Exfoliate Lips

Video content is professionally consulted by Doctor Doan Minh Thanh - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International Hospital

If you have ever had a headache because you spent a lot of money to buy a lip balm but the condition of your lips is still not satisfactory. It may be because you have skipped the lip exfoliation step.

Lip exfoliation is one of the steps in lip care, including stages: makeup removal, cleansing, exfoliation, moisturizing and sun protection. Exfoliating the lips helps to remove old horny cells, making the lip skin smooth and making the care process more effective. Compared to facial skin, lips have fewer layers of skin, so they are more prone to dryness, cracking, and darkening. Under the influence of the environment, over time, it will cause lips to age, peel, appear wrinkles, reduce brightness. thick.
In fact, lip exfoliation is very easy to do and can be done at home with readily available ingredients. Just exfoliate your lips 2-3 times a week to see unexpected results.
According to Doctor Doan Minh Thanh - Vinmec Central Park, some ways to exfoliate lips from home ingredients, safely and effectively include:
Exfoliating lips with coconut oil and sugar: With ingredients rich in fatty acids and vitamin E, coconut oil is difficult to soften and moisturize the lips. Using coconut oil to exfoliate your lips is both effective in cleaning and nourishing your lips. You can use 3 tablespoons of fine granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, mix well and put in a storage jar to gradually exfoliate your lips. Olive oil and sugar lip scrub: Olive oil is rich in lipids and antioxidants. This is a very popular beauty ingredient today. Olive oil contains nutrients that help keep lips soft and supple. To exfoliate your lips with this recipe, you just need to mix olive oil and sugar together in a ratio of 1-1 and use it directly on your lips, then rinse with clean water. Strawberry lip scrub: Strawberry ingredients are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to help brighten skin effectively. To make lips pink with strawberries, you need to prepare 1-2 strawberries, finely mash and apply directly on the lips. Exfoliating lips with honey: Honey can be combined with other ingredients such as brown sugar, yogurt... to help remove stubborn cells and help plump lips. Should perform lip exfoliation at night before going to bed to achieve the best effect.