Moisturizing and nourishing lips

What is special about the skin of the lips, and why does it need special care? We’ll tell you right now what products to use to make your lips look attractive.

1. Features of lip skin
2. Why do lips dry out?
3. How to care for your lips
4. How does care differ in different seasons?
5. Tools Overview

Features of lip skin

Lip care is an important part of your daily beauty routine. What do you need to know about the skin of your lips in order to properly care for it?

The number of sebaceous glands in the lip area is reduced; a small number of them are located only in the corners of the lips. That is why, in the absence of proper care, dryness, peeling and cracks cannot be avoided.

Dry, chapped lips cause discomfort and do not add neatness to your makeup. Therefore, it is better to systematically maintain the health of the skin of the lips than to periodically restore it.

There should be several lip balms in your cosmetic bag, including sunscreen.

Why do lips dry out?

The skin of the lips is initially more susceptible to aggressive environmental influences, since it has a thin epidermis and is almost devoid of natural protective lubricant. Main causes of dryness:

negative impact of environmental factors: strong wind, frost or, conversely, scorching sun, temperature changes;

bad habits such as smoking;

Decorative cosmetics can also dry out the skin of your lips - for example, the recently popular matte liquid lipstick. Its long-lasting texture contains practically no greasy components, so this makeup requires enhanced lip care before and after applying lipstick.

How to care for your lips

It would seem that what is so difficult here? But there are nuances, and it is better to adhere to certain rules.

Beauty starts from within. A lack of vitamins and fatty acids in your diet immediately affects the condition of your lips - and this is a reason to reconsider your nutrition system. It should include:

fatty fish: mackerel, halibut, saury, eel, sturgeon;

nuts (walnuts, peanuts), pumpkin seeds;

vegetable oils: olive, flaxseed, sesame, rapeseed;

vegetables and greens: spinach, parsley, pumpkin, Brussels sprouts.

Bad habits such as smoking and excessive consumption of spicy foods can also lead to dryness, cracking and flaking.

A scrub with sugar particles will help exfoliate the skin of your lips.

The daily care algorithm involves several steps.

Use lip balm

Before going outside, apply a protective balm, before going to bed - moisturizing, nourishing, restoring.

Exfoliation is a very useful procedure, including for the skin of the lips. To get rid of flaking and improve microcirculation, try lip massage using soft scrubs, such as sugar-based ones.

Apply primer under lipstick

Instead of a primer, you can use a non-greasy balm. Apply a thin layer and pat it into the skin with your fingertips or spread over your lips with a brush.

Remove lip makeup correctly

Don't wash your face with soap. Apply milk or micellar water to a cotton pad and gently remove makeup with it without rubbing the skin.

How to minimize transverse wrinkles along the contour of the lips. You can do this in two ways:

regularly use a plumper based on menthol or hyaluronic acid;

perform shock exfoliation for seven days in a row - and immediately after the scrub apply an intense moisturizer.

How care differs in different seasons

Seasonality is one of the conditions that is important to observe in lip care so that their delicate skin feels comfortable 365 days a year.

Before lipstick, especially matte lipstick, apply lip primer.

In summer lip care, everything is simple: choose lighter textures; in warm (but not hot!) weather, you can get by with regular lipstick - without additional nutrition in the form of balms.

In hot weather, be sure to use sunscreen balm. Within the city limits, an SPF level of 15-20 will be sufficient, but for traveling to warmer climates, choose products with an SPF of at least 25. And don’t forget to renew the coating every 1.5-2 hours (and after snacks).

In addition to the mandatory stages of exfoliation, nutrition and moisturizing, you can add masks to winter care. If you don’t have a ready-made product, apply a thick layer of restorative cream to your lips and leave for several hours, preferably overnight.

Sunscreen balm will come in handy on a ski vacation: snow reflects the sun's rays as well as the surface of water, exposing your skin to an increased risk of photoaging.

When choosing a balm for the winter, carefully study the composition. Ingredients such as glycerin, oils and ceramides work as moisture-retaining agents, preventing the appearance of tightness and flaking. Natural vegetable oils (shea, olive, macadamia, coconut) are able to “lock” moisture in the skin and have a protective and antioxidant effect. Hyaluronic acid and aloe extract instantly moisturize and refresh. Products that combine all types of components will suit you.

