Lip Care

34 products ranked by Scout score

Best lip care right now

Santa Cruz Paleo Bee & Beef Balm Lip Balm 100/100
Scout's analysis: Santa Cruz Paleo Bee & Beef Balm scores 100/100. A beeswax and grass-fed beef tallow lip balm with only two core ingredients — both rich in natural fats bioidentical to…
Badger BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 15 Lip Balm 100/100
Scout's analysis: Badger BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 15 Lip Balm scores 100/100. A lip balm labeled broad spectrum SPF 15, using mineral zinc oxide for sun protection. The base is organic extra…
Primally Pure Latte Lip Oil 98/100
Scout's analysis: Primally Pure Latte Lip Oil scores 98/100.

What to skip

Softlips Original Vanilla Lip Balm 8/100
Scout's analysis: Softlips Original Vanilla scores 8/100. Active is Octinoxate 7.5% (chemical UV filter, banned in Hawaii). The inactive list is one of the longer ones in the lip-balm…
Carmex Classic Lip Balm Medicated SPF 15 8/100
Scout's analysis: Carmex Classic Lip Balm Medicated SPF 15 scores 8/100. The SPF 15 stick version contains Octinoxate 7.5% + Oxybenzone 4% + White Petrolatum 35%. Oxybenzone on lips is…
Blistex Medicated Lip Balm 8/100
Scout's analysis: Blistex Medicated Lip Balm scores 8/100. Four 'medicated' actives: Camphor 0.5%, Menthol 0.6%, Petrolatum 31%, Phenol 0.5%. Phenol on lips is the most concerning -- it…

Ingredients to watch in lip care

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 34 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Fragrance/Parfum in 6 of 34
Limonene in 4 of 34
Lanolin / Lanolin Alcohol in 4 of 34
Lanolin in 3 of 34
Linalool in 3 of 34
BHT in 3 of 34

What the better lip care have in common

Beeswax in 8 of 34
Tocopherol in 8 of 34
Organic Beeswax in 6 of 34
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) in 6 of 34
Organic Mango Butter in 5 of 34

Common questions about lip care

What scores highest in lip care on Scout?

Santa Cruz Paleo Bee & Beef Balm Lip Balm leads Scout's lip care ranking at 100/100, followed by Badger BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 15 Lip Balm (100) and Primally Pure Latte Lip Oil (98). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in lip care?

Softlips Original Vanilla Lip Balm scores 8/100, the lowest of the 34 products Scout has analyzed in lip care; next lowest are Carmex Classic Lip Balm Medicated SPF 15 (8) and Blistex Medicated Lip Balm (8). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in lip care?

Across these 34 products the most common flagged ingredients are Fragrance/Parfum, Limonene, Lanolin / Lanolin Alcohol, Lanolin, Linalool, BHT. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score lip care?

Every product in lip care gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores lip care

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →