When Wearing Clear Shiny Gloss, Use Sunscreen Balm Too
I just read something interesting and actually scary too, and it has to do with one of my favorite beauty products, shiny lip gloss. However, I am glad that when I apply any type of shiny lip gloss I already put a balm underneath it, usually one with SPF after reading this startling information.
Dermatologists and cancer specialists are saying the shiny lip glosses and balms, when worn alone and without SPF in them or with SPF underneath, can increase the risk of skin cancer where applied because the shininess attracts the sun’s damaging ray’s and increases the likelihood of the skin on the lips burning.
This does make sense though, because if I think to days when I’ve done this, it almost always had resulted in my lips getting burned, which is no fun. While I didn’t think of the skin cancer aspect, I did hate getting my lips burned because this always resulted in dry, flaky lips and a parched feeling that was hard to get to go away, as well as days of peeling.
So the moral of the story is to ALWAYS have a lip balm that has a protective SPF factor in it. I think the waxier ones that tend to stay on longer are probably the best choice for protecting against sun exposure, so you can buy Chapstick brand with SPF or one of the special brands that actually is made specifically for protecting the lips from sun exposure.
