Lip Care Tips for the Beach

Expert tips for healthier lips — plus the product we’d hand you to actually get there.

The steps

What to do.

Simple, repeatable habits. Read them once, use them forever.

Apply lip balm before heading to the beach

Create a protective barrier before you arrive. Beach conditions — sun, wind, salt, and sand — assault your lips from multiple angles simultaneously. Pre-application gives you a head start on protection.

Reapply every 1-2 hours and after swimming

Water, sweat, and toweling off all remove lip balm. Set a reminder to reapply regularly, and always apply a fresh layer after getting out of the water.

Bring your lip balm to the sand

Keep your lip balm in a shaded spot in your beach bag, not in direct sun where it can soften. Having it within reach means you'll actually reapply instead of putting it off.

Rinse salt water off your face promptly

Salt water draws moisture out of skin through osmosis. After swimming in the ocean, rinse your face with fresh water and immediately apply lip balm to replenish the moisture that salt water stripped away.

Don't forget about reflected UV

Water and sand both reflect UV radiation, significantly increasing your total UV exposure. Your lips receive UV from above and from reflection below, making protection even more important at the beach.

We recommend

Coconut Vanilla 3-Count

Warm coconut vanilla organic lip balm. 3-pack.

$36.00

Questions

Quick answers.

Why do my lips get so dry at the beach?

The beach combines four major drying factors: sun exposure damages the lip barrier, salt air draws out moisture, wind accelerates evaporation, and sand reflects additional UV. Together, these can dehydrate lips faster than almost any other environment.

Is Numbrrrz reef-safe?

Numbrrrz does not contain oxybenzone, octinoxate, or any chemical sunscreens that harm coral reefs. Our all-natural, organic formula is safe for ocean environments.