Lip balm and lipstick are very different. Although both are for use on your lips, they are for different purposes. As we’ve mentioned, the purpose of lip balm is to nourish and protect lips, whereas lipstick is used to add colour and texture to your lips. First and foremost lipsticks are a cosmetic product, and should not be used to hydrate or protect your lips. 

1. Function

The main function of lipstick on the lips is to moisturize and moisturize, and it can also play a certain protective role. Generally, lip balm is applied when the lips are relatively dry. Lip balm can be applied while sleeping, and the moisturizing effect will be better than during the day. However, there are also colored lipsticks, which can brighten the lip color, but the effect is not as obvious as lipstick.

The main function of lipstick on the lips is to change the lip color. Of course, it also has a certain moisturizing effect, but it is not as good as lipstick, so some people will use lipstick as a primer before using lipstick. Lipstick can choose different colors according to personal preference, which is an indispensable step in makeup.

2. Composition

In order to achieve a better moisturizing effect, lip balms generally use oily ingredients, as well as petroleum jelly, wax, etc., so it will appear relatively oily when applied to the lips.

The ingredients in the lipstick also add spices and seasonings to the waxy base of the lipstick, and the texture will be harder and drier than the lipstick, which can not only change the lip color, but also make the lips scented.

3. Restrictions on use

Although lipstick has a very strong moisturizing effect, it can only be used on the lips and cannot be used to wipe the face or other places, because the lipstick is relatively oily, and it will make the face oily if used to wipe the face, and the skin will also be damaged. The ingredients in the lipstick cannot be absorbed and the pores will be clogged.

In addition to applying lipstick to lips, some lipsticks can also be used as blush and can be applied on the face, because the oily ingredients are not as much as lipstick, so as long as the makeup is removed after use, it will not cause clogged pores.

4. How to use

Generally, we use lipstick more often, and lipstick is very convenient to use. When the lips feel dry, just apply it evenly along the natural lip line, and the lipstick can be used at any time, and there is no need to remove makeup. Not a lot of attention.

Although lipstick is also applied on the lips when using it, in order to improve the beauty, the lip line will be drawn first, and then the lipstick will be applied, so that the shape of the lips will also be very beautiful, but the lipstick needs to be removed after use, because lipstick is more Lipsticks have more chemical components and may contain metal elements, which are not good to eat or stay on the lips, so lipsticks are more delicate than lipsticks.

The role of lip balm

The main function of lip balm is to provide a barrier for lips to lock moisture. Its basic ingredients are inseparable from petroleum jelly and wax, but there are also new formulas without wax, as well as vitamin A, E and other antioxidant ingredients and SPF Sun protection function.

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The role of lipstick

Lipstick includes lipstick, lip stick, lip gloss, lip glaze, etc. It can make lips rosy and shiny, and has the effect of moisturizing and protecting lips. Lipstick can increase the beauty of the face and correct the contours of the lips, making the lips more lively and vibrant.

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Are tinted lipsticks the same as lipsticks?

Not the same, colored lip balm must add some colored raw materials, if you use too much, it will cause pigmentation, and the lips will produce melanin after a long time. In addition, the lip moisturizing effect of colored lipstick is not as good as that of colorless lipstick. If you usually recommend using colorless lipstick Colored lipstick is better for yourself.

Before using colored lipstick, for your own lips, it is best to use a colorless moisturizing lip balm to make a thick layer. First, it can make the lips more moist, and second, it can protect the lips and reduce the contact between the colored lipstick and the lips. It is best to remove the lipstick with a makeup remover after eating and returning home, because some colored lipsticks have strong color adhesion. Makeup remover to avoid residue.

Do tinted lipsticks need to be removed?

Colored lip balm needs to be removed. Generally speaking, it is best to remove the colored lip balm. However, you only need to use cleansing oil or facial cleanser for colored lips. Don’t worry too much about makeup. On the one hand, it can increase the beauty of women, on the other hand In social etiquette is also respect for others.

Therefore, no matter what the occasion is now, "plain face up to the sky" is not advocated. Although heavy makeup is not required, wearing light makeup is not only a basic etiquette, but also improves one's self-confidence. If this is the case, it is inevitable to apply various cosmetics on the face every day. If the makeup is not removed thoroughly, the cosmetics will remain on the face and clog the pores. The serious consequences can be imagined.