Step 1: Deal with Dryness The DIY fix: Lips that are dry or flaky automatically look thinner and more wrinkled than they are, so get on the balm bandwagon. "Skin makes less oil as we age, and lips are at a unique disadvantage because they don't have an epidermal layer, which is where oil is produced to begin with," says Paul M. Friedman, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Bringing back moisture is the key

It doesn't take a lot for our lips to become sore and chapped. Lip skin is extremely fragile. Unlike the rest of the body, it's very thin and doesn't have a stratum corneum (the uppermost layer that protects our epidermis), sebaceous glands or sweat glands. Lacking the hydrolipidic film, it quickly dehydrates. Which is why we should keep these lip life-savers to hand! SHEA BUTTER, A NOURISHING SUPER HERO Shea butter soothes and calms irritations. What's more, its terpenic alc