There are literally millions of people in the world who still use only petroleum jelly on their lips to treat dryness, despite the fact that petroleum-derived products are proved to exacerbate dryness. Here at Pure Beauty, we think we’ve hit on the ultimate combination of our lips, using both Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex in tandem to keep our lips in tip-top condition. So, if you’re still reaching for the Vaseline, here are five reasons that you should be using the Dermalogica duo instead.
Treats Other Things
As well as keeping your lips hydrated, Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex both treat the skin around your lips too, where small feather lines and crows feet might be starting to develop. Petroleum jelly definitely won’t do that!
Won’t Dry Lips
As we mentioned above, petroleum jelly actually dries your lips out and contains ingredients which can be an irritant to your skin. Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex actively lock moisture into the lips rather than stripping it away, leaving lips looking smooth and plump.
Soaks In
Petroleum jelly is actually designed as a barrier cream, stopping moisture from getting to the skin, which means it never really soaks in, just sits on top of the skin. This can also mean that it leaves greasy marks on things, which are hard or impossible to remove. Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex both soak into the skin completely and restore skin volume, hydrate and improve elasticity while reducing the appearance of ageing on and around the lips
Natural Ingredients
Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex contain a wealth of natural ingredients which are taken from organic sources and processed as minimally as possible. Petroleum jelly is an oil byproduct and some forms, depending on the source and refining process, may contain ingredients which are carcinogenic. Definitely not something we’d encourage you to put on your skin.
Hyaluronic Acid
If there’s nothing else that will convince you that Dermalogica Nightly Lip Treatment and Dermalogica Lip Renewal Complex are the best combination for your lips, we’ve got one final bit of ammo in our arsenal – hyaluronic acid! This wonder-ingredient is huge right now, not least of all because it holds over a thousand times its weight in water, provides maximum skin hydration for delicate lip tissue. Both products contain hyaluronic acid, making them worth their weight in gold!