Cracked lip corners irritates you ? I know it is really irritating when the corners of lip gets very dry and becomes cracked at the corners.
So, here I am sharing a very simple recipe to make a lip balm to soothe cracked lip corners. This lip balm is made with natural ingredients that are safe and gentle.
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Before starting with our recipe, let’s know what can cause cracked lip corners.
Reasons for Cracked Lip Corners :
Well there are so many reasons that can cause cracked lip corners, some of them are below :
- Fungal infection or bacterial infection can cause cracked lip corners
- Having very less water, causes dehydration. That can also crack your lip corners
- Not moisturizing your face and lips properly
- Winter season sucks moisture a lot which can make the skin around lips dry and cracked
- Smoking also leads to cracked lip corners
- Nutritional deficiencies like zinc, iron and vitamin B2 also causes cracked lip corners.
Now let’s know a really simple recipe to make diy lip balm for cracked lip corners. This lip balm will help to soothe and heal cracked lip corners.
Ingredients :
- Mango Butter – 2 Tbsp
- Jojoba Oil – 1 Tbsp
- Beeswax – 1 Tbsp
Directions :
- To melt mango butter and beeswax, use double boiling method
- For that you simply need to place a container with water on medium heat, when the water start to boil place another container on the top of it
- Add mango butter and beeswax in the bowl and melt them
- After melting remove the bowl from heat and let it cool a bit
- Then add jojoba oil and mix
- Pour it in a clear jar or empty lip balm tube and let it solidify for few hours.
Your homemade cracked lip corners soothing lip balm is all ready.
How to Use :
- To use it simply apply it on the corners of your lips
- Using your finger massage it gently and let it absorb in your skin
- You can apply this lip balm on your lips too along with the lip corners.
Now let’s know some amazing benefits of the ingredients I used in this lip balm and how it helps to heal and soothe cracked lip corners.
Benefits of Mango Butter for Lips :
- Mango butter is rich in vitamin A and E and has healthy fats. Which helps to deeply nourish your skin
- It’s a lightweight natural butter that does not feel very greasy or heavy
- Helps to hydrate your lips and lip corners, heals dry, flaky skin and helps to soothe irritated skin
- Mango butter has healing properties, that even helps to heal small cuts or wounds and cracked lip corners
- It is rich in antioxidants that protects your lips from damage.
Benefits of Jojoba Oil For Lips :
- Jojoba oil is a very moisturizing and light oil which easily absorbs into the skin.
- It’s a non-comedogenic, which means it does not clog pores
- Helps to heal cracked lip corners, nourishes dry area around lips and reduces inflammation.
Benefits of Beeswax for lips :
- Beeswax is a popular natural wax used in lip care products. Simply because it is very moisturizing
- It forms a protective film on your lips and around the lip corners and protect from damage
- Provides hydration and locks in moisture
- It also helps to solidify lip balm
- Beeswax also has antibacterial properties, which reduces bacterial growth around lips.
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Final Thoughts :
So, the above lip balm will help to soothe and heal irritated, dry and cracked lip corners. Also if your lips are dry you can use it on your lips too.
It’s very lightweight and does not make your skin feel heavier. Also the ingredients are safe for every skin type unless you have an allergy from any particular ingredient.
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