Tools Overview

Indispensable products for lip skin care are a balm for nourishing and moisturizing, as well as a smoothing cream designed specifically for this area.

Lip care creams.

Anti-aging Collagenist Re-Plump, Helena Rubinstein

The product with proxylane and collagen microspheres instantly adds volume to the lips and smoothes out wrinkles along the lip contour.

Care for the contour of the eyes and lips during menopause Neovadiol, Vichy

Firms and smoothes the skin thanks to the content of proxilan, epiruline, proteins and Vichy thermal spring water. With this product, even with hormonal imbalance, lips look fresh and well-groomed.

Lip balms.

Universal lip product Lip Balm Him/Her, Giorgio Armani

A universal product that is suitable for both women and men. The melting texture spreads well over the lips, is odorless and gives a natural shine. The product comes in a neutral range to suit different skin tones, with 6 shades ranging from clear and pale pink to cool mauve.

Nourishing balm for deep restoration of lip skin Nutritic Lèvres, La Roche-Posay

The formula with ceramides eliminates tightness, irritation, heals cracks and tightens the skin. For deep restoration, you can apply a thick layer before bed.

Lipstick-lip balm Sexy Balm, L’Oréal Paris

Smoothes and conditions the skin, leaving lips smooth and moisturized. The palette contains 12 shades with two types of coverage: translucent Sheer and denser and richer Bold. A stick with a pointed end allows you to apply the product strictly along the contour, even without a mirror.

Lip balm Aquasource Plump and Glow Lip Balm, Biotherm

The light balm smells like peach. Thanks to vitamins and vegetable oils in the composition, it quickly softens lips. Adds visual volume to lips. Sun protection factor SPF 8 prevents photoaging.

Hello, dear ladies! Today we want to tell you about homemade lip masks, as well as how to care for your lips so that they always look young and attractive. This topic is especially relevant when cracks, herpes occur, and the skin on the lips peels and dries.

Content

Lip care

The skin of the lips especially requires careful and proper care at any age. This is caused by:

1. thinness of the epidermis;
2. distinctive skin texture;
3. close location of blood vessels to the skin;
4. absence of sebaceous glands.

These factors lead to increased sensitivity of the lips and cause their excessive irritability: dryness, cracking, bleeding.

How to make sponges soft and tender

To ensure that your lips always remain attractive, soft and tender, follow these simple rules:

1. Avoid prolonged exposure to frost, wind, and ultraviolet rays. These factors lead to cracks and rapid aging of the lip skin.
2. Regularly apply hygienic or cosmetic lipstick to clean sponges.
3. Use homemade lip masks and peelings 1-2 times a week; in winter, lip cosmetic procedures can be performed every day. This will help clear the skin of dead cells and prevent the development of infection.
4. Minimize the use of long-lasting lipsticks, which dry out the skin of the lips, causing cracks and discomfort. If you still need it, use hygienic or moisturizing lipstick before applying.
5. Don't lick your lips.
6. Eat right, drink plenty of clean water and get outdoors often. A proper lifestyle contributes to better nutrition of the skin of the lips, which will help maintain their youth and elasticity.
7. At night, use moisturizing or nourishing lip products.

What is good and bad for the skin of the lips

To keep your skin looking healthy and attractive, avoid fried, smoked, salted, canned foods, and coffee. These foods disrupt metabolic processes in the body - lip nutrition deteriorates.

It is also worth thinking about bad habits that slow down metabolism and accelerate the aging process of the skin. Do you need it?

To reduce the impact of negative factors, ensure a sufficient supply of nutrients from food and cosmetics. The most beneficial for the skin of the lips are:

1. Peptides – increase skin firmness and elasticity, nourish and moisturize.
2. Sea buckthorn oil – relieves inflammation, irritation, has a wound healing effect.
3. Cacao butter – has a tonic and nourishing effect.
4. Aloe extract – relieves inflammation and moisturizes.
5. Vitamin A – slows down the aging process, participates in metabolic processes, promotes cell renewal.
6. Vitamin C – responsible for the production of collagen, which makes the skin elastic and youthful.
7. Vitamin E – preserves youth and protects lips from the aggressive effects of sunlight.

