PROTECT forms an invisible barrier that bonds to your lips and stays through wind, dust, heat and sweat. One application before you head out. That's it.
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You put it on before you head out. An hour later there's nothing there. Wind, sweat and weather strip it straight off.
Split lips take about three weeks to heal properly. Until then every breath of cold air stings.
You carry it everywhere and put it on constantly, and your lips still aren't any better than they were in March.
Most lip balm sits on top of your lips as a layer of wax, and the first bit of wind takes it with it.
PROTECT uses film-forming polymers instead. They bond to your lips and form an invisible barrier that stays put — so it holds through wind, dust, sweat and cold rather than wearing off in the first hour.
You stop noticing it after about thirty minutes. It's still working.
Tash O'Mara rode the Gaucho Derby — 500km across Patagonia on half-wild horses, no support crew and no resupply.
She was sick the whole way. Winds hit 80–100km/h. Hail, rain, sun.
She taped a tube of PROTECT around her neck so she couldn't lose it. By the end the tape was shredded and the label was destroyed. Her lips were fine — and every other rider finished with cracked, split lips, asking her why hers weren't.
"If it can keep my lips happy in 80-100km/h winds, it can do anything in Australia."
If it survives that, it'll survive your Monday.
Fair question. $15.95 is more than a chemist chapstick, and if we hadn't made it we'd be asking the same thing.
Here's the difference. A chapstick is wax and a bit of oil sitting on the surface of your lips. The first wind, the first coffee, the first time you lick them — gone. That's why you reapply eight or ten times a day and your lips still aren't any better than they were in March.
PROTECT costs more because of what's actually in the tube. Film-forming polymers that bond to your lips instead of sitting on top, and 22 active ingredients working underneath the barrier. Hand-poured in small batches on a farm in Queensland, 5.5g a tube, and most people get four to six months out of one.
So it isn't a more expensive lip balm. It's the one that makes you stop buying lip balm.
★★★★★ 232 five-star reviews and counting
"Where the feck has this stuff been for the last 50 years of outdoor abuse! Tassie bushwalking, mustering, cricket, 4WD — it's handled it all."
"My lips have been so dry and cracked in recent years, menopause and spending so much time outdoors hasn't helped but Trail Armour did! I could feel the difference on day one and my lips got softer and actually healed in less than a week."
"Nothing has worked like this. My 16-year-old has chronically dry lips and is a habitual picker. We've tried everything. Trail Armour Protect actually broke the loop. For the first time in years, her lips look healthy."
"One application in the morning will last all day, even when I'm working outdoors! Trail Armour seems to put a protective layer between my lips and the environment, leaving them feeling so much better at the end of the day."
"My 11 year old licks her lips and has constant wind burn. It disappeared after using this for 3 days. This is the only thing that has worked as she can't instantly lick it off."
"Absolutely love it! Works rain, hail or shine and isn't sticky like other long acting lip balms! Even great for in air-conditioning as it keeps the moving air from cracking lips!"
★★★★★ 232 five-star reviews
You'll go through it — one for wherever you get ready, one for the car, one for the bag. So the more you grab, the more you save. Start with one, or stock up and save up to 15%.
Same up-to-8-hour barrier, now with a cool peppermint finish.
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Smooth one layer over clean, dry lips before you head out.
Film-forming ingredients bond to your lips and create an invisible shield that locks moisture in and keeps the weather out. Give it 5–10 minutes to set before eating or drinking.
Up to 8 hours of protection. No reapplying, no thinking about it.
A light, smooth layer that sinks in and disappears. No wax slick, no stickiness. Thirty minutes in you won't feel it — but it's still working.
Almost nothing. A whisper of vanilla to neutralise the natural earthiness of the oils and butters — so it goes on virtually fragrance-free.
It's the one that finally holds. One swipe before you head out and your lips are sorted for the day — through wind, sun, dust and sweat. No reapplying, no fuss.
Build a complete lip care routine that works as hard as you do.
Intensive overnight repair for lips that need serious help.
Daily hydration. Pick any three flavours.
Coconut shell powder and jojoba beads lift away dry, flaky skin so everything else works harder.
Regular lip balm coats your lips with wax and wears off within about an hour. PROTECT uses film-forming ingredients that bond to your lips and create an invisible barrier holding for up to 8 hours from one application.
A 5.5g tube lasts around 4–6 months with regular use. A little goes a long way — one layer is all you need.
One layer over clean, dry lips. Let it set for 5–10 minutes before eating or drinking. It doesn't feel like lip balm — that's the barrier, and it's meant to.
No. Not even at 40°C.
Neither. Goes on smooth, dries invisible, breathes.
Yes. It's used by children as young as 11, and it works particularly well for kids who lick their lips constantly, because the barrier means they can't immediately lick it off.
No. It's built for barrier protection against wind, dust and moisture loss. In direct sun, apply your SPF lip balm 10–15 minutes after PROTECT has set.
Most orders ship next business day. Occasionally life happens — sick horses, dead stirrers, escaped dogs — and it goes out within two. If we're running behind we'll tell you.
$6.95 AUD or $13.95 NZD, free over $40 AUD/USD or $45 NZD.
Yes. Prices show in both AUD and NZD, and shipping is free over $45 NZD.
22 active ingredients including CoQ10, Vitamin E, D-Panthenol, sea buckthorn oil and raspberry seed oil. View the full INCI ingredient list →
Full refund within 30 days, shipping included. Keep the tube. Full guarantee →
Trail Armour is made by hand on a farm in Queensland's Scenic Rim. Not sure which product is right for you? Just ask.
One application. Up to 8 hours. Hand-poured in Queensland, and over 8,000 tubes out there already.
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