Lip Perfecting Mask

Night is when lips repair

Lips lose water faster than any facial skin and have no oil glands to slow it. Overnight, hours without drinking, talking or licking, is both when they dry out most and when a treatment gets its longest uninterrupted contact.

Barrier ingredients, borrowed from skincare

Ceramide NP is a skin-identical barrier lipid; sodium hyaluronate holds water where it lands; panthenol soothes. These are moisturiser-grade ingredients in a lip format.

The peptides

Tripeptide-1 and palmitoyl isoleucine are included for the look of smoothness and volume over time.

The vehicle

A castor-oil and butter base with pomegranate sterols cushions everything under a soft occlusive layer that lasts the night rather than wearing off in an hour.

Chronically dry, lined or flaking lips, lips in retinoid routines, and anyone whose daytime balm never quite gets ahead of the problem.

Worth knowing

Contains a declared flavour blend; skin sensitive to flavours or fragrance should patch test. No beeswax in this one, relevant for bee-product allergy.

Last step at night, apply a generous layer across lips and the lip line.

Any residue in the morning massages in. Two to three nights a week maintains; nightly rescues.

Use alongside

The Hydrating Lip Balm by day, balm for maintenance, mask for repair. Goes on after any facial retinoid has dried, sealing the lip line as the final step.