The 13 Best Lip Masks for Women Over 50 That Repair Dry, Chapped Lips for a Softer, Smoother Pout
Just swipe on before bed and heal chapped lips overnight — see our picks and some even cost under $10
Having chapped, dry lips is such an unpleasant experience, to say the least. And during the colder, seasons, this problem only exacerbates, leaving lips thirsting for hydration and nourishment. However, you don’t have to suffer through the cold weather with cracked lips — you can prevent them from even getting there with a good lip mask. Lip masks have become more and more popular, and it’s no wonder since so many brands are creating their own versions that are moisturizing and feel oh-so-great on. With so many to choose from, we thought we’d make it easy for you by rounding up the best lip mask options on the market that soothe dry lips and keep them soft all season long.
What to look for in a lip mask
If you’re looking for a truly nourishing lip mask, you don’t want to just slather on that old chapstick you found in your purse from two years ago. There are a few key things to look for when choosing the best lip mask for you.
Look for a lip mask with moisturizing ingredients
The whole point of a lip mask is to nourish and revive lips, especially if you’ve noticed them feeling a bit drier or chapped than usual. Therefore, it’s key to look for ingredients that are moisturizing and repairing. Some of our favorite lip-loving ingredients commonly found in lip masks are shea butter, coconut oil, hyaluronic acid, peptides, vitamin E and ceramides.
Choose a lip mask with a thicker consistency
The best lip masks tend to be on the thicker side when it comes to texture and consistency. Typically, the thicker it is, the more moisturizing it is. You don’t want your lip mask to be too thick where it’s uncomfortable, but you definitely want it thicker than your typical lip balm.
Use lip masks with repairing properties
Lastly, opt for lip masks that actually work to repair your lips with consistent use. It’s one thing to feel immediate relief from a lip mask, but it’s even better if you can get immediate relief and help lips improve overtime and prevent further chapping or drying. Ingredients like lipid complexes and exfoliating enzymes will help give you consistently softer lips.
The 13 best lip masks to heal dry, cracked lips
Keep reading for our top picks for the best lip masks to bring your lips back to life.
Farmacy Lip Smoothie Vitamin C + Peptide Lip Balm
This isn’t the kind of smoothie you drink, although you may be tempted after smelling its amazing scent. Farmacy Lip Smoothie Vitamin C and Peptide Lip Balm doesn’t just smell good though, it gives lips extreme hydration and nourishment. It has a cult following, with almost 1,000 5-star reviews on Sephora. You can thank the formula’s vitamin C, which lessens the appearance of fine lines, as well as its peptides, which helps to plump and smooth — making it perfect for thin, mature lips — and both ingredients help seal in moisture.
Skinfix Triple Lipid Lip Treatment
When it comes to repairing, Skinfix Triple Lipid Lip Treatment immediately comes to mind as one of the best in the game. The brand’s Barrier+ line is all about repairing and protecting the skin barrier, and that goes for lips too! It’s made with a triple lipid complex to restore the skin barrier, a volumizing complex to plump, cupuacu butter to moisturize and allantoin to soothe. It’s even said to increase the volume of lips by 30% after consistent use.
Typology Repairing Lip Mask
Another great repairing option, Typology Repairing Lip Mask does an amazing job at delivering softer, smoother lips fast. If you want to wear the lip mask overnight for intense hydration, you totally can, but the brand also says you can slather it on for just 15 minutes, wipe it off and see results. It’s a great choice if you’re looking for something in a pinch during the day (although we really do love using it at night, too). Ingredient callouts are peptides and hyaluronic acid, which plump and hydrate, and the formula has 98% naturally-derived ingredients.
Nurse Jamie Rosé All Night Lip Mask
You’ll get extra bang for your buck with Nurse Jamie Rosé All Night Lip Mask. Not only does it come with the ultra-moisturizing lip mask, made with hyaluronic acid and grape seed extract, but it also comes with an exfoliating tool to gently remove dead skin. When I tried this lip mask, I never felt like it was sticky or uncomfortable — it was the perfect consistency and my lips felt smoother than ever.
Lawless Forget the Filler Overnight Lip Plumping Mask
Those with thin, mature lips will definitely want to try Lawless Forget The Filler Overnight Lip Plumping Mask. This isn’t the type of lip plumping product that gives you immediate fuller-looking lips and then fades off shortly after. It’s specifically made to amp up lip volume by 40% overtime with consistent use by supporting natural collagen production (collagen helps give us natural lip volume) — I definitely found my lips looking fuller after just a few uses. It also has shea butter and hyaluronic acid for moisture, as well as ceramides.
Burt’s Bees Lip Sleeping Mask
One of our favorite drugstore lip masks is Burt’s Bees Lip Sleeping Mask. With plant-derived squalane, hyaluronic acid and bakuchiol, you’ll have smooth lips for less than $20. It feels rich and luxurious, and claims to deliver 12 hours of moisturization.
E.l.f. Holy Hydration Lip Mask
The most affordable lip mask we have on this list, e.l.f. Holy Hydration Lip Mask is another excellent drugstore lip mask. It costs just $7 (!!) and packs a powerful punch of hydration with hyaluronic acid, moisturizing squalane and replenishing castor seed oil. This is ideal for those suffering from intense dryness.
Fenty Skin Plush Puddin’ Intensive Recovery Lip Mask
Users swear by Fenty Skin Plush Puddin’ Intensive Recovery Lip Mask, and it has over 400 5-star reviews on Sephora. What makes this one special is its pudding-like consistency. This is different from most lip masks which typically have a waxy, dense consistency. Even more, it has plenty of lip-loving ingredients, like coconut and castor oil for moisture, a pomegranate and jojoba oil complex for bouncier, firmer lips and and pomegranate sterols to support lips’ skin barrier.
Colleen Rothschild Butter Lip Mask
As the name suggests, Colleen Rothschild Butter Lip Mask makes lips feel buttery-soft, and even has a flavor of brown sugar (meaning if you happen to accidentally get a taste of it, it’ll taste sweet and delicious). But what we love most about this lip mask is its unique ingredients, which you won’t find in many other lip masks listed here. It has the popular and beloved shea butter and antioxidant-rich vitamin E, but aside from that, it’s made with candelilla wax, which is a natural humectant that attracts moisture from the air, and sorbitol, which retains moisture for hydration that lasts hours.
Kiehl’s Buttermask Intense Repair Lip Treatment
Kiehl’s has been around since 1851, so it’s safe to say they know a thing or two about skin care. And that includes lips too of course! Kiehl’s Buttermask Intense Repair Lip Treatment is made for dry, flaky lips, and repairs them with coconut oil and wild mango butter.
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask
If you’re familiar with any lip mask, it’s likely going to be Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, the cult-classic lip mask that’s gone viral time and time again on social media. Users just can’t get enough of it, and for good reason. Formulated with an antioxidant-rich berry complex, nourishing coconut oil, murumuru seed butter and shea butter, and even vitamin C, it’s the whole package.
Naturium Phyto-Glow Lip Mask
This is another one of the more affordable lip masks, costing just $13 — and some reviews say Naturium Phyto-Glow Lip Mask is even better than Laneige’s version mentioned above. It has avocado oil, shea butter and jojoba oil, and the perfect consistency that isn’t too thin or too thick.
Grace and Stella Nourishing Berry Lip Mask
To end with a bang, we’re big fans of Grace and Stella Nourishing Berry Lip Mask — and we really mean going out with a bang, as in getting great bang for your buck. You can buy a 3-pack on Amazon for $20 — less than the price of just one of most of the others on this list. And it works just as good, featuring a blend of shea butter, mineral oil and jojoba seed.
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