Moisturizing lip cream

Along with winter and the first cold weather, this ever-irritating problem comes to us - dry and chapped lips, which sometimes crack until they bleed. Sound familiar? Still would! What’s most offensive is that many special balms do not cope with their task, they only give an effect for half an hour, and then dry out the lips even more. Therefore, we decided to make a revision and selected the 10 best balms that will really save your lips in the cold.

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Choosing the best lip balm

Balm “number one” from the American brand Kiehl’s has been an absolute bestseller for many years and is rightfully considered legendary. The softening lip balm, which is sold in a laconic white tube, contains lanolin, aloe vera extract, wheat germ oil and vitamin E. And the product in the new version smells pleasantly of mango - in winter, such a tropical smell will cheer you up.

Price: about 600 rub.

This balm will save your lips, even if the worst thing has already happened - they are chapped and chapped. Vichy Spa thermal water, shea butter, glycerin, asiatic acid and vitamin E will come to the rescue faster than Chip and Dale - the product instantly moisturizes lips. In addition, the balm gives your lips a slight shine - while it’s cold, use it instead of lipstick.

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Price: about 500 rub.

The best and most popular lip balm of all time was invented by the American brand Carmex in 1937. Since then, this cosmetic care product has been one of the most popular all over the world. The balm not only perfectly moisturizes, but also heals small cracks. Run to the pharmacy if you haven't bought it yet! Contains menthol, camphor and phenol, which soothe the skin and heal cracks. What you need to treat chapped lips!

Price: about 350 rub.

Natural lip balm Happy from the organic cosmetics brand Shik Halal will make you happy in winter. The main caring component of the product is valuable shea butter, which will make your lips soft and moisturized. Lip balm for the winter smells wonderful of vanilla (kisses will be delicious) and contains a little black pepper - it burns pleasantly and gives the lips a slight volume.

Price: about 700 rub.

This popular American balm in a stylish round package is used by celebrities like Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez. First of all, it captivates with its variety of aromas - blueberry, coconut, strawberry or even New Year's tangerine. In addition, the product has a very good composition: it contains shea, almond and coconut butters, as well as beeswax and vitamin E. You can’t imagine anything better against chapped lips! By the way, the balm has a pleasant sweetish taste - again, pleasant to kiss.

Price: about 450 rub.

The light balm not only smells pleasant of children's chewing gum, but also protects against chapping and dryness. It contains natural ingredients such as raithia leaves, coconut and wheat oils. Don't forget to put this lip treatment in your winter coat pocket - it will always come in handy!

Price: about 100 rub.

Baby Lips lip balms with a light tinting effect have long been loved by many girls, but our choice for this winter is a peach-flavored hygienic lipstick. Firstly, the aroma of the product is very pleasant, and secondly, it gives a barely noticeable peach tint - you can safely replace lip gloss with balm.

Price: about 90 rub.

Another super product in our selection is Hurraw cherry balm, which every beautyholic should have in their makeup bag. So, what do you need to know about this legendary product: it is a completely organic product (contains coconut and cocoa oils), and even the cherry flavor is natural. It smells wonderful, perfectly moisturizes - in a word, it performs all the main functions of a “winter” balm with an A plus!

Price: about 500 rub.

The new BodyShop lip balm “Winter Cherry” will create a New Year’s mood, protect your lips from the cold and delight you with a “warm” aroma, which we have already tried (and appreciated!). It tastes sweet - you want to eat it all, but the most important thing is that the complex of oils really nourishes the lips and makes them soft - the problem of dryness and chappedness will be solved in no time.

Price: about 400 rub.

This Payot moisturizing balm is formulated with an impressive blend of shea butter from Africa, macadamia oil from Australia, plus avocado and jojoba oils from Central America. In a word, a whole geography! The product is packaged in a laconic tube with an applicator that is convenient to use even if you are wearing gloves.

Lip care, as a rule, is limited to the purchase of decorative cosmetics - lipsticks, glosses and pencils to hide fading, roughness and small cracks. At best, you will find an almost dry chapstick or other lip moisturizer in your purse. But this is a fundamentally wrong approach. Lips require the same careful and caring care as the face, skin around the eyes, hands or feet.

