chapped lips
Posted in Skin and tagged with burtsbees, chap-stick, chapped-lips, dry-lips, lips on 02/24/2009 06:02 pm by Brooke
We’re nearing the end of winter, yet the heat is still blasting on the inside. Therefore, chances are you are battling dry, chapped lips. It is important to keep your lips protected in harsh climates, because the skin on your lips is considered a type of membrane and is much more susceptible to drying out and becoming chapped.
If you are currently suffering from chapped lips, take a washcloth in the shower with you and gently exfoliate off the dead skin. After the shower apply a penetrating lip balm, such as Burtsbees with peppermint oil (my favorite, it feels so yummy), or Burtsbees with pomegranateoil, they even have a medicated lip balm specifically designed for severely chapped lips. Stay away from chap-sticks that just coat the lips with a petroleum base. Stick with natural based lip balms, some of what is on your lips does go into your mouth, and the last thing you want to put into your body is unnatural chemicals. Yuck!
Lastly, keep the lip balm with you wherever you go to touch up at the fist sign of dryness.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Wow Brooke thanks! My big ol lips get chapped all the time!!
February 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I love the Burt’s Bee’s with Pomegranate oil. It feel yummy, tastes yummy, and leave a subtle shiny tint!
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I read from Paul Begoun’s book that Peppermint causes an “irritant or sensitizing response” so it’s not actually good for ur skin or anything, even tho some ppl like how it feels minty. Can you confirm this? Regardless, I don’t like anything that makes my skin feel tingly cuz it makes me feel like I’m putting something too hard on it.
March 10th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Everyone is entitled to there opinion. I however, have not heard anything of the sort, and I love the feeling. I’ll check into it. Instead, I would try the one with Pomegrante oil. Or stick to something that has all natural ingredients.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Actually I believe in evidence-based information, so if there’s nothing to back this up, then I won’t believe it. I just assumed Ms. Begoun’s research was legitimate? I’m just confused haha.. Thanks for ur response!