Protect your lips in summer

Most of us have gone blissfully unaware of some of the damaging products we used on our lips during summer. A life changing discovery had turned my entire lip care upside down, and its no wonder that our lips feels parched, peel and sometimes sore. As humans we are creatures of habits, and unknowingly the majority of us carry the same routine for our lips from winter right through to summer. "If you are like many of my friends and every second girl I happen to see feeling their lips then commence a concentrated dig through their purse to whip out the undisputed pawpaw ointment remedy".  STOP! 

Ask yourself this, why have we stopped putting oil on our skin when sun baking? Well that is exactly what you're doing with your lips when you put pawpaw ointment on it during summer, it helps the sun damage your lips 10x faster.

Lipsticks and lip glosses are not far behind from this as they too are oil-based, there's no wonder why some brands offer lipsticks with added SPF. Cut the habit! Instead, use lip balm high in SPF, for example Blistex Lip Conditioner offers SPF20. Now if you're wondering why it offers a higher SPF than the average foundation just remember that your lips unlike your skin does not have sweat glands, hence your body cannot nourish your lips with your body's own natural oils. Lip balm is like moisturiser to your lips. So its important keep it hydrated to maintain its youthfulness just like your skin.

satamp x