We hear you, sometimes no amount of lip balm can save you from the dreaded 'flaky winter pout.' But, there is a remedy to dry chapped lips. The answer is a good lip scrub.
By adding a lip scrub to your morning routine, you will be guaranteed soft, lipstick-ready lips. These simple formulas combine hydrating oils and butters with exfoliating sugars and particles to give you the best results.
What is a lip scrub?
Lip scrubs largely contain two components a nourishing agent and an exfoliating agent. The moisturising part offers a hydrating base for the scrub, making the product easy to apply. This part is usually made from plant seed butter or oils.
Primarily sugar is usually used as the gentle exfoliant for dry flakes. It is a natural and organic ingredient that can also be digested. The conditioning agent and exfoliant work together to moisturise and buff your lips.
What are the benefits of using a lip scrub?
1. It is the best base for lipstick
Whether you apply lipstick on a daily basis or are looking for smooth lips, scrubs are the only product that gives your lips a naturally hydrated and soft look. Similar to your face, your lips also have a protective layer that locks in moisture. This layer dries up and becomes chapped if it is not moisturised.
2. It makes your lips look healthier and youthful
Lip scrubs wash off chapped skin from lips encouraging the growth of fresh cells, making them smooth. Lips are delicate is vulnerable to harmful rays from the sun and other harsh environmental conditions. A way to upkeep the health delicate skin around your mouth is by exfoliating away the dead and dark skin cells. Exfoliating and cleansing your lips weekly will help you maintain hydrated lips, keeping cracks in check.
So, whether you would prefer to apply the scrub with your hands or a stick, take a look at the variety of lip scrubs on the market.
SHOP: The best lip scrubs in 2021
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Best lip scrubs 2021
1 of 10Burt’s Bees Conditioning Lip Scrub
Burt's Bees conditioning lip scrub gently exfoliates and conditions dry lips with oils and exfoliating honey crystals, leaving them beautifully soft for lip balm.Main Ingredients: Mel, Ricinus Communis seed oil, olus oil, cacao seed butter and limonene.
2 of 10Lip Scrub Original from Frank Body
Frank Body's lip scrub helps buff away dead skin and like the brand's body scrubs, it smells gorgeous.Main ingredients: raw sugar, coffee and ethically-sourced beeswax.
3 of 10Meli-Melon Delicious Lip Scrub by L' Occitane
This little pot of wonder from L'Occitane buffs away flaky lips leaving you with a super smooth pout. You only need a little and it smells delicious.Main Ingredients: Castor oil, fruit powder: grapefruit, carrot and melon.
4 of 10Cherry Lip Scrub from Lush
This cherry-scented all-natural lip scrub from Lush will leave you with a natural, pink tint.Main ingredients: Caster sugar (organic), jojoba oil, cherry kernel oil, fair trade shea butter, citric acid, davana oil ,lime oil and cocoa absolute.
5 of 10Kiko lip scrub from Kiko Cosmetics
If you are looking for soft lips on a budget then this scrub will work wonders. It is made with a sugar and shea butter combo for soft, flake-free lips.Main ingredients: Shea butter, beeswax and sugar
6 of 10Lipstick Queen lip restore scrub from Look Fantastic
This lip scrub has a silicone scrub head which allows you to gently exfoliate for softer feeling lips. Main ingredients: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Coconut Oil, Peppermint) Oil and limonene
7 of 10Lip Exfoliator from e.l.f. Cosmetics
This lipstick style exfoliator treats and softens lips for a conditioned and revitalised feel.Main ingredients: Sugar infused with vitamin E, shea butter, avocado, grape and jojoba oils.
8 of 10Becca Hydra-Light Smoothing Lip Scrub
This lip scrub is perfect for when your lips are especially chapped. Made with a sugar-based formula, you can buff away dead cells for smooth kissable lips. Main ingredients: Mango butter, coconut oil and hyaluronic acid
9 of 10Fresh sugar lip scrub
For smooth revived lips, look no further than this lip scrub is made up of brown sugar crystals and shea butter to nourish dry lips.Main ingredients: Sucrose, jojoba seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, molasses, shea butter.
10 of 10Lip Scrub from Body Shop
Scrub any flakiness from your lips for the ultimate lipstick look with this beautiful smoothing lip scrub. It comes in a handy stick design that gently moisturises lips.Main Ingredients: Candelilla, castor seed oil, ethyl, sunflower seed wax, olive oil, fig fruit powder, peppermint oil.
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- Have a routine - even if you're planning on staying at home, set an alarm and get ready for the day. It's a simple thing that can make you feel more motivated to get your jobs done.
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