Lip gloss has been a popular beauty product for many years now. Lip gloss is essentially lip balm that gives your lips a shiny or shimmery appearance.

Here are the benefits of lip gloss.

1. Shine

Lip gloss gives a shine to your lips, making them look fuller and more attractive. This is popularly thought of as a benefit for young girls because this shine might make you look healthier. However, that does not mean that this cannot benefit adults or men. Certainly, some women want to increase their attractiveness through lip gloss, but many want a shiny look because they desire healthy-looking lips.

2. Stain

Staining is often the desired effect when applying lipstick or lip coloring products. The coloring product can add color to your lips while staying on for long without smudging off onto your food container or cup. Many stainers can be found in lip gloss, which makes it easy to apply.

3. Protection from Cold/Heat

Lips can become chapped or dried out due to cold or heat and wind exposure, and that is certainly not healthy and beautiful for your lips. Lip gloss provides a protective effect to protect your lips from harsh elements by providing a hydrating layer on top of them. While this can be beneficial, it has been pointed out that applying something thick like lip gloss over your lips could lead to trapping moisture and dirt and pollutants such as germs, dust, etc., so you may want to use caution when doing so.

4. Moisturize & Nourish

Lip gloss can include ingredients that moisturize and nourish lips, supplementing them with nutrients they may be missing. For instance, some lip glosses contain lanolin, a natural ingredient found in sheep’s wool. Lanolin helps keep moisture inside your lips while also giving them the nutrients it needs to prevent dryness and flaking. Many other lip glosses will use petroleum jelly or beeswax for similar benefits.

5. Taste

Some people enjoy the taste of lip gloss because it has an enjoyable flavor on their lips. Flavored lip gloss is often sweetened with chemicals like saccharin or maltitol (both artificial), but sometimes sugars are used (natural).

6. Protection from Sun Damage

Lips are one of the most exposed areas for sun exposure, meaning they can easily become damaged by UV rays and other dangerous forms of radiation. Lip gloss using SPF (sun protection factor) will help protect your lips against these negative elements while also providing an attractive appearance.

7. Refresh Your Lips

This benefit only applies if you want to wear a lip gloss that contains either a moisturizing or nourishing ingredient like petroleum jelly. After applying this ingredient over your lips, you may feel refreshed by the sensation of having something wet on your lips. Additionally, it has been reported that some lip glosses provide temporary plumping effects to make your lips look even fuller than they already are.

Lip gloss is simply beautiful to wear because of the shiny quality against the backdrop of full-colored lips underneath it. Some people find wearing lip gloss attractive regardless of whether there is an additional benefit added in for them, so wearing lip gloss can be seen as stylish in society today.