How to choose the right lip balm?

How to choose the right lip balm

The skin on the lips is extremely sensitive to environmental factors such as the sun, wind and cold. Why are lips so fragile? Unlike facial skin, lips have no sebaceous glands, whose role is to produce a protective hydrolipidic film against dryness and external aggressors. For this reason, your lips need to be protected and moisturized to prevent them from drying out and chapping. Here are a few essential criteria to help you find the best lip balm for smooth, well-moisturized lips.

Check the list of ingredients in your lip balm.

As with other skincare and beauty products, it's essential to read the list of ingredients carefully before buying lip balm, to stay away from chemical ingredients potentially harmful to health and the planet.

The list of suspect ingredients includes petrolatum, acrylates and mineral oils, all of which are not recommended for their risk of allergic and inflammatory reactions, or even their cancer potential. Since lip balms carry the risk of ingesting chemical compounds through the mouth, we avoid them at all costs.

According to the David Suzuki Foundation, petrolatum is used in many lip care products for dry lips. This petroleum-derived gel provides that sought-after moisturizing sensation without actually hydrating the lips. Mineral oils are also a frequent ingredient in lip balms. Since they are derived from the refining of crude oil and other combustible materials, it's easy to see why they should be avoided. Mineral oils are also harmful to the environment, polluting soil and waterways.

Artificially scented and coloured lip balms are also to be avoided, as they are hazardous to health. Some colorants, such as titanium dioxide, are considered possible carcinogens. Our Nurish lip balm is completely harmless to health, since it owes its pretty pink colour and delicious scent to pomegranate and Quebec honeyberries.

Choose natural formulas

At Nurish, we advise you to choose formulations based on ingredients of natural origin, and ingredients gentle enough for the sensitive skin of the lips. Our lip balm is formulated with 99.9% natural-origin ingredients such as grape (resveratrol), pomegranate and Quebec honeyberry for their antioxidant properties that will take care of your fragile lips.

Our lip products are so natural that you can even eat them without any health risk.

Choose nourishing ingredients

If you always feel like you need to reapply balm to your lips, you're using the wrong lip care. To find a truly effective lip balm that solves the problem of chapped lips in just a few applications, you need to opt for a formula rich in nutrients and nourishing ingredients.

Among the best moisturizing ingredients are plant oils and butters. Nurish Pomegranate Lip Balm is enriched with shea butter, coconut butter and castor oil, a source of lipids that help protect lips' moisture barrier and provide deep repair. It also contains resveratol, derived from grapes, recognized for its protective action against free radicals and UV rays.

You can even apply it as a moisturizing night mask for your lips to work its magic while you sleep.

To get rid of chapped lips, it's best to take care of your lips on a daily basis. Combining lip balm with a lip exfoliator, which will remove dead skin cells, will allow the balm to penetrate deeply.

Finally, because it's formulated with quality plant oils and butters, you get a glossy effect without the stickiness! It's everything we've ever dreamed of in a lip balm.