as needed.
Advantages: natural hypoallergenic composition, effective softening and moisturizing dry and irritated skin.
3. La Cree Lip Balm
Lip balm from the pharmacy brand of La Cree care cosmetics not only softens, soothes and moisturizes, but also creates a reliable barrier that prevents moisture loss, protecting from wind, cold and other adverse external factors. Licorice extract and bisabolol have an anti-inflammatory and soothing effect, panthenol, aloe extract and allantoin have a softening and regenerating effect. Shea butter, castor oil, almond oil and vitamins A and E moisturize and smooth the skin of the lips, while rosewood oil and vanilla extract give a pleasant natural aroma, enhance the protective properties of the skin of the lips.
The balm is suitable for the most sensitive and dry skin, and can also be used for children from birth as a daily care. The creamy structure, without dyes and fragrances, does not cause a feeling of stickiness and greasy on the lips. The balm is easy to apply and stays on the lips for a long time.
Advantages: heals and nourishes dry and irritated skin, suitable for children from birth.
4. La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Lip Balm
Cicaplast Levres lip balm from the French pharmacy brand La Roche Posay is intended for both children from three years old and adults, since it does not contain parabens, technical mineral oil, alcohols, dyes and fragrances. The balm is especially recommended for the care of chapped and chapped lips, as well as irritation of the skin around the lips, near the nose with a runny nose and other damaged areas of the skin. MP-lipids and shea butter in the balm help to restore the natural protective barrier of the skin of the lips, while panthenol at 5% concentration provides an instant soothing effect.
The balm itself is in a compact soft plastic tube with a tight applicator under the cap, so it is easy to take it with you for a walk. The product itself is quite thick and dense in consistency, but when applied, it instantly melts and is absorbed, so it does not lie on the lips with a greasy and sticky film. Despite the absence of fragrances, the balm has a barely noticeable sweetish aroma and aftertaste. Separately, it is worth noting the very economical consumption of the product – a small drop of balm is enough to reliably moisturize the skin of the lips.
Advantages: protects, restores dry and chapped skin, panthenol and natural oils in the composition.
5. Spivak Children’s lip balm Coconut
Children’s lip balm “Kokosik” from the company of organic cosmetics Spivak is intended for babies over one year old. The balm is packaged in a plastic tube, has a dense oily texture, is easy to apply and absorb, and also has a pleasant coconut aroma. “Coconut” moisturizes and nourishes the skin of the lips, helps to eliminate peeling, redness and irritation, effectively heals wounds and microcracks and softens the skin, protects from cold and chapping. The composition is completely natural: beeswax, shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut oil and almond oil, does not cause allergic reactions. The consumption is very economical, the only thing is that it is not always convenient to apply the balm with your finger, because the applicator is not provided. Feeling of stickiness and oiliness on the lips is absent.
Advantages: natural hypoallergenic composition, protects against chapping and peeling, nourishes and moisturizes the skin of the lips. Has a pleasant coconut scent.
How to choose the right lip balm for children
The skin of the lips in children is very delicate, therefore it especially reacts to adverse external factors (cold, wind, aggressive sunlight) with redness, irritation and peeling. Therefore, it is very important to provide her with reliable care, nutrition and hydration, for this special lip balms and hygienic lipsticks are used, which have a natural hypoallergenic composition and are suitable for daily care.
Children’s lip balm is available in different formats – the most convenient in the form of sticks, which are easy to apply and can be taken with you for a walk. In winter, it is better to use a product with a denser oily structure in order to soften and protect the skin of the lips as much as possible.
Read the composition carefully: it should be as natural as possible, contain beeswax or panthenol, vitamins A and E, organic oils (sea buckthorn, apricot, cocoa, almond, Shea, avocado and others), herbal extracts and lanolin. But technical mineral oils, fragrances, dyes, paraffin, silicones should not be in the composition. Vaseline in children’s lip balm is also undesirable. Be sure to pay attention to the expiration date, as well as the age indicated on the package, from which balm can be used. It is better to buy children’s lip balms in a pharmacy or children’s goods stores.
Popular questions and answers
Helps answer questions children’s dermatologist, cosmetologist Svetlana Bondina.