The Ultimate Guide to Lip Care and Balms

Lovely soft kissable lips are the best. Natural, full lips trump artificially injected lips.

Even if you don’t have the ‘perfect’ lips, you can maximise the appeal of what your parents gave you.

Diet

It all starts with a good diet. Eating a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals with plenty of fruit, vegetables and protein will support healthy skin and lips.

Hydration

Staying hydrated, preferably with water, is crucial for overall health and it also plays a significant role in lip hydration

Avoid

If you lick your lips, the fluid will evaporate actually drying them out more – so that’s best avoided! Also avoid biting or picking your lips as this can lead to irritation and infection.

Common Lip Diseases

Cheilitis is the general term for lip inflammation (chapped lips) which can be caused by sun exposure, irritants, allergens, infections, eczema or other conditions such as herpes and in very rare cases, lip cancer. These diseases, and lip-licking, will cause the lips to become dry, red, itchy and scaly.

Regimen

At Ateliers Verts® we ensure that any products we research and sell should be quietly luxurious and eco-conscious and that obviously applies to our lip care products. Whilst we can do that, when it comes to lipcare, we are not dermatologists! However, there is  a significant amount of published information from dermatologists regarding this topic and and we'd like to share what we found with you:

1. Exfoliate. About once a week you should gently brush your lips with a wet towel or soft toothbrush to remove dead skin cells. After exfoliating, rinse your lips with warm water. 

Or you could use a lip scrub stick like this Zao Lip Scrub Stick 482 who offer refills for their bamboo stick and who use 100% natural ingredients.