The skin of the lips is one of the most delicate and sensitive areas of the face. Unfortunately, therefore, it often suffers from the negative influence of weather conditions. Especially this problem is relevant in the winter, the cold season, when the lips are not only weathered, but also supercooled, which leads to cracking, flaking and bleeding of the skin.
Why do not your lips look good?
On the lips there are abrasions, cracks and small wounds, mainly due to dehydration of cells, lack of nutrients and vitamins, especially A, B and E, for the skin. Another reason can be frequent licking, lips biting. It should be noted that saliva is a liquid that is part of the digestive process, it contains a certain amount of acids, which help soften food. Therefore, when it falls on the delicate and thin skin of the lips, the saliva corrodes the upper layer of the epidermis, provokes airing.
What can be done at home?
Even constantly being indoors or at home, you also need to take care of your lips. If you find even the slightest damage, you need to use a special wound healing balm or cream with high concentrations of vitamin B (panthenol, dexpanthenol). Moreover, it is necessary to apply softening nutrients to the lips with vitamin A and E. Very often, Aevita capsules are used for this purpose: they are pierced with a needle and smeared with the contents of the lip. Strongly damaged and cracked lips need more intensive nutrition, for example, you can use a balm with royal jelly and propolis .
Evening session of hygiene should be completed with special procedures for the lips:
- Make a kind of skin peeling with a fine abrasive substance (coffee, sugar) or a soft toothbrush.
- Apply on the lips a mixture of butter with natural floral honey (the ingredients are mixed in equal proportions), rubbed with your fingertips.
- Wait until the bulk absorbed into the skin, and then remove the surplus with a napkin or cotton pad.
Professional lip protection products
The best lipsticks and balms from leading cosmetic brands:
- Toitbel Lip Balm Sensitive. The balsam is based on milk whey, has a very soft texture. The product is suitable even for very sensitive skin.
- Aveda. Hygienic lipstick with extracts of vegetables and fruits, as well as extracts of mint and vanilla. Perfectly moisturizes the skin of the lips, helps to heal cracks.
- Clinique Intensive Lip Treatment Repairwear. Balm quickly restores the skin of the lips, their surface becomes soft, smooth and moisturized.
- Vichy Aqualia Thermal Lips. Lipstick nourishes the skin of the lips, soothes irritation, relieves dryness. Quickly absorbed, leaves a light shine.
- Clarins Baume Levres Reparateur. Best option in the cold season. Balm tightly covers the lips, forms a protective film, while moisturizing and softening the skin.
- Payot Hydratation Protection Levres. Moisturizing balm immediately removes dryness, tightness of the skin. It moisturizes well and preserves the effect for a long time.
- Givеnсhy Hydra Sparkling. As part of this product - oil loofah and hyaluronic acid, so the balm quickly and effectively restores the damaged surface of the lips, heals minor damage. Moreover, the product perfectly hydrates the skin.
- Babor Anti-Wrinkle Booster for Lips. This balm is unique in that it has an effect not only on the lips, but also on the skin around them. The product almost immediately moisturizes, nourishes, makes the surface of the lips smooth and soft.