Summer is simply incomplete without some cool fruit juices, colourful popsicles, floral attires, shades and an excuse to stock up on some rad beauty and skincare essentials imbued with sun protection factor or SPF. Well, we are sure you have already purchased a nice tube of sunscreen with a good SPF and PAA factors labelled on it, that is sure to provide intense protection to your face. But what about your lips, the feature you are so keen on highlighting all the time? If you thought dry, chapped lips are just reserved for the chilly winters, gal, it's time to wake up from that slumber once and for all! Just like the skin of your face, your lips too require protection from the scorching summer sun to prevent getting dry, flaky and dark.
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Wave Goodbye To Dry, Flaky Lips In Summer  With Our Wide Range Of Lip Care Essentials!

A lip balm is not just another lip care essential anymore, but something that also imparts a plump, glossy finish for that picture-perfect pout. Be it for extra moisture, nourishment, a pop of colour, or protection from the sun – a sweep of lip balm is all that you need to keep your lips soft and smooth!

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Dry, peeling lippies have always been the number one cause of concern for most women out there, owing to environmental pollution, dehydration, sun damage, insufficient care of lips, absence of proper makeup removal technique and poor-quality lipsticks. Additionally, the scorching sun and dry heat waves during the summer can be extremely brutal to the lips. The skin on the lips is quite thin and does not have sebum glands like our face to keep it moisturised, therefore harsh weather often makes them dry, cracked, and chapped. But with a little TLC during the summer months, you too can have soft and glossy lips naturally. And what’s better than using natural healing and moisturising ingredients and an SPF component to whip up your customised lip balm for that signature star pout?

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A lip balm imparts a plump, glossy finish for that picture-perfect pout, delivering extra moisture, nourishment, a pop of colour, and protection from the sun all in one sweep to keep your lips soft, smooth and moisturised!

Well, this summer, let's shield your kissers from the toasty rays. We bring you 3 easy-peasy nourishing lip balms using natural ingredients to bequeath you with the ultimate velvety-soft lips while sipping on that fresh lime soda.

DIY SPF-Imbued Lip Balms

Shea Butter And Beetroot Lip Balm

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Ingredients:

1tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp shea butter

1 tbsp beeswax

2 drops of rosemary oil

1 tsp beetroot powder

1 tsp zinc oxide 

Method:

Melt the beeswax and shea butter in a double boiler

Add both the essential oils, beetroot powder and vanilla extract to it

Next, add the zinc oxide powder and stir to get a smooth mixture 

Let the mixture cool down naturally

Next, slowly pour it into a lip balm container and solidify it in the freezer 

Apply it on your lips 20 minutes before stepping out

Why It Works?

While shea butter smoothes chapped lips and provides intense nourishment, essential oils prevent infections. The addition of beetroot powder imparts a dark red colour to your lippies whereas vanilla extract exudes an incredible divine flavour. The addition of zinc oxide powder shields your lips from harmful sun rays.

Cocoa Butter And Coffee Lip Balm

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Ingredients:

2 tsp beeswax pellets

1 tbsp cocoa butter

1 tsp sweet almond oil

1 tsp coffee powder

1 drop of cinnamon essential oil

1 tsp zinc oxide powder

Method:

Melt the cocoa butter and beeswax pellets in a double boiler and stir to get a smooth batter

Add the sweet almond oil, coffee powder, cinnamon oil and zinc powder to it while stirring

Let it cool down for some time and then pour it into small containers and refrigerate it for future use

Why It Works?

Cocoa butter mollifies peeling lips, forming a protective sheath on lips retaining moisture inside, sweet almond and cinnamon essential oil nourishes the skin and prevents further drying. The addition of coffee powder provides a warm nude shade to the lip balm and a strong flavour that lingers on your lips throughout the day. Sun protection comes from the use of zinc powder.

Mango Butter And Rose Lip Balm 

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Ingredients:

1 tbsp beeswax

2 tbsp mango butter

5 drops mint essential oil

2 drops of olive oil

1 drop of organic pink food colour

1 drop of rose essential oil

1 tsp zinc oxide powder

Method:

Take mango butter and beeswax in a double boiler and melt them completely

Switch off the flame, and add all the oils, organic food colour and zinc powder while whisking everything to get a smooth paste

Pour into lip balm containers and freeze for later use

Why It Works?

Replete Vitamin E and C in mango butter to shield the skin of the lips from various environmental stressors like pollution, sunlight, and even blue light from screens that might lead to premature ageing and damage. While olive oil nourishes irritated lips and prevents drying, the rose essential oil hinders bacterial infection while also delivering an enticing flavour to the lips. The addition of pink food colour provides a natural pinkish hue to the lips and the sun protection is delivered from zinc oxide.