The effectiveness of homemade lip masks

The advantage of such products is the natural composition, long-lasting effect and self-production. You really know what it consists of, because... We prepared everything ourselves and from fresh ingredients.

Remember The shorter the product’s shelf life, the more effective it is, because it preserves all the most useful substances that we need so much.

Benefits of natural lip masks:

1. moisturize;
2. soften;
3. make the skin soft and tender;
4. nourish;
5. increase the volume and make the lips attractive;
6. protect from frost, sun, wind;
7. make lips more pronounced and bright.

Despite the huge number of benefits, homemade lip care products have contraindications:

1. Do not use if there is bleeding, large cracks, or herpes.
2. Eliminate ingredients to which you are allergic.

Cooking tips

Homemade lip masks need to be prepared correctly to get the maximum effect. Here are a few simple rules:

1. For cooking, use dishes made of glass, ceramics or clay. The metal has a negative effect on products, which will make them ineffective, and some even toxic.
2. The products that will be included in the mask must be fresh.
3. Before application, test for allergic reactions.
4. Minimize the use of cucumber, lemon juice and glycerin when resisting masks. These products are designed to eliminate oiliness and can cause dry skin.
5. To enhance effectiveness, if desired, add vitamins A, C and E to your homemade masks.

How to properly apply lip masks

So, having understood the technology for preparing lip masks, it is important to know how to use them. Indeed, if applied incorrectly and without preparation, the effectiveness of such products is reduced to nothing. It is worth noting that when carrying out cosmetic procedures for the lips, do not forget about the face. It would be great if there was also a mask around the lips.

1. Step 1. Prepare the skin of your face and lips: remove makeup, steam using chamomile decoction, which has an anti-inflammatory and disinfectant effect.
2. Step 2. Take a horizontal position. This will prevent the mask from spreading.
3. Step 3. Apply the product to your lips and leave on for 2 to 30 minutes. The time depends on the composition of the mask.
4. Step 4. Remove the lip mask using a tissue or rinse with water.
5. Step 5. Apply Vaseline, chapstick, or lip balm to your lips.

Lip masks for cracks and peeling

One of the recipes below will help you cope with such a nuisance as cracked lips.

To prepare you will need:

1. fat cottage cheese and pumpkin or carrot juice, in a ratio of 1:2;
2. 4 drops of wheat germ oil.

Mix all the ingredients and apply the application to the lips for 20 minutes.

A honey mask is the most popular skin care product. Honey has a huge amount of beneficial substances that can cope with inflammation, relieve dryness and irritation, moisturize and nourish lips. Honey masks can be used daily and within a week you will feel and see how your lips have changed.

1. Recipe 1. To get a miraculous mask, mix in equal proportions honey And butter. Apply to sponges for 15-30 minutes.
2. Recipe 2. Mix in equal proportions honey, aloe juice and quail yolk or chicken egg. Apply to sponges for 15 minutes.
3. Recipe 3.Mix 10 g of honey with 30 ml of sage decoction. Apply this product to your lips every day for 20 minutes, and you will forget what cracks are. To prepare a sage decoction, take the flowers of the plant (1 tsp) and pour 1 tbsp. water, after boiling, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, cool to room temperature.

Wound healing masks

If it happens that your lips are severely cracked, resulting in wounds, you can use one of the recipes below.

1. Recipe 1. Fill in 100 ml water 10 g eucalyptus leaves, bring to a boil and boil for another 7 minutes. When the broth reaches room temperature, soak gauze or cotton pads in the broth and apply this compress for 20 minutes. It is recommended to use such compresses every day until the wounds disappear completely.
2. Recipe 2.Reheat hazelnut oil and apply to a clean cloth. Apply the compress to your lips for 20 minutes.

Protective lip masks

The problem of flaky and chapped lips can be combated before unpleasant symptoms appear with the help of protective masks. To do this, use one of the recipes.

