Brrrr! That February wind is blowing, and our lips are feeling a bit worse for wear. With a significant snogging holiday coming up, we need a lip SOS. Luckily, Kansas City has many great options to keep your pout perfect, despite the chilly weather. Remember, hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, as lips are one of the first parts of your body to show dehydration. For everything else, turn to these locally made products.
Scrub It Up
Need to get back to basics? It will only take a light touch to reveal fresh pink lips with the help of Bittersweet Apothecary’s sugar scrub. Take a dab and rub in circular motions to exfoliate your lips using sugar crystals, olive oil, and coconut oil. $18, available at Bittersweet Apothecary in Liberty, MO.Â
Vegans Need Love Too
Looking for a vegan alternative to your favorite beeswax balm? B.E. Nurtured has you covered. Their lip butter features jojoba, rice bran, and sweet almond oil, along with shea and cocoa butter for a genuinely emollient balm sure to soften the roughest pout and have you smiling in no time. Available in seven botanical scents for $3.75 at b-e-nurtured.myshopify.com.
On the Go
Joel and Natalie Challacombe have always lived an active lifestyle and have perfected a lip balm that protects against the elements and lasts. Formulated with a base of lanolin, their original lip balm also combines kokum butter from India and beeswax for a balm that lasts for hours and doesn’t have a laundry list of ingredients. If you want a bit of color, grab one of their tinted balms in nude, rose gold, or merlot. $6.25 at tricombeco.com.
Down to Earth
If you’re native to Kansas City, you know that Indigo Wild is the place to go for natural skincare products with beautiful scents. If you’re also prone to chapped lips, then you probably already have a tube of Zum Kiss on your nightstand. If not, what are you waiting for? Grab a tube enriched with shea butter, beeswax, and organic honey in one of their many scents like tea tree-lavender, vanilla vanilla, or rosemary mint. $3.95 for small or $7.95 for a Zumbo Kiss size, available at local retailers and indigowild.com.