SHEA BUTTER LIPS
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SHEA BUTTER LIPS

Have you used shea butter for lips before? Now that the colder months are fast approaching, we need to be realistic and prepared. It’s so annoying when you come in from the cold and your lips are so dry that they crack and become sore. Right?. Who wants chapped lips anyway, I know I certainly don’t!  Our lips can become chapped when they’re exposed to dry air for too long. Plane journeys are the worst for this, literally sucking the moisture out of your skin and hair, including your lips. And yes, hot weather can also dry out your lips. 

So basically, shea butter for lips should be an essential staple in our beauty cabinet! Let’s see how we can use shea butter for the lips and how you can make the most of it! Why Shea Butter For Lips… Shea butter is an oil, a very thick one, that can penetrate the skin and keep its cells healthy. For this reason, shea butter is added to all sorts of cosmetics in the beauty industry, including face creams, lip balms, and hair products. We often forget our lips need moisture too. Let’s talk about the vitamins that help to lubricate our lips, which will make you want to use shea butter for lips all of the time. Vitamin A prevents dryness in the first place and is soothing to sore lips. Vitamin E lubricates the lips and is also soothing. Vitamin F is a moisture sealer. Vitamin K stops and prevents bleeding. Bleeding! Yes, that’s the worst part of chapped, dry lips. As shea butter is highly emollient, this means that it’s excellent at preventing dryness. It penetrates the skin deeply and contains 60% fat, such as oleic, stearic, palmitic and linolenic acids. Essential fatty acids are needed for the production of collagen, which is the building blocks of our skin and hair vitality and structure. It’s anti-inflammatory and anti-aging, so for lips, this is excellent for keeping them plump and smooth. Sore lips can be soothed by the anti-inflammatory properties of shea butter and the nutrition that will penetrate the lips to keep them healthy

How to Use Shea Butter for Lips You can simply apply shea butter to the lips just like that if you want. There are no rules here. If you want to get rid of flaking lips, you can use a mild cleanser to wash your lips first, and then apply a small amount of shea butter to trap the water used to cleanse between your lips and the shea butter. Brush your lips in circular, gentle motions with a soft bristled toothbrush to get rid of any flakiness. You can then rinse your lips again. Pat dry and re-apply shea butter for smooth, soft, nourished lips and the knowledge that shea butter is an emollient that will lock in that moisture. Keep re-applying throughout the day to keep protecting the lips and topping up the nutrition in shea butter for the lips. Quick Tips: Shea Butter for Lips These tips will help prevent chapped lips in the first place Apply before any other lip products so that the moisture can sink in before we put anything else on them – makes it look super pretty too. Apply  throughout the day – for at least six to eight times throughout the day. Every couple of hours is a good idea, and  apply first thing in the morning and as you’re going to bed. Cover and protect your lips with a scarf to prevent the potential drying effects of the cold. Drink up on the water and eat your water from fresh fruit and vegetables to plump up your lips with hydration from the inside out. Don’t lick your lips. Sounds strange but this can take moisture from your lips.

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