Lip balm
Our favorites for velvety lips
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The thin skin of our lips needs a lot of care, especially in the cold season. We’ll tell you which products will help now.
In the cold autumn and winter, our lips dry out quickly, become brittle or even cracked. To prevent this, you should regularly use a nourishing lip balm that moisturizes and protects the skin. You can read here which ingredients a good lip balm should contain and what else you can do against chapped lips.
What is a lip balm?
In contrast to lip balm sticks like Labello and Co., lip balm is creamier and is usually sold in pots or tubes and applied with the fingers. Lip balm is usually richer and contains a high proportion of nourishing oils or fats that make the lips supple and provide them with a protective film. The lip balm is the right choice, especially in winter and with dry, chapped or chapped lips.
In addition to the nourishing lip balms, there are also some with color, sun protection or a cushioning effect. As an alternative to lip balm, you can also use lip oil, which is usually applied with a roll-on, moisturizes and leaves a nice shine.
Why you should use lip balm
The skin on the lips is thin and sensitive. Talking, laughing, eating and drinking, however, puts a lot of strain on this part. In winter, the cold and heated air also dry out the skin, which in the worst case scenario can lead to bleeding lips or torn corners of the mouth. That’s why you should regularly provide them with an extra portion of care – ideally with lip care products based on natural ingredients. The rumor that lip care products are addicting is not true, by the way.
Good and Bad Ingredients in Lip Balms
Natural fats such as cocoa or shea butter, coconut or jojoba oil quickly make the lips supple again. Beeswax and honey can also help heal stressed lips. What does not belong in a natural lip care routine, however, are mineral oils, paraffins, parabens or alcohol. These substances can enter the digestive tract via the mouth or enter the bloodstream through cracks in the lips and accumulate in the body. The health consequences have not been clarified in some cases. With natural cosmetics you are on the safe side.
Lip balm: these are our favorites
Dr. Hauschka Lip Balm
100% natural cosmetics and recommended by Stiftung Warentest: The Lip balm from Dr. Hauschka nourishes the lips with beeswax and vegetable oils and prevents them from drying out. The composition with wound clover, marigold and St. John’s wort regenerates even cracked, chapped lips and wrinkles in the mouth. Real silk powder gives the lips a velvety feel.
Nuxe Rêve de Miel
The lip balm Rêve de Miel by Nuxe contains honey, botanical oils and propolis, a rare and valuable ingredient from the beehive. The balm soothes and cares for dry lips and has an invigorating scent.
Burt’s Bees lip balm
With beeswax and vitamin E it lasts dry lips smooth and well-groomed all day long. A touch of peppermint oil provides a pleasant kick of freshness. This lip balm is also made from purely natural ingredients.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Lip Balm
The luxurious one Lip Balm by Dr. Barbara Sturm is rich in moisture and provides a silky-soft glow. Vitamin E, vegetable oils, rich shea butter and natural beeswax protect and care for the lips. As a true all-rounder, the colorless balm is also gentle enough to optically highlight cheek and eyebrow bones or to conjure up a delicate shine on the eyelids.
Kiehl’s Lip Balm
The rich one Lip balm from Kiehl’s cares for and protects chapped lips with high-quality ingredients such as smoothing cottonseed oil, moisture-retaining squalane, softening lanolin and soothing almond oil. It also contains vitamins A and E, which have an antioxidant effect and promote cell renewal – for extremely soft, soft lips.
Tip: You can of course also make your own lip balm. So you can choose the ingredients that you particularly like. What you almost always need is beeswax and nourishing oil. Here’s how to do it with just four ingredients Make lip balm yourself can.
Our tips for soft lips
- You should Do not moisten rough lips with your tongueas this would further dry out the lips and make the condition worse.
- You should Use lip balm before applying lipstick. This prevents the skin from drying out.
- Use a lip balm stick or on sunny days Lip balm with sun protection factorto protect the thin skin.
- A peeling removes dead skin from the lips. Exfoliants for the lips you can buy it or make it yourself from honey and sugar. It is best to peel in the evening and then apply a nourishing lip balm.