10 Lip Balm Hacks: From Bug Bites to Leather Restoration

The winter season means your chapped lips need lip balms. Lip balms consist of a moisturizing balm (Vaseline) that protects and nourishes the lip. Changing seasons call for a good lip balm, but how well are you using it? Instead of throwing away the used lip balm, why not try using it differently? Here are ten things you didn’t know lip balm can do.

Eyebrow & Hair Grooming

The lip balm contains wax ingredients, making it great for grooming eyebrows or hair. Also, lip balm is great for fixing your hair when you don’t have hair gel. It may not offer a firm hold as hair gel, but it can be handy in a pinch. If you apply too much, your hair may look greasy, so lightly brush the balm onto your hair, avoiding the roots.

Leather Product Care

What do you do when you get a scratch on an expensive leather product you’ve purchased lately? Lip balm can come into use. Rubbing lip balm on the scratched area can remove the scratch cleanly. Moreover, lip balm can quickly restore old leather furniture or faded and scratched leather. Lip balm will add shine to faded and marked leather products.

Preventing Blisters from Shoes

There’s a saying that good shoes take you to good places. So, when you wear new shoes, you somehow feel excited. But you have probably experienced coming home with blisters after wearing new shoes. Especially with heel blisters, try applying lip balm before wearing new shoes. The protective layer created by the lip balm will reduce the pain and allow you to walk comfortably.

Prolonging Perfume Effect

Lip balm can help maximize the staying power of your fragrance. The method is simple. Apply a small amount of lip balm on your wrist before spraying your perfume. You will find that the scent lasts longer than before. This is because the lip balm oil helps hold the scent for a longer time.

Relieving Bug Bites

When bitten by a bug while enjoying camping or outdoor activities, the best thing to do is to go to the hospital immediately and get a prescription. But if there are no hospitals or pharmacies, you can handle it with lip balm. In this case, using a natural lip balm is better than a regular one. This is because natural lip balm contains moisturizing effects and wound relief ingredients. Try applying lip balm to small wounds, itchy spots, or bug bites.

Lubricant Role

From eyebrow/ hair grooming to preventing shoe blisters and relieving bug bites, the uses of lip balm are beyond imagination! But that’s not it. They can serve the role of lubricant. The lip balm contains oil ingredients. You can loosen the stubborn teeth of zippers by rubbing a bit of lip balm over them. Also, there’s a trick to make opening and closing furniture like drawers and windows smooth. Lubricate them, and they will slide more easily.

Removing Sticker Residue

Removing stubborn stickers is tricky due to the thick adhesive left on the surface. Apply lip balm to the sticky spot and scrape it off after it has softened. The oil in the lip balm melts the adhesive residue, and you can easily erase the sticker marks. There are other methods, such as washing it with water or erasing it with an eraser, but lip balm works the best, so take note.

Relieving Sneezing

As environmental pollution worsens, the number of people sneezing due to various allergies increases. Sneezing occurs when the skin inside the nose becomes dry and the nose becomes sensitive. In this case, apply lip balm to the inside of your nose with a cotton swab, and your nose will calm down and prevent sneezing. Also, according to one study, applying lip balm to the lips can effectively reduce the formation and spread of droplets.

Using on Elbows and Other Easily Cracked Areas

Can lip balm be applied on other body parts besides the lips? The answer is YES. If you use lip balm on cracked elbows or body parts like the malleolus or heel, which are often neglected, you can provide a moisturizing effect. Try applying expired lip balm to body parts that dry out easily.

Makeup Correction & Removal

As social distancing restrictions lifted, the outdoor mask mandate has been lifted. The suppressed consumer sentiment of women has exploded, and color makeup products are experiencing a boom. If you enjoy wearing makeup, try correcting your makeup using lip balm. Dip a cotton swab in lip balm and gently rub the area where the makeup is smudged. Also, applying a small amount of lip balm before color makeup can increase its staying power.

By. Hye In Oh