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Overview
We keep Nivea Sun Protect Caring Lip Balm SPF50 (4.8g), Factor on our skin care shelf alongside 40 others, and rank it on rating, review volume and live price rather than on the brand. The manufacturer puts it this way: The spf lip balm intensively protects your lips against the harmful effects of the sun and also against cold wind, and dry air. Perfect for a day on the mountain or at the beach. NIVEA lip balm not only offers water-resistant sun protection but also provides 24-hour moisture to keep your lips smooth and protected without white cast. That is the maker talking, not us, so read it as a claim rather than a finding. 2,584 ratings put it at 4.7 out of 5. The comparison with the rest of the shelf follows.
At a glance
Brand
Nivea Sun
Amazon rating
4.7 out of 5, from 2,584 ratings
Against the shelf
0.1 above the skin care median of 4.6
Our placing
19 of 41, weighted for how many people rated it
Where the price sits
Cheaper end of a shelf running £1.80 to £16.70
How settled
Comparatively few ratings, so treat the score as provisional
We track 41 rated skin care products, and the middle of that pack scores 4.6 out of 5. This one is on 4.7. Top quarter of the shelf. In an aisle where nearly everything rates well, the distance above the middle is the part worth reading, and this one has it.
2,584 people rated it, where the shelf median is 12,743. For this shelf that's thin. A handful of new reviews could shift it noticeably, so read the score as an early signal rather than a verdict.
The shelf runs from £1.80 to £16.70 and the midpoint is about £9.37. On price, this one is in the bottom third. Cheaper than most while rating above the middle of the shelf is the combination we look for, and it is the strongest thing this one has going for it.
Worked out from the 41 skin care products we track, not from the brand's own claims.
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Key features, as the manufacturer lists them
Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.
SPF 50 PROTECTION: The spf lip balm intensively protects your lips against the harmful effects of the sun and also against cold wind, and dry air. Perfect for a day on the mountain or at the beach
24H MOISTURE: NIVEA lip balm not only offers water-resistant sun protection but also provides 24-hour moisture to keep your lips smooth and protected without white cast
SHEA BUTTER: The hydrating lip balm has an improved formula enriched with ethically sourced Shea Butter and natural oils enriched with vitamins to moisturise and protect lips
HOW TO APPLY: Apply regularly. Use a lip scrub for extra smooth lips. Recycle the packaging accordingly. Make sure to reapply the lip balm frequently, especially after eating or swimming
PLEASANT TEXTURE: This moisturising lip balm has a pleasantly smooth texture that keeps lips moisturised for 24 hours*. Skin compatibility dermatologically approved