Lips Are Getting More And More Broken After Using Lip Balm, Dermatological Advice: Identify The Composition

Illustration of the lips is breaking apart after using lip balm (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA At cold temperatures, the lips tend to break apart. This is because the lips have a low capacity to hold water and a weak skin barrier. For that, many people use balm lip to overcome it. Instead of successfully overcoming the broken lips, it turns out that it can get worse if the composition is wrong. So what is the composition of the lip balm that must be avoided and how do dermatologist recommendations to overcome this problem?

Lip balm is formulated from various ingredients. Depending on the product used, but the main goal of lip balm products is to moisturize your lips and protect the loss of moisture. Well, if you feel lip or lip balm makes your lips dryer, check composition. When it contains butter, moisturizing oil, and vitamins, it will help moisturize as it functions. However, if you include the composition of menthol and salicylic acid, it will make your lips even more cracked.

Other lip balm ingredients, which of course work effectively to moisturize, include vegetable oil, coconut oil, jojoba, olive oil. This material overcomes dry lips and protects lips from dry air, wind, and cold temperature. Plus, choose lip balm which contains vitamin E, because it acts as an antioxidant and effectively protects the skin. Another ingredient that is common and functions to moisturize is petroleum.

Apart from being made from mentol and containing salicylic acid, avoid scented lip balms. This includes avoiding the content of benzokain and phenol in lipobalsem. According to a board-certified dermatologist, Dylan Alston, MD., although the material can provide a cold sensation, but usually lip balm with this material will make the outer layer of the lip skin peel and make the lips more susceptible to damage.

"Lip balm labeled drugs' contain fresh lime, mentol, or phenol, which can cause irritation, redness, and burn if used on cracked skin. With phenol content, in particular, is exfoliant which can make lips drier," added Kung reported by Byrdie, Monday, May 15.

If you have an eczema of the lips or rash around the lip and mouth area caused by periodic dermatitis, Kung recommends avoiding lip balms that are flavored, dye, or medicinal. If you have very sensitive skin, Kung also recommends avoiding products that contain imagery, peppermint oil, geraniol, fragrance mixtures, and cinnamaldehyde.

Well, other recommendations to keep your lips moist, make sure to hydrate enough by drinking mineral water. It's also important to use room moisturizers, pay attention to what you eat, avoid eating salty, spicy, and acid foods, use lip products with SPF, and don't close your lips.