Principles of lip care

The skin of the lips completely lacks sebaceous glands, which is why these areas become dehydrated without thoughtful care, premature aging occurs, and lips lose their freshness and color. Adverse weather factors also have an impact: heat and lack of moisture, gusty wind or frost. The causes of premature skin aging can be smoking, the habit of pursing your lips, lack of vitamins, and poor-quality cosmetics. You can reduce the impact of such unfavorable factors if you properly care for your lips.

Taking proper care of your lip skin at home is not difficult. Before going to bed, be sure to remove decorative cosmetics. This should be done by dabbing your lips with a cosmetic disc dipped in special milk or just warm water. After evening and morning brushing, a light lip massage with a soft toothbrush or terry cloth will not hurt.

The simplest lip product that can be used daily to keep them healthy and beautiful is regular oil. You can use sunflower, butter or olive. A small amount of oil should be applied to the lips, and after 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. Daily special gymnastics will also help, as it will prevent premature aging.

General overview of funds

There are a huge variety of cosmetic products for lips, but they are all divided into two large groups: products intended for care and decorative cosmetics. There are also special medicinal preparations that are not used for daily care, but are used only in certain cases: if the lips are chapped, burnt, or have ulcers or herpes. Such products are considered caring products.

Caring cosmetics

Lip cosmetics can be purchased at a specialty store, pharmacy, or made yourself at home. Whether to use store-bought products or to use homemade products is up to each girl to decide on her own, but in general the stages of lip care remain the same:

1. Cleansing the skin of makeup.
2. Removing dead particles.
3. Nutrition and hydration.

Makeup remover

It is necessary to cleanse your lips of lipstick, gloss, pencil and any other decorative cosmetics daily. For this you can use milk, micellar water, cosmetic cream or just olive oil and warm water. It is better to wash your face without soap. Having an alkaline base, it weakens the skin's natural defenses, dries and causes peeling. Even tar soap, which cosmetologists often recommend, is suitable for few people and cannot be used for sensitive and dry skin.

The ten best makeup removers are represented by the following cosmetic products:

1. Express Cleansing Lotion from Garnier. The cleansing lotion is great for removing eye makeup as it additionally protects the eyelashes.
2. Micellar water from Garnier. The product is well suited even for very sensitive and problematic skin.
3. Vichy Sensitive Skin Lotion (Normaderm Solution Micellaire 3 in1). Micellar lotion based on thermal water can be used to remove makeup from the delicate skin of the lips and around the eyes.
4. Take the day off Cleansing Balm oil from Clinique. The product does not disturb the natural water balance of the skin and theoretically can be used for oily skin.
5. Oil from Payot. It removes makeup especially gently, but is not very suitable for oily or combination skin.
6. Biotherm milk. The product features a high concentration of thermal plankton extract, which gives the skin freshness.
7. Wash-Away Gel Cleanser from Clinique. Very dense, foams well. Reviews of the lip product indicate that the gel removes even waterproof cosmetics and thick sunscreens. Extracts of aloe, lavender, lemon, eucalyptus and other beneficial substances soothe and nourish the skin.
8. "Double effect" from Nivea Visage. Micellar water is best used for removing eye makeup, because thanks to the formula enriched with cornflower extract, it carefully cares for eyelashes.
9. Makeup remover milk from Lirene. Suitable for oily and combination skin, despite its fairly thick consistency, it does not clog pores and effectively removes makeup.
10. "Trio Active" from L'Oreal. The product is suitable for removing waterproof makeup and for sensitive skin.

Removing dead particles

For complete cleansing and removal of dead particles, scrubs are used, which can also be called a lip plumper - their effect, however, is short-lived. When thinking about purchasing a scrub, you can pay attention to the following products:

1. Lush BubbleGum. This is an inexpensive analogue of luxury cosmetics, which, according to the reviews of many girls, has proven itself well. The main component of the product is ordinary sugar, tinted with food coloring, saturated with flavorings and flavoring additives. The scrub is exactly the same as ART-VISAGE Bubble gum from luxury products.
2. Sugar scrub Eye to Eye. A cosmetic product from Faberlic is not much different from what you can make at home. The composition contains only oil and sugar, the scrub does not cause allergies and is suitable even for very sensitive skin.
3. E.L.F Studio Lip Exfoliate. The scrub is made in the form of lipstick and contains vitamins and beneficial plant extracts. Reviews of this lip product indicate that E.L.F Studio is great for caring for even chapped lips.
4. The Body Shop Lip Scuff. Contains whole sugar, not crushed grains, which makes it different from other products. The scrub is suitable for the care of very chapped, rough lips, but can damage sensitive skin.
5. Shara Shara Kissing Sugar Lip Scrub. This Korean-made cosmetic product not only effectively removes dead skin particles, but also carefully cares for the skin.

