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Your lips are your health, comfort, beauty and self-confidence.
Moisturizing lips is a very important component not only of external beauty, but also a real indicator of a healthy body. But you also need to be able to moisturize them. RBC-Ukraine talks about what rules should be followed to keep lips always moisturized and healthy with a link to the Telegram channel of beauty expert and stylist Elise Gan “Pocket Stylist”.
The importance of moisturizing lips and the main causes of dryness
Your lips are your health, comfort, beauty and self-confidence. The most common reason why lips dry out is, of course, the influence of external factors:
- strong wind
- freezing
- bright sun.
Ultraviolet rays and ultraviolet radiation itself, for example, in a solarium, can burn your lips, and a sharp temperature change can lead to dryness and cracking.
Causes of dry lips also include bad habits, for example:
- smoking
- Constant licking and biting of lips
- applying super-resistant lipstick in severe frost, usually matte lipsticks.
- refusal of lipsticks and balms
- as well as taking antibiotics.
With such habits, your constant companions will be a feeling of tightness, peeling and cracking.
6 rules for moisturizing your lips
- Use lip balms containing natural oils, such as coconut or almond. They effectively moisturize and nourish lips, leaving them soft and smooth.
- Choose a balm or cream that contains vitamins, especially vitamin E, it helps retain moisture and reduces the impact of harmful environmental factors.
- Remember to keep your body hydrated, because a hydrated body is a guarantee of healthy, moisturized lips.
- Use gentle exfoliation from time to time. This will help remove dead cells and improve deepening of hydration.
- Use menthol toothpastes carefully, which can dry out the delicate skin of your lips.
- Avoid harsh facial products such as exfoliants and acids.
