Supergoop

Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm.

Lip

About this product

An SPF 40 lip balm with a barely-there gloss finish, available in flavors including pink peppermint and caramel.

Full ingredients

Avobenzone (3%), Homosalate (5%), Octisalate (4%), Octocrylene (4.5%), Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Synthetic Wax, Flavor, Triisostearyl Citrate, Octyldodecanol, Tocopherol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract, Portulaca Pilosa Extract, Citric Acid, Bisabolol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sucrose Cocoate, Sorbitan Oleate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Titanium Dioxide, Red 28 Lake, Iron Oxides, Red 7 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake

Guru Score

73%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

SPF 40 (rare for lip balm)
Minty scent
Barely-there pink tint

What they flagged

Chemical filter taste

What the gurus are saying

The big draw here is SPF 40, which is genuinely rare in lip balms, and gurus keep repurchasing it. Most love the minty smell and flavor, the barely-there pink gloss, and how hydrated it makes lips look. However, the chemical sunscreen filters can taste unpleasant if they get in your mouth, so worth knowing if you're particular about sunscreen flavor on your lips.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Type

LipBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin EPeptidesSPF

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Yay

"SPF 40 for a lip product is hard to find, and I've already gone through two. They have a trio on sale, I'm definitely picking it up, it's absolutely a no-brainer. These live in my purse all summer long, especially after the lip cancer scare I had a few years ago."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"One other sunscreen product that I wanted to mention is lip sunscreen. Most of the SPF lip balms taste terrible, feel terrible, dry out your lips. So I tried this one from Supergoop and it is their Glow Gloss in pink peppermint and it's an SPF 40. It's got a peppermint scent to it. It doesn't really taste so much like anything. It's very neutral flavor-wise. It's not like sweet. It doesn't taste terrible like sunscreen. It's just like a little pink lip gloss. Very easy to apply, doesn't put a ton of color on the lips, but absolutely a beautiful product to protect your lips from the sun."

All 2 takes from HotandFlashy

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"This one smells great. [...] I love that it's minty and it's just kind of a barely there pink gloss. It gives your lips some shine, makes them look hydrated. I have one in my handbag. I have one next to the front door for when I take my dog out for a walk. I just quickly butter up my lips with this and then they're protected from the sun."

Faves + Fails May 2026

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Nay

"I got a new caramel flavor of the Glow Gloss from Supergoop. I was so excited about this one, but it tastes terrible. These chemical filters in lip balms are so awful if they get in your mouth."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Supergoop Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm?

An SPF 40 lip balm with a barely-there gloss finish, available in flavors including pink peppermint and caramel.

Is Supergoop Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 73%.

What is Supergoop Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm's Guru Score?

Supergoop Glow Gloss SPF 40 Lip Balm holds a Guru Score of 73%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.