1. Recipe 1.
   You will need cosmetic paraffin enriched with vitamins A, E, cocoa butter, and eucalyptus. You can buy it at a pharmacy or cosmetic store.
   — Melt it 10 g paraffin in a water bath.
   - Lubricate your sponges with cosmetic oil, nourishing or moisturizing cream and apply paraffin with a brush for 10 minutes and cover your face with a terry towel for a thermal effect.
   — Remove the paraffin film with a napkin.
2. Recipe 2.
   Pour 1 tbsp flax or fennel seeds over 1 tbsp. water and put on fire. After boiling, simmer over low heat until a glue-like mass forms. Cool to an acceptable temperature and apply the product to your lips for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with water.

Moisturizing lip mask

Moisturizing lip masks are not inferior in effectiveness to salon lip care products.

The most popular mask with gelatin, for the preparation of which you will need:

1. gelatin – 1 part;
2. water - 4 parts;
3. kefir – 2 parts;
4. oatmeal – 1 part;
5. cream.

Dissolve gelatin in water. After it swells and all the liquid has disappeared, melt it in a water bath or in the microwave. Mix gelatin, kefir and oatmeal. The mask is ready. Before applying the product, lubricate your lips with cream. Once completely dry, remove the product from your lips.

Thanks to sour cream, your lips will always be moisturized, young and attractive. To prepare a sour cream mask you need to mix:

1. 5 g of fatty and thick sour cream;
2. 3 drops of citrus juice;
3. 5 drops of any cosmetic oil.

Apply the product to your lips for 20 minutes.

Nourishing lip masks

These masks are designed to enrich the skin with vitamins, micro and macroelements that are included in the product. Help restore skin elasticity, eliminate dryness and sagging.

The nutrients and vitamins contained in the apple will help cope with flaking and chapped lips. To prepare, chop Boil 1 small apple in half a glass of milk. Cool the boiled apples and chop them using a blender. Apply the resulting paste onto a cloth and apply the application to the lips and the skin around them for 30 minutes.

Due to its rich composition, honey is widely used not only for preparing moisturizing, but also nourishing masks. Here is one mask recipe:

1. half a banana;
2. 5 g honey;
3. 5 ml milk.

Grind the banana until smooth using a fork or blender. Add honey and milk to the resulting slurry. Mix the ingredients thoroughly until you obtain a homogeneous paste. Apply the mask to the sponges and the area around them for 20 minutes.

To get the best effect, you can add vitamins A and E to honey, 1 capsule each, and cosmetic oils of olive, cocoa, castor oil. Apply the mask to your lips and rinse with water.

1. 30 g cranberry juice;
2. 20 g starch.

To obtain juice, take cranberries and chop them with a spoon, place them in cheesecloth and squeeze out the required amount of juice. Mix with starch and apply to lips. After 20 minutes, rinse with water.

Scrubs, creams and lip balms

To get the best effect, you need to properly prepare your sponges for applying the mask. A sugar scrub or lip massage is suitable for this purpose.

1. To carry out the massage, purchase a soft toothbrush and steam it thoroughly so that the bristles are soft.
2. Melt butter in a water bath or honey and apply on lips. Massage your lips with a brush for a minute.
3. After applying the mask, you need to consolidate the result, which will help with homemade balms and creams. The natural composition will help consolidate the result and prolong the effect.

To prepare a nourishing lip cream you will need 20 g honey And 1 tbsp. l pork fat. Melt all ingredients in a water bath and mix thoroughly. Store the cream in the refrigerator.

At home, to obtain pork fat, you can melt lard over a fire, drain the resulting fat and use it to prepare cosmetics and food.

A night mask or lip balm will help to consolidate the effect of the mask against peeling and cracks that have arisen as a result of aggressive exposure to wind and low temperatures. To do this, take:

1. beeswax - 1 part;
2. 2 parts of any cosmetic oil;
3. Vaseline – 1 part;
4. 2 parts chamomile decoction.

To prepare the mask, melt the beeswax in a water bath or in the microwave. To prepare a chamomile decoction, pour 1 tsp of chamomile flowers into 1 tbsp. water and boil for 5 minutes, then let sit until cool.

When all the ingredients are ready, mix them until smooth. Apply to lips after a mask or use during severe dryness and flaking of the skin.

Lip enlargement mask

Every woman should have at least one recipe in her arsenal that will help make her lips plump, attractive and sexy. Homemade lip enlargement masks will help to visually enlarge them for several hours due to increased blood flow.

