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Many people can’t wait until the winter season and all the fun it brings. There are many activities that can only be done when there’s snow. Skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, sledding, and inner-tubing are great activities for family fun during the winter. Unfortunately, spending a lot of time outdoors in the winter can often result in chapped lips. Cold weather chapping is caused by environmental conditions that lead to hydration. When dehydration sets in, lips become dry and can crack and peel.
The first cold day should serve as a reminder to start using protective lip balm. Lip balm can protect your lips from drying out. Make sure to apply the balm before the chapping begins however, because the protective waxes in lip balm can only protect lips that are not yet damaged. Apply your moisture rich lip balm several times a day for optimal result.
Petrolatum is one of the many chemicals to avoid when selecting all natural skin care products. This chemical is often used in lip products that are marketed for protecting your lips from sunburn. The sad truth is that Petrolatum is a mineral oil jelly, which actually causes the very symptoms the product is advertised to alleviate. Petrolatum promotes sun damage and interferes with the body’s natural moisturizing mechanism, contributing to dry skin and chapping. If you are in search of a natural lip balm with real medicinal properties, make sure it is not petroleum based, but instead made from natural ingredients such as Shea butter, beeswax, coconut, and jojoba to just name a few.
We know that toxic chemicals can cause disease, so why would we want to put them in or on your bodies? There are many ways we can decrease the amount of chemicals that we put into our bodies. We can use water purification systems to filter toxins from our water. We can eat organic fruits and vegetables. And, we can use all-natural skin products.
Lip balm is an awesome benefit of modern technology. The little tubes of moisturizing goodness can be conveniently carried around in our purses or pockets. Because the skin of the lips is so sensitive it’s important to use all natural, homemade lip balm. Synthetic lip balms can actually hurt more than they help. Often times these lip balms can make lips more chapped than they were before.