Lip Balm Makes Lips Add Dry? Recognize The Right Materials And Formulas

Illustration of the lip balm formula that makes the lips dryer (Freepic/diana.gytsku)

YOGYAKARTA Dry and cracked lips often interfere with appearance and activity. Especially during the dry season, dry air and pungent sun make the lips dryer. Lip balm is chosen to moisturize, but if you choose the wrong formula, it can make the lips dryer.

Lips are very prone to drought and break apart during winter compared to other parts of the body because the lip skin has a low capacity to hold water and is a weak skin barrier, explained dermatologist Elaine Kung, MD.

Lip balm or lip balsem, is used to hydrate lips and help minimize moisture loss. This product is actually only one of a wide variety of products with different formulas. Lip balm is used topically on the lips to prevent dry lips and anuritation. Usually lip balm has a strong consistency, serves as an occlusive that protects against damage, and locks moisture.

If you feel dry lips after using lip balm, pay attention to some of the factors.

It is very important to find lip balm products that keep lips moist and well maintained. Check ingredients such as shea butter, solar flower oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, squalene, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid, to bee wax. This type of material retains moisture while stimulating the skin layer to protect and repair cracked lips. Other ingredients in lip balm, including hypoallergenic in lip balm and skin care products.

The formula ingredients described above need to be in the lip balm that you choose. But avoid lip balm with certain ingredients such as mentol, benzocaine, salicylic acid, and phenol. According to certified dermatologist Dylan Alston, MD. reported by Byrdie, Wednesday, August 21, this product usually peels the outside of the skin. So that the lips are unprotected and prone to damage.

Also avoid lip balm labeled drugs'. Because the lip balm with the label, it generally contains campaigns, mentols, and phenols that can cause irritation, redness, and burning if used on cracked skin.

Oriental dermatitis or lip eczema or a rash around the lips is advised to avoid scented, colorful lip balms, and treatment. For people who have sensitive skin, he recommends avoiding products that contain imagery, pepermin oil, geraniol, fragrance mixtures, and cinnamaldehyde.

In addition to using lip balm with the right formula to prevent lips from breaking. It is also important to stay hydrated enough, make sure the humidity of the room is sufficient, avoid eating irritate foods, avoid blowing lips, and use sunscreen products for lips with SPFs.