Minus degrees in winter and a dry heating air make our lips rough and brittle. The right lip care helps!
Rough, dry lips not only look ugly, but can also be really painful. Especially the dry heating air, the cold temperatures in winter or air conditioning systems can dry out the lips. Not infrequently, burning lips are a symptom. In order to keep the delicate skin of the lips supple, a good lip care is indispensable!
The right lip care: You should pay attention to this!
- For daily lip care are suitable lip balm or a lip balm . Both booster the lips with moisture and protect against dehydration.
- Lip care sticks are also available in toned versions so that you can do without lipstick on brittle lips.
- For intensive care of stressed lips is Lip Butter , which scores with plenty of nutrients.
- With a scrub you remove loose skin scales and your lips become super soft. So you can do your own lip scrub .
- A good lip care should be free of fragrances and silicones, parabens, mineral oil or chemical filters .
- In contrast, products based on natural ingredients such as vegetable oils (olive, jojoba or castor oil ) are better than mineral oils, shea butter or beeswax.
- Lips need sufficient care both in winter and in summer. An integrated sunscreen shields sensitive lips from dangerous UV rays.
Stiftung Warentest: Mineral oil in lip balm promotes cancer risk
In addition to plenty of nourishing ingredients many lip balms contain health-hazardous ingredients. Especially mineral oils in cosmetics is still in the criticism. According to Stiftung Warentest , the aromatic hydrocarbons contained in the mineral oil base, or MOAH (“Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons”), and saturated hydrocarbons, or MOSH (“Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons”), are supposed to accumulate in our bodies. These substances are suspected to be carcinogenic and mutagenic.
Despite the risk assessment of “Stiftung Warentest”, the use of mineral oils is still permitted by law. Accepted from the body by the lips, the substances are considered to be relatively harmless, as also confirmed by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR):
“Health risks from the uptake of mineral oils in cosmetics via the skin are not expected for consumers, as far as is currently known“,
so Professor Dr. Andreas Luch, Head of Chemical and Product Safety.
Why can lip care still be dangerous?
Even if the substances are first applied only to the skin and thus does not immediately create a danger, the ingredients can lick while eating, drinking and lips directly into the body and thus potentially harm the health. According to a TV report of the “NDR”, a consumer consumes on average about four complete care sticks each year.
Natural lip care
If you want to know if your lip care also contains the mineral oils “MOSH” and “MOA” ‘, take a look at the list of ingredients. The substances can be identified by names such as “Cera Microcristallina”, “Mineral Oil”, “Petrolatum”, “Paraffinum”, “Paraffin Liquidum” or “Petrolatum”. Be careful with Vaseline. This consists almost exclusively of mineral oils. Those who prefer to do without chemical additives in lip care sticks prefer natural cosmetics products.
Lip Care: The best home remedies
If you do not have a lip balm or you like it quite naturally, you can also resort to proven home remedies.
- Honey: Honey is a true multitasker in lip care. He is known for its antiseptic and regenerating effect. If the lips are very irritated, the combination of honey and cottage cheese is suitable.
- Oil: A natural lip balm is olive oil. It has a moisturizing effect and helps crack lips during regeneration.
- Water: Who would have thought that? Drinking water is the best beauty tip for brittle lips. It should be at least two liters daily to prevent dry lips.