Who doesn’t love a pair of luscious, beautiful lips? Your kissers aren’t just a highly-rated body part that is known to attract attention. They are also parts of your face that tend to give away your age. Just as the crow’s feet that can develop around your eyes are seen as signs of aging, the laugh and frown lines that form around the mouth showcase an older look. To maintain your youthfulness, it’s important to take care of your lips and the areas around it.
Take care of the skin around your lips.
Proper lip care doesn’t just entail treating your pucker-uppers with love. It’s important to not neglect the skin that surrounds your lips. That area can be just as sensitive as your lips themselves. As we just mentioned, the area of skin that surrounds the lips is prone to wrinkling. You should apply clear or sheer lip balm to the perimeter around your mouth, not just your lips. This helps to keep your lips protected.
On MedicalNewsToday.com, Abbey Ryan advocates for moisturizing around the mouth. “When using a moisturizer around the mouth, be sure that none of the ingredients would be harmful if they were accidentally ingested,” she warns, “Avoid all allergens. Also, keep in mind that different types of dry skin may require different moisturizers. Trial and error might be the best approach, but always look for products designed for sensitive facial skin.”
Make water your best friend.
If you look back into our many blog posts of past, you’ll find the act of staying hydrated included in our numerous lists of health and beauty tips. Unquestionably, drinking water is good for your health. In addition to cleansing your body of toxins, and keeping your skin smooth and supple in the process, H20 helps you to have fuller, plumper lips.
“One of the most common causes of dry skin is not drinking enough water,” notes Kathryn Watson on Healthline.com, “Getting eight glasses of water a day will benefit your body in lots of ways, and fuller-looking lips are an added benefit.”
Use a lip balm with a high SPF.
Our blogs also have a history of strongly championing the act of wearing sunscreen all year round. The sun’s UV rays are always shining down upon us whether it’s the summer or wintertime. Most of us don’t put sunscreen on our lips, but here’s a reminder to not neglect them. Invest in a lip balm that has a high SPF.
Remember that not all lip balms are created equal. It’s wise to invest in something that features natural oils, antioxidants and a strong dose of SPF. Lips can burn and develop skin cancer just like any other part of the body. Protect them with regular applications of lip balm.
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