Although glycerin is not recommended for making masks, it is sometimes possible to give sponges a slight swelling. The main thing is not to overuse the product and do not forget about nourishing and moisturizing care.

1. Vaseline - 1 part;
2. honey - 1 part;
3. juice of any citrus fruit - 1 part;
4. sugar or powdered sugar - 1 part;
5. glycerin - 2 parts.

Melt all ingredients in the microwave or in a water bath and cool. Apply to sponges for 20 minutes.

This recipe is very simple, as it consists of only two components, but very effective. To prepare the mask, mix Vaseline and oil of mint, cinnamon, pepper or other hot spice. Apply to lips for 5 minutes. If there is severe tingling, you can remove the mask earlier using warm water.

Here's another hot recipe:

1. 5 g Kenyan pepper;
2. 1 tsp Vaseline;
3. 8 tablets of nicotinic acid (vitamin PP).

To prepare, grind vitamin PP tablets to a powder, then mix everything and apply to sponges for 2 minutes, rinse with water. Nicotinic acid can be purchased at a pharmacy.

What do manufacturers offer?

The beauty industry does not stand still - there are many ready-made masks and other lip care products on the market. The main thing when choosing finished products is to carefully study the composition, on which the effectiveness and safety of the product depends. Lip masks enriched with vitamins, minerals, micro and macroelements, proteins, beeswax and vegetable oils.

Today it is the most popular and has gained the trust of many women. The collagen mask includes:

1. collagen of plant origin;
2. water;
3. hyaluronic acid;
4. vitamin complex;
5. oils and extracts of plant origin (menthol, pepper).

Thanks to the active components of the collagen mask:

1. makes the skin soft and velvety;
2. exfoliates the stratum corneum of the dermis;
3. regenerates lip cells;
4. provides good blood flow to the lips, which makes them swollen and visually enlarged.

Where to buy proven lip masks

1. Alginate modeling mask “APHRODITE’S SMILE” with collagen and myoxinol for lip contour TEANA (Russia)
2. Lip patch mask with collagen BERRISOM SOS My lip patch (South Korea)
3. Fruit night mask for lips THE SAEM Fruits Lip Sleeping Pack (South Korea)

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About the author of the article:

Cosmetologist, director of 3 cosmetology clinics under her own brand “Lyudmila”. Author of articles for professional online publications and participant in many international symposiums.

Beautiful lips make our face much more attractive. Due to extreme sensitivity of the lips or weather conditions, they often dry out and crack, so only daily care and moisturization will help combat this condition. In this article we would like to show you effective solutions based on natural products so that you can learn how to moisturize your lips without chapstick.

A popular home remedy for moisturizing your lips is to wipe them with a cotton swab soaked in a couple of drops of olive oil, this is also an excellent natural product for restoring the skin. To enhance its effect and have much softer lips, we recommend that you prepare a creamy base with olive oil and avocado, this is the perfect formula to combat dry lips. All you need to do is mix the avocado pulp and add 7 drops of olive oil. Once the mixture is ready, apply it to your lips and let it sit for 20 minutes.

The nutritional properties and richness of vitamins A, D, E and F have made shea butter a very valuable natural product in the world of cosmetics. It allows you to hydrate the skin to the deepest layers and is ideal for treating dry lips. Therefore, the use of shea butter is an excellent product for lip care; when you use it, you will immediately notice how your lips acquire a silkier texture.

Honey is not only a natural product that provides extreme hydration, but it also has many antiseptic properties and is therefore an excellent protectant for the skin of your lips. To moisturize your lips, you just need to apply a small amount of honey on them and leave it on for 20 minutes.

Another home remedy for deeply moisturizing and nourishing your lips is to make a cream with beeswax and almond oil. Both ingredients perfectly moisturize and soften the skin of the lips. To do this, warm the beeswax until it melts and then add a spoonful of almond butter. Wait for the mixture to cool and apply it to dry lips.

Aloe vera is an excellent natural remedy for moisturizing and protecting lips due to the antibacterial properties of the plant. Aloe vera helps combat chapped lips and is popular for its ability to repair damaged skin. Simply wipe your lips with a piece of freshly cut plant.