Here comes the winter and everyone is talking about major lip issues and their solution. As the skin on the lips is very thin, millions of nerves end there. They are more prone to losing hydration due to environmental factors, as cold breezy, and dry air is around us all the time. Perhaps, no one wants to have dry, flaky & cracked lips. The first option to try is soothing, hydrating lip care products like lip balms. That helps to keep soft & supple lips. Look for the below ingredients in your lip balms so that you can easily pull moisturization to your lips.

Castor seed oil
Shea butter
Ceramides
Dimethicone
Hemp seed oil
Sun-protective ingredients, such as titanium oxide or zinc oxide

CASTOR OIL

Well, castor oil is very commonly used in lip care products. Like lip balms and lips sticks. Castor oil is rich in humectant, also known as monounsaturated fatty acid ricinolein acid. It helps regain lost moisture from the skin of the lips. It is an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and antifungal ingredient.

You can even make your own castor oil lip balm. Blend one tablespoon of castor oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter, and half tablespoon of grated beeswax and vitamin E oil. And use every night before taking nap for moist and smooth lips, every morning.

SHEA BUTTER

Thanks to Africa shea trees for providing plant lipid called shea butter. One of the finest lip care ingredients of all time. It is rich in antioxidants, fatty acids, and vitamins. Antioxidants have anti-aging factors and protect your skin from weather damage. Shea butter also contains 5 beneficial fatty acids, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and arachidic acids. With a higher portion of stearic and oleic acids, both are good for healing skin irritation.

Shea butter ingredient is known for their hydrating quality. It calms out the skin and goes well with every skin type. Along with hydration shea butter is popular to leave skin nourishing. Which makes lips plumper and healthy-looking. It even helps in fading scars. Hence, if you buy any organic lip care product always look for shea butter in its ingredients.

CERAMIDES

It is made up of long-chain fatty acids. It creates a thin layer of barrier around your lips to lock moisture. Which In result prevents dryness and irritation. Plus, it protects your epidermis (outer skin layer that protects) from environmental damage.

Hence pay a little close attention to your lip care products and look for ceramides inside them. It plays a huge part in preserving the skin and shields skin from aggressive environmental factors. Topical ceramides act as natural oils in your skin, and they become more effective when combine with sfatty acid, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin. It is an anti-aging agent that soothes skin and provides hefty protection from outer environmental damage.

The best three skincare products with ceramide are suggested below:

NEW! Sunday Riley ICE Ceramide Moisturizing Cream

SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2

SkinMedica TNS Ceramide Treatment Cream

DIMETHICONE

You can apply Dimethicone-containing skincare products throughout the day. It is an ally for healing chapped lips. It is recommended by dermatologists for people with dry and chapped lips. And if you apply religiously every night before bed, then plumper-looking fresh lips are your future.

It forms a little barrier on the skin to protect lips from water loss. It increases skin smoothness and flexibility. Make sure to reapply frequently for best results.

HEMP SEED OIL

Hemp seed is proven to be an excellent moisturizer for your skin. It tackles lips damage issues and is good for skin health. It contains bioactive, nutrients, healthy fatty acids, omega, and linoleic acid, which combinedly works on chapped and split lips. If you opt for hemp-added lip balms it will enhance moisture and hydration to your lips. Making it softer and healthier. It’s a natural humectant, which super hydrates the skin by attracting water molecules. Hemp seed has therapeutic effects and it’s a good ingredient for smoother and softer lips. Try to find those skincare products that contain hemp oil inside.

SUN-PROTECTIVE INGREDIENTS, SUCH AS TITANIUM OXIDE OR ZINC OXIDE

Zinc oxide and Titanium oxide are two ingredients to look for SPF lip balms. Both protect from harmful UV rays and prevent aging symptoms on the skin. They both are used inside lip balms for protection against sun and color. Zinc oxide is very effective it covers the entire UVA/UVB spectrum by itself. Creating a protecting shield on your lips. Zinc oxide also helps to reduce dark spots on your skin.

Whereas Titanium oxide is a mineral form of sun protection. It goes easy on sensitive skin.

CONCLUSION: If you are thinking to buy any lip care products in Pakistan then above is the list of ingredients you should look for. They are the reason for making lips smoother and healthier.