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Autumn is here and so it is time to pay our skin and lips some extra attention. I recently raved about how cool lip balms were, and I am stocking on a few at the moment. What many people don’t realize is that the weather doesn’t only affect the skin on your body but also affects the skin on your lips. In fact, the lips are worse hit during the cold weather.
Sadly, the lips get the least amount of care in some ladies’ skincare routine. The skin on your lips is very sensitive such that a little change in weather can affect your lips. The cold weather can make your lips go dry, chapped, or cracked. If your lips are not attended to soon enough, the weather can cause them to even bleed, and this is not a pretty look.
Dry, chapped, or cracked lips can make you less appealing. The flaky skin makes the skin on your lips look uneven. Sometimes when you apply lipstick or lip balm it can get caked up in the dried skin on your lips.
Here are some lip care tips that will help you have healthy-looking, smooth and soft lips this autumn/winter:
Avoid bad lip habits
I’ve observed a lot of women who have the habit of biting or licking their lips for no reason. Some even peel the dried skin off their lips with their fingers. Such habits can make your lips dry out and will leave your lips in bad shape. Biting or pealing the dried skin from your lips can make your lips bleed and cause injuries that will take a long time to heal. The best way to ensure that you have good-looking lips is to stop those bad habits. Your lips will thank you for it.
Exfoliate your lips
If you thought exfoliation is only for your body then think again. Your lips also need to be exfoliated to get rid of dried skin and reveal new skin. It’ll make your lips smoother and easier to evenly apply lipstick.
Use a natural scrub to exfoliate your lips. In a bowl mix 1 tablespoon of sugar, with a teaspoon of honey and a bit of olive oil. Apply this scrub over your lips and gently work it in with your fingers, then wash off after a few minutes. The granules of sugar help remove the dried skin while the honey and olive oil help keep your lips soft. A toothbrush can also do the trick.
Moisturize your lips
Since the weather dries up your lips, moisturizing your lips daily is a must. Apply lip balm morning and night, as well as any time you feel your lips are drying out. When choosing a lip balm, make sure that it contains Vitamins A and D and natural oils to give your lips the necessary pampering.
If you want to go all-natural, use coconut oil. Coconut oil is amazing! It keeps your lips soft and heals any cuts that may have been caused by the weather. Take a little bit of coconut oil and apply it on your lips morning and night immediately after you come out of the shower. The coconut oil gets easily absorbed into the skin and can last the whole day.
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These are great tips I’m notoriously bad at taking good care of my lips over winter I promise to change!
Thanks for reading.
My lips get so chapped in the winter but I usually just use Vaseline which has works really well. Ive never used coconut oil on them, although I use it on my skin, must give that a try!
Yea mine too x
I love lip balms, especially coconut balm. It’s so soft on the lips.
Yea it is x
Bite Beauty makes a great lip mask!
Ah nice. Will check.
These are some really good tips, I always struggle with dry lips in the autumn winter season. I will definetely try your remedy xx
Cool Cecilia xx
We just went on a camping trip and 15 miles down the road, i realized that I had forgotten my Blistex. I stopped and got some.
Ah goof Renee.
While I don’t bite my lips, I often times lick it! That’s why I’m really bad at wearing lipstick. It never stays on 🙁 Any tips?
Try to stop licking (I know its hard) and use a lip primer before applying your lipstick so it stays on for longer. MAC does amazing lipsticks that stays on for ages.
Thank you! Will check them out 🙂
Great reminder for me, I need to dig out my lip balm from the cupboard. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for reading Melanie.
Was literally just biting the skin off my lips. Oops? Didn’t realise it was that bad for you! I’ll stop now 🙂
Lol..
For me, my lips just has to be right. I am one of those girls who wear vaseline after brushing my teeth in the night, it makes a lot of difference compared to when you don’t wear any.
Great Post Stella.
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Thanks hun xo
I’d be lost without lipbalm always in my pocket during the winter months. Especially as the weather can be very harsh where I live.
Yea me too.
Great tips! I agree with you about coconut oil – it’s so hydrating!
Telina | Love, Telina
Thanks Telina.
I always keep a small pot of vaseline in my handbag
I do too.
Very lovely tips, I exfoliate my lips a couple weeks at a time and helps my lips a lot
Ah good.
There are some fantastic tips here. I’d never heard of exfoliating your lips so I’ll have to give it a go!
Ah nice. Pls do.
Great tips lovely. I usually leave it till it is too late and my lips are all cracked. I am going to look for some new lip balm tomorrow 🙂
Cool.
I use a lip balm winter/spring/summer/autumn. You guessed all the year round. I hate dry lips
I hate dry lips. I also use a soft tooth brush to exfoliate my lips with the exfoliator. Nice tip the mix you use to exfoliate
I read to use the toothbrush and a little Vaseline to exfoliate which is what I do. I d like the idea of what you use and will try that.
Ah will try yours as well. Thanks for reading.
Great tips and couldnt agree with you more on exfoliating x
Thanks Rachel.
These are great tips, I am really bad at taking care of my lips ( and skin) in winter. I really need start giving them a little tlc xx
Yea it is needed especially now.
I am one of those women who peels the skin of her lips. I must stop and maybe exfoliating will be the answer for me
Yea it should Zena.
My lips are dry chapped in all seasons. So lip balms and lip scrubs are my best friends. Lip balms at my home are everywhere 😀 I would love to try some lip iols, though.
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Good you are on top of the dry lips issue. It can be a pain especially in winter for me.