Chapped lips can occur due to dry weather or dehydration. Some lip balms don't have enough moisturizing power to improve the look and texture of your lips in the long run. Luckily, you can apply Vaseline (petroleum gel) to your lips to soften them and reduce the appearance of chapped lips.
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Part 1 of 3: Exfoliating Lips
Step 1. Remove the dead skin layer on the lips before applying Vaseline
Exfoliate your lips. You can use a lip scrub. Basically, you need to remove the layer of skin that is making your lips feel rough and cracked.
- You can buy a lip scrub from the store or make your own. To make your own scrub, mix a tablespoon of brown sugar with enough honey or olive oil to mix the ingredients together.
- Once a week (maximum twice a week), rub the scrub on the lips with enough pressure to remove the layer of dead skin. Let the scrub sit for a minute, then wipe your lips with a damp washcloth.
Step 2. Use a toothbrush to exfoliate your lips
Take a clean toothbrush and rub the flat part of the bristles against your lips in a back and forth motion, just as you would brush your teeth.
- Brush each lip for about 30 seconds and stop brushing if your lips start to sting. Chapped lips usually occur due to dry lips. The "flakes" that stick to the lips are actually layers of dead skin. Therefore, the layer needs to be removed.
- Rinse the brush and lips with water. You can also use a washcloth to exfoliate your lips.
Step 3. Mix sugar with vaseline
You can remove the layer of dry skin around your lips using sugar with a small crystalline texture or molecules.
- Use a facial scrub and feel the soft texture of the lips after the dead skin layer is removed.
- Be careful not to ingest or swallow the mixture as the vaseline is not edible.
Part 2 of 3: Using Vaseline
Step 1. Apply Vaseline on the lips
Lips will feel smoother and shinier afterwards. You can use a cotton swab or finger to spread the Vaseline on your lips.
- Some lip balms only make lips look moisturized and smooth for a while, or they leave a layer of product on the lips that gives the impression of moist lips. Meanwhile, Vaseline can enter the lips and moisturize them. This product also makes lips look shiny.
- Use Vaseline in the amount of three times more than usual use. Your lips will look and feel greasy, but you don't need to overdo it. Don't let your lips look like they're covered in thick paste.
- You can rub both lips easily. Leave the vaseline for about 3-5 minutes until the dead skin layer becomes soft. Vaseline helps prevent dry and chapped lips during regular use. In addition, Vaseline is a derivative product of petroleum so the price is very affordable. This product can also protect the skin so that harmful substances or elements (including cold air or toxins) cannot enter the lips.
Step 2. Leave the vaseline on the lips overnight
The next day, the dead skin layer will be peeled off along with the Vaseline layer. Take care of your body fluids and use lip balm to keep your lips from drying out again.
- Vaseline treatment is recommended to be done about three times a week in the cold season/weather, and once a week in hot weather (or rainy season). Lips will also look more rosy with a beautiful pink color because Vaseline can reduce blemishes or dark spots on the lips.
- There may be remnants of Vaseline crust around your lips when you wake up, depending on your position or sleeping style. You can remove this residue by moistening a soft washcloth and rubbing it on your lips.
Part 3 of 3: To Keep Your Lips From Chapping
Step 1. Drink plenty of water
You should drink plenty of water and keep as much fluid as possible. Sometimes, chapped lips are a sign of a poor diet. Often, people forget the importance of water for the body.
- Often times, lips are chapped, chapped, dry, and look dull due to lack of care. Like skin, lips also need moisture to stay healthy and beautiful. Actually, because the skin layer on the lips is very thin, we need to moisturize it more often than other parts of the body.
- The key to soft lips is moisture. You should drink lots of water (or other healthy drinks) to keep your skin and lips healthy.
Step 2. Always carry a lip balm with you at all times
In addition to using Vaseline, apply lip balm regularly.
- As a rule of thumb, apply lip balm every 3-4 hours. Excessive use of lip balm can cause dark patches or spots on the lips.
- You can use a lip balm with ingredients like mint, peppermint, or eucalyptus. There are various brands of lip balms that you can find in supermarkets or pharmacies.
Step 3. Use natural oils
Some people are concerned about the environmental and health effects of constant use of Vaseline. Instead, you can use natural oils.
- Coconut oil can be the right choice. Besides being good for hair, coconut oil can also nourish the skin and lips. Just apply the oil as you would with Vaseline. Olive oil can also be a good alternative option.
- Lip therapy products from Vaseline can be a substitute for the lip products that you are currently using. In addition, these products are also available in several color choices.
Step 4. Do not do things that trigger dry lips
Don't lick your lips. Saliva can make lips dry and chapped.
- Don't touch your lips with your hands too often. The habit of biting your lips can also cause dry lips and sores.
- Apply sunscreen on the lips to protect them in summer from sunburn.
Tips
- Apply Vaseline on the lips before leaving the house in winter to prevent chapped lips.
- Drink lots of water! This habit helps improve the health and condition of your lips.
- Wet a toothbrush with water and rub it on each lip. After that, your lips will feel smoother. Apply some Vaseline to your lips afterwards, rub your lips together, and you're done! This method paid off for some people! You need to try it! Treatments like this work, and you won't be disappointed! You could say, this is the best lip care method!
- Check product ingredients. If your balm contains drying ingredients such as chemicals that end in "-ol", it's best to avoid using it. Use a natural lip balm that contains beeswax, natural oils, or even SPF 15-45.
- Apply enough Vaseline on the lips before going to bed. You can also use a lip balm that contains methanol. The methanol content in the product provides a cool and refreshing sensation on the lips, and helps restore the condition of the lips.
Warning
- Find out more about using Vaseline. So far, there is controversy about the dangers of Vaseline on the lips. Therefore, consult the use of Vaseline on the lips with a doctor first.
- Some people express their concerns about the environment regarding the use of Vaseline. According to them, Vaseline is not an environmentally friendly product.
- Vaseline is insoluble in water and is difficult to remove from the skin.