Scrubs should be used no more than once or twice a week.

Nourish and moisturize lips

For proper nutrition and hydration, you need to use special balms and creams. By the way, many lip makeup products contain useful ingredients that care for the skin, but it is better to entrust complete care to special cosmetic preparations. Here are some foods that will help keep your lips attractive even in the harsh winter frosts or hot summer days:

1. Payot Moisturizing Balm. Does not create a sticky feeling on the lips, but effectively moisturizes. The product does not have any specific strong odor characteristic of similar cosmetic products. The balm really works.
2. Sugar Cane Lip Balm. The product is expensive and belongs to luxury cosmetics. The entire line is produced in small quantities on one of the islands in the Caribbean. The original balm based on sugar cane extract is absorbed almost instantly and does not leave a second skin feeling. True, it is unknown how close the numerous fakes are to the real product.
3. Twist-up Gloss Stick. The moisturizing balm is produced in the form of a solid lip liner with a natural tint. The composition includes phospholipids - substances that are close to the membrane of human cells. Perhaps this is what allows the product to stay on the lips for a long time and carefully care for delicate skin.
4. Toitbel Sensitive. The balm is perfect for sensitive lips. This is a transparent gloss in a classic format packaging.
5. Vichy Aqualia Thermal. Another remedy from Vichy with thermal water. As always, you can expect only the most careful care and natural composition from this brand.

Composition of caring cosmetics

It is not necessary to buy something from the top cosmetic products for lip care. You can simply choose the appropriate product from those available at your nearest store or pharmacy. The main thing is to read the labels correctly and understand what components should be in the product. So, a good cosmetic product for lip care should contain:

1. Wax (relevant for balms, lip gloss oils). Used as a thickener, it also smoothes the skin, increases its elasticity and firmness, retains moisture, allowing the skin to breathe.
2. Natural oils (shea, cocoa, olive, apricot, grape seed, almond, coconut). Oils deeply moisturize the skin, some of them can be used in their pure form.
3. Essential oils. They are used as flavoring agents, but some also have antibacterial properties.
4. Vitamins (A, E, C, F). Protects against premature aging.
5. Natural honey. It is also a thickener, in addition, it moisturizes and softens, and has an antibacterial effect.
6. Azulene. A natural component that is an antioxidant, has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic properties.
7. UV filters. Necessary for protection from the harmful effects of sunlight.

SOS lip products

In addition to basic care, emergency aid is also needed from time to time. These, for example, include regular hygienic lipstick and herpes cream. It is not necessary to use hygienic lipstick all the time (there are balms for daily care); as a rule, it is used if there is already something to treat or for quick and reliable protection from adverse conditions - frost and wind or sunlight.

Herpes cream should also always be on hand so that, if necessary, it can be applied in the initial stages of the disease. The sooner you start treating a cold on the lips, the faster you can get rid of this unpleasant sore. You can purchase both hygienic lipstick and herpes cream at any pharmacy. Instead of lipstick, by the way, you can use cosmetic Vaseline for lips "Fito Cosmetic" or any other.

Natural masks and balms

For those girls who, for whatever reason, do not trust store-bought products, we can recommend natural cosmetics. Making a scrub or moisturizing balm is very easy at home. The simplest natural cosmetics for lips is an oil-honey or oil-sugar scrub. It is enough to mix a little honey (gentle action) or sugar (more aggressive removal of dead skin particles) with any oil and massage your lips with light movements.

To moisturize, you can apply a crust of black bread, softened in warm water, to your lips every day. There are other options for homemade masks:

1. Banana. Mix banana pulp with a small amount of sour cream. Keep the mask on for 10 minutes.
2. Cottage cheese and pumpkin. Mix pumpkin juice with cottage cheese. Apply to lips for 5 minutes. This composition is great for cracked and dry skin.
3. Potato. Keep the grated raw potatoes for several minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Other natural remedies that will help in proper and gentle care of the skin of the lips are carrot, cucumber and lemon juice, any natural oils, liquid vitamins, and chamomile infusion.

