If You Don't Love Your Lips, No One Else Will

From scrubbing to moisturising, here's your ultimate lip care guide & all the products you'll need to make it happen.

By Saurav Bhanot | LAST UPDATED: NOV 19, 2025

When was the last time you thought about your lips?

When you woke up this morning, did you take a moment to wonder if your lips were moist or dry? Before you got out of home, did you make sure your lips are raring to go for the day? Are you thinking about them right this moment? Do you have plans to get your lips some much-needed R&R later in the day?

No, you don’t think about your lips. You only think about yourself. Even though, your lips are a part of you. There’s some meta joke somewhere here, but since I can’t point my finger at it, we’ll swiftly move on.

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The point is that caring for your lips shouldn’t be such a tall task or an alien concept. A chapstick here, some moisture there won’t make you less of a man but will definitely ensure you’re a man getting some with ease. Because no one likes to kiss a man with chapped lips!

3 Things you could do to ensure your lips are always looking and feeling their best!

Exfoliate Your Lips

Just like your face and the rest of your body, your lips too need gentle exfoliation time and again. The dry, flaky skin on your lips is both an unpleasant sight and a huge deterrent when it comes to making your lips feel absolutely fabulous.

Invest in a lip scrub and ensure you’re scrubbing your lips at least twice a week, if not more.

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Pro tip: Running out of time? After you’re done brushing your teeth, take that wet toothbrush and gently use it as a scrubber on your lips. It’s cost effective and works like a charm!

What we recommend:

RAS Lush Lips Conditioning Lip Scrub

₹590

RAS Lush Lips Conditioning Lip Scrub

COSRX Honey Sugar Lip Scrub

₹1,990

COSRX Honey Sugar Lip Scrub

Drink Enough Water

One of the biggest reasons why your lips are dry and chapped is because you aren’t drinking enough water. When your body is parched, so is your skin. And your face is usually the first indicator for you to drink water. Especially if you’ve been talking a lot in a meeting or on the phone, or just generally, it’s been a while since you downed a glass. Libation, always.

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Moisturise Your Lips

When in doubt, chapstick it out!

Make sure to always carry a good chapstick or lip balm with you and give your lips the love they deserve on a frequent basis through the day. At least, when your lips are looking and feeling dry, if not otherwise as well. These lip balms do wonders for your lips, giving them all the nourishment they need, thereby ensuring your lips won’t be getting dry that often. Lip balms now come packed with all the good things including hyaluronic acid, peptides, etc., so it’s always a good idea to keep one (or more) handy.

What we recommend:

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask

₹1,420