PROTECT forms an invisible barrier that bonds to your lips and stays through wind, dust, heat, sweat, air-con and heating. One application in the morning. That's it.
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"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!"
Lips get hammered all day and repair overnight. Each product covers a different part of that cycle, and PROTECT is the daytime half.
Or keep reading — PROTECT on its own is below.
You put it on in the morning. An hour later there's nothing there. Wind outside, air-con and heating inside — all of it strips it straight off.
Split lips can take weeks to settle down. Until then every breath of cold air stings.
You carry it everywhere and put it on constantly, and your lips are no better at the end of the year than they were at the start.
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.
Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Wind off the Indian Ocean, sun all day, and a quokka who wanted a closer look at the tube.
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 are no better at the end of the year than they were at the start.
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 ingredients underneath the barrier, every one of them chosen for a reason. 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.
★★★★★ 320 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."
"Finally, after trialling close to 10 different lipbalms this one actually protects my lips when out in the elements! Very highly recommend as it works just as it promises."
"I'm in Africa and the balm has been brilliant in saving my lips from windburn in particular out on safari. I'm loving the overnight treatment too. Happy to have found you!"
"My favourite balm ever! I found myself still reaching to put more on during the day but realising it was out of habit, not need. I keep recommending it to friends and family. Fabulous genuine product!"
"My lips feel great, even with the colder weather starting I haven't had to keep reaching for lip balm. Really lasts the 8 hours (or more)."
"PROTECT is absolutely fantastic. No smell or taste (which I prefer). It stays on brilliantly. I loved it from the first tube so I bought four more."
★★★★★ 320 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%.
Original, cool Peppermint and new Citrus Burst — same up-to-8-hour barrier underneath all three.
Pick your flavour
The Full Kit is PROTECT, RESTORE, QUENCH and BUFF together for $57.95 — day, night and the prep in between.
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Free shipping over $40 AUD/USD · $45 NZD.
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If you're not happy, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we'll refund you in full, including shipping. You don't need to send anything back.
Smooth one layer over clean, dry lips before you head out.
Film-forming ingredients bond to your lips and lock the moisture in. Give it 5–10 minutes to set.
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.
Your choice. Original is almost nothing — a whisper of vanilla to neutralise the natural earthiness of the oils and butters. Peppermint is cool and fresh. Citrus Burst is bright and zesty.
It's the one that finally holds. One swipe in the morning and your lips are sorted for the day — wind and sun outside, air-con and heating inside. 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.
Coconut shell powder and jojoba beads lift away dry, flaky skin so everything else works harder.
Buy more and save up to 15% on any product.
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.
Orders ship within 1–2 business days. Occasionally life happens — sick horses, dead stirrers, escaped dogs — and it takes a little longer. 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.
Every ingredient is chosen for a reason. There are 22 of them, 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 16,500 items out there already.
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