Chapped lips happen, and it is extremely annoying. Although most people associate chapped lips with winter, chapped lips can occur at any time, summer, spring, fall and winter. Chapped lips not only hurt, but they flake, they peel, they crack and they are less attractive to kiss than a toad (well… maybe that’s a little harsh). In any case, chapped lips are something we all want to avoid.

And luckily we can, with lip care balm.

Lip balm care is the fastest, easiest and cheapest way to restore moisture to your lips. Similar to lotion for your dry skin, lip balm works to soothe away those cracks and flakes and restore your lips to their soft self.

Lip Balm, Lip Stick, Lip Gloss?

Lip balm is not the same as lip stick or lip gloss. Although both lip stick and lip gloss have moisturizers built into them, their main purpose is to enhance the color and the state of the lips. Lip balm care, on the other hand, is made to soothe your lips, not make them red, pink or shiny. Lip balm care is also used by both men and women. When deciding if you want lip balm or lip gloss or lip stick, you need to think about what you are looking for- and keep in mind, you can use all three for that extra protected, extra glossy, extra red pout.

Ingredients to Look For

Lip balms are made out of a variety of different ingredients depending on the brand name and the overall effectiveness of them. Some of the ingredients that do the trick include bees wax, menthol, scented oils and camphor. Other ingredients to look for include oils such as vegetable oils (olive or almond oil), alum, salicylic acid and vitamins.

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