This week, Dr Zac Turner explains how lip balm could be damaging your lips ... which help repair your skin barrier. Shea butter, lanolin, beeswax – they’re nourishing and gentle.

QUESTION: Hey Dr Zac, I’m addicted to my lip balm. I apply it at least 10 times ... which help repair your skin barrier. Shea butter, lanolin, beeswax – they’re nourishing and gentle.

Slathering on lip balm day after day to no avail ... including petrolatum, lanolin, shea butter, and polyisobutene (a synthetic polymer). Ceramides are also a useful addition.

There’s nothing quite like the feeling when your favourite lip balm actually works. Let’s be honest—finding the right one can ...