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Shiny Lips = Skin Cancer Risk

Mon, 04/28/2008 - 11:05am by FitSugar
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We all want lovely, shiny lips, but those beautiful balms and glosses might just be putting your pouty mouth at risk for skin cancer.


Not only do shiny lip glosses and lip balms offer no sun protection, new research shows that they may actually attract dangerous sun rays, making it easier for damaging UV rays to penetrate the lips. Since lips are more sensitive to aging and sun damage than skin, it is important to protect them, yet only about 25 percent of Americans do.

If you plan to be in the sun for over 20 minutes, your best bet it to apply sun protection of SPF 30 to your lips then add on the gloss. Keep your kisser safe!

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  • Leony's picture
    Leony
    1

    Good info.
    I only have SPF 15, I wish I could get the SPF 30 for lips though.

    14 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • toodledoo's picture
    toodledoo
    2

    I never thought about lip gloss this way. I always put on my trusty chapstick before glossing, but just checked the label and it's only spf 4...that's not going to cut it!

    14 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Allytta's picture
    Allytta
    3

    if i put sunblock, i put it everywhere, including the lips.

    14 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • hkdkat's picture
    hkdkat
    4

    I use some sort of lip balm before putting on lipstick but I've never seen one with higher than SPF 15 for lips.

    14 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Francoisehardly's picture
    Francoisehardly
    11

    I actually don't really like gloss. I prefer lipstick. But I do need to remember to have a lip balm that has spf.

    14 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Spectra's picture
    Spectra
    13

    I usually wear a lip balm with SPF because my lips are really sensitive and I'd hate to get sunburn on them!

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • jjlyn's picture
    jjlyn
    14

    oh my goodness, thank you so much for this info! i'm a complete SPF freak, but i have never considered my lips!!

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • JaimeLeah526's picture
    JaimeLeah526
    15

    Lots of glosses have SPF. I never really thought about the shiny-ness attracting the sun.

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • hillamaria's picture
    hillamaria
    16

    I always try to put some SPF on ym lips, but I've never used 30.. maybe I should try a little higher than 15.

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • j2e1n9's picture
    j2e1n9
    17

    Oh phew, is that all? I dont wear it outside during the day usually anyways. I dont like it when wind blows my hair and it gets stuck in it. I mostly wear it at night.

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • plasticine's picture
    plasticine
    19

    good to know. i figured that any creamy lipgloss could help my lips from getting dry in the sun, but i never considered this. thanks!

    14 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • TFS's picture
    TFS
    21

    tell us something that wont give us cancer?

    13 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment

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