My personal beauty challenge this year was to figure out the best lip balm for my chronically chapped lips. Yes, I drink water. Yes, I eat a lot of fruits & vegetables daily. I've been dealing with this for the past 15 years of my life. It's annoying, I know.
If you have chronically chapped lips like myself, you've invested quite a lot of money into lip balms from drugstore to high end. You can't lie though, a lot of lip balms just have cute packaging so why not buy it? It's like purse candy. I've collected them all- Fresh Sugar lip balms, Glossier Balm Dot Com, Rosebud Salve, Malin + Goetz, Aquaphor Lip Repair, etc the list goes on. Don't get me wrong though! These are all great in their own ways! But some only work well when my lips aren't as chapped, like when they're normal, you know? Oh and the Glossier Balm Dot Com is fun to put on your face.
My lip care routine is simple. Or was simple. I'll do anything for plump, supple lips :(
I lightly exfoliate my lips with a toothbrush and apply a balm directly after. In the mornings, I brush my teeth + exfoliate lips in the shower and as soon as I step out, I apply Glossier Balm Dot Com to lock in the moisture. I used to be uncertain about this product during the summer because its so thick and it was sooo hot in New York. I'm okay with it now though and sometimes I'll apply it over lipstick so its a little glossy.
At night, I do my my whole skincare routine, brush teeth, exfoliate lips, and slather a bunch of Aquaphor Lip Repair.
As much as I thought I love these two products, I needed something "stronger" to condition my lips. I'm tired of these chapped lips! This lead me to a Google search last week where I saw people were using nipple cream- specifically Lansinoh on their lips. The brand makes a lot of products for breastfeeding mothers. What the. Yeah. I mean it makes sense and moms love it. So of course I had to try it. I purchased a tube from Walgreens which was about $12USD. They also come in a mini 3 pack for $8USD. The only ingredient in this is 100% pure Lanolin and its safe considering babies come in contact with it when being breastfeed. (Lanolin can also be found in a lot of lip balms!)
The consistency is similar to Vaseline, but it actually sinks in instead of sitting on the lips. By the way, Vaseline sucks. You couldn't pay me 100 dollars to apply that stuff to my skin at this point in my life. I apply this ONCE in the morning after my shower and it lasts ALL DAY LONG. You seriously only have to use a little tiny dab of product. The tube is huge and probably can last you up to a year for how little you need. It does provide quite a slip if you plan on using a lip stick over it, so I'd be extra cautious with application. It smells like nothing and I haven't experienced any irritation/breakouts. I told my friend Lori that I felt weird carrying a tube of nipple cream with me because the bottle actually says nipple cream, but she said it was cute. I was seriously going to cover the tube with stickers, but whatever.
♡
patia
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