How to Care for Lips

Lip care should be a part of your everyday beauty routine, just like makeup removal and skin moisturizing. Your lips are not only sensitive, they are also one of the first things people notice about you, especially if they're not in good condition. Follow these steps to care for your lips.

Instructions

1. Drink plenty of water to keep your lips hydrated. Staying hydrated helps prevent chapped and cracked lips and helps to make them appear full and plump.

2. Break unhealthy habits like chewing or biting on your lips, and excessive licking or sucking. The constant stress and moisture breaks down the skin and can cause cracks and sores.

3. Choose a balm that's free of alcohol or acids. Those ingredients will cause your lips to dry out, which in turn will increase your need for balm. Use petroleum jelly or a natural lip balm as part of your lip care routine.

4. Protect your lips from the weather with chapstick or lip balm. These protect your lips from sunburn and also from excessive cold or windy temperatures, which dry out your lips.

5. Exfoliate your lips when you exfoliate the rest of your face as a part of your lip care routine, to remove dead skin from your lips.

6. Select lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses that have extra moisturizers in them and that feel good when you're wearing them. If your lips feel dry or caked when you use a lipstick or lip liner, try a different brand.