When winter rolls around, our lips often react in an angry way. “Due to lack of oil production in this area of skin, the lips quickly and more easily lose moisture content as the temperature and humidity drop,” explains Dr. Anar Mikailov, a Harvard-trained board-certified dermatologist and founder of KP Away. The result is lips that are cracked, dry, flaky and sometimes even painful. In these cases, your trusty lip balm alone isn’t enough to remedy the situation. Rather, it’s time to invest in a lip scrub.
The benefits of using a lip scrub
“Lip scrubs can help physically exfoliate the dry, chapped skin to allow moisturizing lip balms and lip creams to be more effective,” Dr. Mikailov says. essentially, think about lip scrubs the same way you think about exfoliators for your face. “Lip scrubs sluff off the delicate top layer of dehydrated dry skin, clearing the way for new skin to naturally be produced,” explains Smashbox Global Lead Pro Artist Lori Taylor Davis, who likes to use lip scrubs on set to prep her clients — including Sandra Bullock and Rosario Dawson — before applying lip color or lip gloss.
“Most lip scrubs tend to have a nice emollient base, which
The benefits of using a lip scrub
“Lip scrubs can help physically exfoliate the dry, chapped skin to allow moisturizing lip balms and lip creams to be more effective,” Dr. Mikailov says. essentially, think about lip scrubs the same way you think about exfoliators for your face. “Lip scrubs sluff off the delicate top layer of dehydrated dry skin, clearing the way for new skin to naturally be produced,” explains Smashbox Global Lead Pro Artist Lori Taylor Davis, who likes to use lip scrubs on set to prep her clients — including Sandra Bullock and Rosario Dawson — before applying lip color or lip gloss.
“Most lip scrubs tend to have a nice emollient base, which
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