Our lips are the most defenseless part of the face, because you can cover your eyes or put on protective glasses, and your lips remain open in the heat and in the frost. Nowadays, there are many more people with weakened immunity, and lipstick can protect against viral infections. Hygienic lipstick contains many useful components: minerals, vitamins, plant extracts, fatty components.
In the tender skin of the lips there are no sebaceous glands, so it can not produce melanin, which protects from the sun's rays. Hygienic lipstick should be used constantly, otherwise the lips will become dry, begin to peel and become covered with cracks, and also get old and mature sooner.
It is necessary to correctly approach the choice of hygienic lipstick and remember what components it should contain.
Composition of hygiene lipsticks
The main ingredient of almost all hygiene lipsticks is a natural bee or carnauba wax. Bee wax has softening and anti-inflammatory effects, and carnauba wax is hypoallergenic and can improve the action of other waxes - it makes the lipstick shiny, thick and firm.
Waxes are necessary, because they make the protective coating on the lips persistent and does not allow them to dry.
Vitamin A, B, C, and E. Vitamins have nutritional and emollient properties, they also heal wounds and eliminate inflammation, and even are able to smooth fine wrinkles and prevent the skin of the lips from growing old.
The following components of hygienic lipstick are extracts and plant oils. Often in cosmetology, you can find such a component as jojoba oil, it contains the necessary amino acids, also castor and apricot oils, which moisturize and soften the skin. The aloe extract used also has emollient, anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects, so it can often be found in hygienic lipsticks. Chamomile and Calendula protect the skin of the lips from irritation, inflammation, frost, wind, etc.
Types of Hygiene Lipsticks
Like decorative, hygienic lipstick can be different and with different uses.
There are lipsticks with a UV filter, they are recommended to protect your lips from bright sunlight, both in summer and in winter, especially if you are surrounded by lots of white snow and bright sun. Nourishing lipstick is needed in winter, but it is better to use moisturizer in the summer, since in the winter it will provoke cracks on the lips.
There are lipsticks that protect against infections, for example, from herpes, as well as it has an emollient and antiseptic action.
Lipstick-balm 2 in 1 contains vitamins A and E, Babassu oil and sesame oil. Babassu oil is mined in Brazil, it is quite nutritious and well penetrates the skin, almost odorless, but rich in composition - contains polyunsaturated fatty acids. There is a lipstick hygienic, which has a curative effect and can help in the treatment of herpes, stomatitis, cheilitis - it is inflammation of the skin, mucous membrane and lips lip.
Unwanted components of hygiene lipsticks
It is very important to monitor the composition of hygiene lipstick, since it can contain ingredients that are not recommended for use for a long time. The most popular such ingredient is silicone oil. It is often used in cosmetics for the purpose of extending the shelf life and giving the coloring particles durability. Consider why it is harmful when using hygienic lipstick. It's simple, silicone oil forms such a dense film, though thin, that no components can penetrate through it, including useful, moisturizing and nutritious.
Also it is undesirable to use lipstick with salicylic acid content. Although it perfectly protects from the appearance of acne, it is not recommended to use it daily, as it over-dry your lips, because of what they can crack and begin to peel off.
Many hygiene lipsticks have ingredients such as phenol, menthol, camphor - on the lips they give a feeling of freshness, the lips become smooth and slightly swollen, which makes them more sexual. Unfortunately, all manufacturers know this, and now there is hardly any lipstick that does not contain these substances. But, in addition to seductiveness, such lipsticks also have another not very pleasant effect - they dry the skin around the mouth too much, thereby causing the woman to apply lipstick quite often, since without it unpleasant sensations appear. Perhaps, many companies rely on this.
To have a feeling of freshness on the lips, it is not necessary to use lipstick with menthol, you can buy lipstick containing harmless peppermint oil.
Choice of hygienic lipstick
The choice of hygiene lipstick should depend on the time of the year, we will consider this in more detail. Most people prefer to use a transparent gloss in the summer, which not only misses, but also attracts UV radiation, so it is desirable to apply hygienic sunscreen lipstick with SPF 15 (or better) shine.
With the beginning of autumn, sunscreen lipstick can be replaced with nourishing and moisturizing lipstick, so the lips will be prepared for frost and wind.
In winter, it is better to use hygienic lipstick containing natural oils, such as shea butter, avocado, cocoa. Do not forget about the sun protection components, because the white snow reflects the UV rays very well.
And with the beginning of spring, lips need special care, because in addition to lack of vitamins, the whole winter the skin was dry due to active heating in homes. As the lips dry up, they crack, and in the corners appear sores. Therefore it is necessary to use lipsticks with the content of vegetable oils, for example, sea buckthorn, vitamins A, E, C, extracts of calendula and chamomile, which will help restore the skin of the lips after winter.