Keep Sun Scorched Lips Soft and Smooth All Summer with our Pick of the Best Protective Lip Balms

This decadent shade-shifting balm imparts a sheer veil onto lips which transforms into a sultry personalised pink stain based on your own skin PH. Soleil Lip Blush, £44 Tom Ford

This high-shine gloss keeps lips moisturised for up to eight hours thanks to its unique Hydraboost complex, leaving lips instantly smooth, soft and nourished whilst the special applicator features a curved side for the lower lip and a rounded tip for the upper lip. Rouge Coco Gloss in Amuse-Bouche, £34 Chanel

This intensely hydrating lip balm infused with natural vanilla flavour gives the lips a lacquer-like shine whilst shea, cupuacu butter and plant squalene work to nourish parched lips. Phyo-Glow Lip Balm in Camelia, £12 Naturium

This sleep mask for lips lets you wake up to smoother, softer, luscious lips. Lip Sleeping Mask, £21 Laneige

Drenched in sheer butter and raspberry seed oil, this UK-made vegan balm hydrates the driest of cracked lips.
Bioactive Lip Balm, £10 Face Theory

This much-loved balm with honey, sweet almond and rose essential oils melts immediately into lips to moisturise and protect lips all day long. Ultra-nourishing Lip Balm, £13 Nuxe