Prequel

Prequel Lip Visor Sunscreen SPF 30.

Lip

About this product

A broad-spectrum SPF 30 lip sunscreen and gloss available in clear and tinted (Rose Dust) finishes.

Full ingredients

Avobenzone (3.0%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Petrolatum, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Sorbeth-2 Hexaoleate, Flavor, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Synthetic Wax, Microcrystalline Wax, Oryzanol, Mica, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Physalis Angulata Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bisabolol, Siraitia Grosvenorii Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, BHT, Citric Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Citronellol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Red 33 Lake (Ci 17200)

Guru Score

81%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Unlike most lip sunscreens, this one tastes genuinely pleasant with a sweet minty flavor and no chemical aftertaste, which makes it possible to actually wear lip SPF consistently. It delivers SPF 30 using organic UV filters instead of zinc, so you get broad-spectrum protection in a sheer formula. The clear shade works alone or layers under lipstick, and Rose Dust offers a tinted option.

Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

What they liked

Broad spectrum SPF 30 protection
Sheer, lightweight gloss finish
Organic UV filters instead of zinc

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Type

LipBalm & ointment

Key actives

Vitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"Look at that pretty color."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"They also have an SPF lip balm, lip visor. It's a chemical sunscreen. This one is clear."

208SkinDoc

2.10M subs

✓Yay

"The one I have here is Prequil, the Lip Visor sunscreen broad spectrum SPF 30. Many different lip products do not give you SPF 30 protection, but the Prequil lip visor does."

Dr. Sam Ellis

898k subs

✓Yay

"My brand Prequel launched an SPF 30 lip gloss last year, and I am so proud of the formula. We used organic UV filters instead of zinc, which allowed us to get a truly sheer, lightweight gloss, which you just can't get when you formulate with zinc because zinc is a white powder. It also has a sweet minty taste and has none of that gross chemical sunscreen flavor."

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All 3 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis

Best Anti-Aging Game-Changers of 2025 (Dermatologist Approved)| Dr. Sam Ellis

"Like that chemically taste that would linger in your mouth or if it was a mineral-based lip sunscreen, it would leave like a white cast on your lips that was just very unflattering. Which is why I was so excited to finally be able to launch the Prequel Lip Visor SPF 30 this year. It does not taste disgusting. It has sort of like a sweet minty taste, but there's none of that sunscreen chemically taste in there."

BEST Sunscreens That Look Incredible Under Makeup | Dr. Sam Ellis

"I have struggled for years to find lip sunscreens that don't taste disgusting to my very sensitive palette, and these are it. We have two colors right now. We have clear, which you can layer over any of your normal lipsticks or wear it on your own. And then we have Rose Dust, which is a really pretty pinky nude color. These are exceptional in my opinion."

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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

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 Prequel Lip Visor Sunscreen SPF 30?

A broad-spectrum SPF 30 lip sunscreen and gloss available in clear and tinted (Rose Dust) finishes.

Is Prequel Lip Visor Sunscreen SPF 30 worth it?

Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is Prequel Lip Visor Sunscreen SPF 30's Guru Score?

Prequel Lip Visor Sunscreen SPF 30 holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.