Decorative cosmetics

Decorative cosmetics do not care for lips as thoroughly as special products. But you also need to choose the right lipsticks, glosses and lip liners. It is important that decorative cosmetics do not dry out the skin and do not contain many harmful components. If possible, lip makeup products should be luxury or at least a little more expensive than mass market products, because these areas are especially delicate and sensitive.

Step-by-step lip makeup

Many ladies apply liquid matte lipstick in one easy movement before leaving the house just out of habit. But proper lip makeup is an entire art. It starts with cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing. Here's what to do next:

1. Apply and blend foundation (it’s good to use a light one, for example, the popular BB or CC cream today). To do this, it is better to use a special sponge - a beauty blender.
2. Use a brush to powder your lips a little - this will preserve the lipstick for a long time.
3. Draw an outline with a pencil.
4. Lightly shade the edges with the same pencil.
5. Using a cotton swab, the sharp side of a sponge or a special brush, carefully shade the pencil without touching the contour.
6. Apply liquid lipstick with a brush or lipstick in a tube (preferably also with a brush).
7. It's easy to blot your makeup with a napkin.
8. Powder your lips again with a wide brush.
9. Apply a finishing layer of liquid matte lipstick or other decorative cosmetics.

How to choose the right lipstick?

There are many nuances in choosing the right shade of lipstick. But you won’t need lip augmentation at all if you choose the color of your decorative cosmetics wisely. The basic rule is that if your skin is of a warm tone, then you need to purchase lipstick in the same color scheme. With a cold shade, it is accordingly better to use decorative cosmetics in cold shades.

Care after lip tattoo

Additional care is necessary for the skin of the lips after permanent makeup. Firstly, for a week after tattooing you need to use special disinfectants (for example, chlorhexidine) several times a day. Secondly, the skin should be treated daily with a healing balm with a soothing effect. Thirdly, after the procedure you should not wash your face with tap water and soap. It is allowed to use only boiled water and antibacterial cosmetics for washing.

Perfect lips are the dream of many girls. To achieve smooth skin and a healthy shine on the lips, many resort to a variety of methods. We invite you to get acquainted with the product used for care, adding volume and a clear contour. Yes, this is a popular and effective lip cream.

Peculiarities

The skin of the lips is unusually delicate and sensitive. The thin layer and close location to the surface of the capillaries is the reason for the appearance of such frequent cracks. And no matter how much you would like to use a minimal amount of cosmetics in your arsenal, you cannot do without comprehensive care.

Lip skin care is done with:

If everything is very clear with the action of the scrub, then questions arise with subsequent series of skincare cosmetics. Are they selling us the same thing under different names? It’s no secret that marketers are avid lovers of “playing” with words.

But in the case of lip cosmetics, everything is extremely honest. Hygienic lipstick has only an external effect, quickly restoring moisture and natural shine to the lips thanks to the use of wax. The balm contains a large amount of nutrients and does a good job of daily nourishing the delicate epidermis. The cream is used for intensive care with a pronounced effect.

The first places in the cream composition belong to nourishing oils, suitable for even the most sensitive skin.

Lip creams have their own characteristics, depending on the specifics. For example, lip filler is an alternative to filler injections. The result is short-term, but the cost is tens of times lower than going to the salon for procedures. A lip cream of this type contains hyaluronic acid, and therefore checking for allergies is simply necessary.

Care creams may not contain hyaluron, but nourish and moisturize sponges with light oils and vegetable fats. For example, lanolin, jojoba oil, peach oil and other natural and nutritious base ingredients extracted from fruits can be used.

We can’t help but say about the texture of the cream. Unlike balm and hygienic lipstick, it has a truly creamy consistency and is most often applied with light massage movements. The factor of application and complete absorption of beneficial components ensures the long-term effect of the cream and hydration of the lips from the inside, and not just from the outside.

Application

Lip cream can be used in a variety of cases, but with a single goal - to make your lips more seductive and attractive.. Their beauty sometimes directly depends on volume and plumpness. Cream filler is perfect for increasing volume, because penetrating into the epidermis, it smoothes out small wrinkles, filling them with a useful composition. The results can be considered a rejuvenating effect, clearer contours.

However, volume fades into the background for girls suffering from dryness and cracks on their lips. This problem is common and is associated with many factors. The cream for care and intensive nutrition is recommended to be used:

1. when it changes surfaces of the lips in frosty weather;
2. with poor nutrition and lack of useful microelements in tandem with a complex of vitamins for oral administration;
3. when the epidermis changes, associated with mechanical damage, for example, frequent licking and biting.

