Nourish and moisturize your lip naturally with this DIY lip balm with Vaseline and honey to acquire all their benefits!
Lip balm is a wax-like product that is applied to the lips to relieve chapped lips and nourish them with enough moisture. Many people advise using a lip balm daily to overcome dryness in the lip tissues. Apart from soothing dryness, they protect your lips against the harmful UV rays. The petroleum jelly in your balm creates a watertight barrier, which protects your internal skin from the harshness of the environment.
Why Using Lip Balm is Necessary
The most primary reason to use a lip balm is to seal in the natural moisture of your lips and protect them from harmful exposure. It prevents your lip skin from dry air, cold temperature, and wind. Make lip balm a habit, and you’ll see that the texture of your lips will improve. Now the question is how often you should apply the balm? Apply lip balm as frequently and even before applying lipstick. You need six to eight coats of lip balm a day to protect them. If it’s inconvenient for you, choose a product that stays a little longer than usual. An even better option is to DIY a lip balm with Vaseline and honey at home to avoid using chemicals.
Why Is Vaseline Your Lip’s Best Friend?
Vaseline locks the moisture in your lips, fosters easy and faster healing of chapped skin. Petroleum jellies are a great source to exfoliate either lips or skin naturally. Simply add a pinch of salt to the jelly and rub it against your lips in a soft motion. Rinse off it with lukewarm water and apply a thin layer of Vaseline over the lip. This sort of exfoliation will help you to get rid of flaky skin during winters. Apart from being a great exfoliator, it provides all the nourishment to your lips which is vital to moisturize it in extreme winter conditions.
DIY Lip Balm With Vaseline Honey
What you need:
- Vaseline
- Honey
- Double Boiler/Microwave
- Small Container/Chapstick
- Lip Tint
What To Do:
- In a double boiler, melt down the Vaseline in a liquid form, and you may also have to melt honey if it’s too thick.
- You can melt the Vaseline in a microwave as well. For this, preheat the oven at 180 degrees and put the Vaseline in a microwave-safe utensil and heat until melted.
- Once the Vaseline melts, mix 1-2 tablespoons of honey in it and mix well.
- Slightly color your lip balm by adding natural tint to it at this point and mix well.
- Before they harden, pour them in a small container or reuse the original packaging of Vaseline for storage purposes. If you want it to be convenient to carry, pour it in a chapstick instead.
- Allow them to cool and harden into their original texture.
Apply the lip balm frequently to your lips throughout the day. Make sure to use sterile utensils to create this DIY lip balm with Vaseline and honey to keep bacterias and microbes at bay.
Why Honey?
In case you have any lip balm recipe as a remedy for chapped lips from your grandmother, feel free to share it with us in the comments section. We’d love to hear from you!
