/oss/taxonomy/term/2934/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/did-you-know-you-should-apply-lip-balm-your-lips-get-chapped <p>Lip balms are not designed to repair your skin. Instead, their emollient properties create a barrier between your thin, vulnerable lips and the surrounding air. Skin becomes dry when water in its upper epidermal layers evaporates; this is enhanced when the air is particularly dry as on a cold day. Since the skin on our lips is four times thinner than elsewhere and lacks protective sweat and oil glands, it is more vulnerable to moisture loss than anywhere else.</p> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 04:10:43 +0000 Cassandra Lee, OSS Intern 6890 at /oss