The cleanest lip balm, ranked by ingredients

Low Tox Gear · Cleanest lip balm

We ran 45 lip balm products through our scanner — 237 chemical rules, each tied to a peer-reviewed or regulatory source — and ranked them by how many flagged ingredients each one contains. Cleanest first.

A red flag means an ingredient is banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence. Amber is caution; mild is minor. Ranking is automated from the ingredient list on each product — we don't accept payment for placement.

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Macadamia Ultra Hydrating Lip Balm Thursday Plantation 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Nivea Fruity Shine Strawberry Lip Balm nivea 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Nivea Original Care Moisturising Lip Balm nivea 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Original Care Lip Balm Nivea 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Cherry Shine Lip balm Nivea 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Nivea Glowy Lips Magnolia Extract Clear Lip Balm nivea 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Burt's Bees Moisturising Lip Balm Stick Ultra Conditioning burt's bees 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Shea + Passionfruit Lip Balm in Paper Tube Burt’s Bees 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Little Urchin Lip Balm Vanilla Coconut little urchin 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Little Urchin Lip Balm Cherry & Kakadu Plum little urchin 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Little Urchin Lip Balm Tropical PawPaw little urchin 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Little Urchin Lip Balm Vanilla little urchin 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Poni Cloud Whip Lip Butter Clear poni 0 flags · 237 rules See the full scan →

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Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturising Lip Balm palmer's 1 caution See the full scan →

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weleda skin food lip balm Weleda 1 caution See the full scan →

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Nivea Repair & Protect Lip Balm SPF 15 nivea 1 caution See the full scan →

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Nivea Hydrocare Lip Balm SPF 15 nivea 1 caution See the full scan →

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Burt's Bees Moisturising Lip Balm Vanilla Bean burt's bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Beeswax lip balm Burt’s Bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Honey Lip Balm Burt's Bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm burt's bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Burt's Bees Moisturising Lip Balm Watermelon burt's bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Sweet Mandarin Moisturizing Lip Balm Burt's Bees 1 caution See the full scan →

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Little Urchin Tinted Lip Balm Watermelon little urchin 1 caution See the full scan →

Most of these are stocked at Target, Walmart, Whole Foods, Thrive Market, Amazon. Tap any product above for its full ingredient breakdown and a cleaner same-category alternative.