Lip cream is also useful for inflamed areas around the lips. This wound-healing elixir is designed to soothe the skin and heal small wounds with the help of many components, for example, D-panthenol.

Review of the best manufacturers

The treasured cream is somewhat more difficult to find than ordinary hygienic lipstick. However, large stores and online portals offer us this product in a decent variety.

1. A product for increasing volume has become popular today Angel Lips. Its production is carried out by a large domestic company, Fitoprom LLC, which produces many well-known and highly effective products for comprehensive body and hair care. Many years of experience inspires confidence, and the ingredients in the composition dispel doubts.

Thus, Angel Lips has a natural composition with hyaluronic acid extracted from animal raw materials.

Hyaluron fills wrinkles, smoothes the surface and fills lips with moisture from the inside. In addition, the cream is distinguished by the presence of pheromones, because the main goal of women’s desire for beauty is the attention of men. Other beneficial ingredients are coconut oil, adipophilline, vitamin E, setsfil and others.

1. "Nutri—Filler"presented by the French company Filorga. Its composition is as short and clear as possible, because almost every component is of natural origin. Shea butter, soybean and castor oil, pro-collagen peptide and a specially developed NCTF complex perfectly cope with dry lips and cracks, loss of elasticity and blurring of contours. The product is ideal for the age group from 22 to 40 years.

And if the cost of Angel Lips and Filorga is not affordable for everyone, then the next product should definitely become a budget assistant. The domestic product Plazan "Lip Contour", which contains hyaluron and elastin-collagen complex, effectively copes with smoothing wrinkles and adding volume.

1. Italian remedy Inca Rose also intended to increase volume. Ginger extract and menthyl lactate help to tone the skin here, while capsicum extract and hyaluronic acid provide an immediate boost.

It is worth saying that using the cream you can also achieve a cumulative effect by using it for a course lasting 30 days.

1. Another Italian development "Guam Micro Biocellulaire Crema Contorno Labbra" not only increases volume, but also minimizes signs of aging around the lips. The composition uses active substances such as kelp extract, sea plankton and chamomile, jojoba, baobab, shea and cocoa oils, as well as peptides.

Moving away from the topic of lip augmentation to the topic of their treatment, we can note the Bepanthol balm-cream with the active component dexpanthenol. The product has a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory effect, effectively softens and moisturizes the epidermis.

1. Cream Belweder from Latvia is a multifunctional product with a regenerating effect. In its composition you can find many useful oils, such as limnanthes alba, rapeseed, shea.

The main functions of the cream are softening and nourishing lips, refreshing and deep hydration. The product smoothes out wrinkles of the epidermis and completely eliminates flaking and dryness.

1. Cream from China overcomes another problem of the epidermis, namely herpes. Carmex effectively copes with new formations thanks to acyclovir, which is included in the composition. Among the distinctive features is the quick result when applying the healing composition every 2 hours.

1. The top of the best lip creams is completed by a not entirely standard product, namely face and eyelid cream "Evening" from a long-standing and successful factory "Freedom". Why is the cream on this list? It's all about its active ingredients, such as lanolin, parsley extract, vitamin A and E. The cost of this cream is ridiculous, and the effect disarms even picky ladies.

The elixir is mixed with various oils and creams of the same brand, in return getting skin like after visiting a salon and expensive procedures.

Reviews

Creams for the delicate epidermis are gaining increasing popularity. The environment, lack of vitamins, and perhaps all together have a detrimental effect on the skin of the lips. Women panic and, with the first appearance of cracks, rush in search of miracle cures, sometimes finding what they were looking for.

So, wound healing and intensely nourishing creams really help. True, according to users, their effect is short-lived if the treatment of the epidermis is not supported by vitamin complexes. Also, those with unpleasant problems with this sensitive area strongly recommend peeling before applying any of the creams. In this case, the nutrients penetrate deeper, enhancing the overall effect of use.

Speaking about means that increase volume, opinions are divided into two opposing camps. Users argue with each other, proving the action or inaction of the next elixir. Some ladies are sure that in order to obtain volume, procedures must be carried out frequently and for a long time. Summarizing opinions, we can say that the cumulative effect still exists.

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