Chapped lips all year round: what solutions to adopt?

If your lips are chapped all year round, it's a sign that your hydrolipidic barrier is not performing its protective function. This can be due to several factors such as the use of fragranced or overly astringent care products on this particularly sensitive area of your face. In order to rebuild, this area needs gentleness during makeup removal, which is best optimized with a makeup removal oil. This will remove the buildup of impurities (from pollution, dead cells) and makeup, while maintaining the protective film of your lips intact.

Another hypothesis: Paraffin! While it is considered the solution for combating all sorts of skin dryness - including chapping - it is a component that is far from natural and is not absorbed by the skin. The greasy film it leaves indeed provides an immediate sense of comfort but suffocates the epidermis and its renewal mechanisms. One good practice to adopt: allow jojoba oil or shea butter to sit for a few hours in the form of a mask. These will provide a significant and necessary lipid source for the preservation of the skin barrier.

The lip balm remains the best ally to combat chapped lips, in winter as well as in summer. However, it's crucial to choose the right one. Firstly, it should only contain clean ingredients and none derived from any form of petroleum. It is also important that it can both hydrate and nourish the lips simultaneously.