A sweet tip for smooth lips

This tip was inspired by Jennifer S., a reader from Las Vegas, NV. Jennifer wrote in asking us whether we had any advice for an effective yet simple and inexpensive treatment for dry, flaky lips — and of course we did! So here it is, a do-it-yourself tip for getting a kissably soft smoocher.

What You'll Need:

  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 solid, "stick" lip balm (the kind that twists up out of its container, NOT the kind that comes in a little pot). Make sure that this is one that you don't mind reserving only for this specific treatment
  • 1 moisturizing lip balm (any type works fine)
  • Tissue

Directions:

  1. Start out with your solid, "twist up" lip balm. Remove the cap and dip the end of the lip balm into the sugar. The sugar should easily stick to the balm. Just make sure that the exposed end of the lip balm is well coated.
  2. Apply the sugar-coated balm to your lips and gently massage in circles over the entire lip area, taking extra care to concentrate on dry, flaky areas. This step may get a little messy, so you might want to do this over a sink.
  3. Once you have gently massaged your lips with your "sugar balm", gently rub off the excess sugar with a tissue.
  4. Apply the other (non-sugared) lip balm to help seal in moisture and prevent future peeling.

And there you have it! All of the sugar lips...and none of the Mel Gibson ;)

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