The other day, I added one of the top-rated nipple butters to my shopping cart on Amazon. I am not breastfeeding. I’ve never breastfed. I just have really, really dry lips.
Let me explain.
I am one of those people who has to re-apply lip balm about 100 times an hour. For that reason, I have a mini-collection of lip balms that I keep stashed in strategic locations — one by my bedside, one in my purse, one in my jacket, and so on. But despite my best efforts, my lips are always chapped again within an hour (on a good day). That’s partially because I compulsively bite my lips (thanks, anxiety) and partially because winter.
Recently, I found the holy grail of lip balms. Or, at least, I thought I did. It was pure, plain, 100% shea butter. It worked much better than any lip balm I’d tried thus far (including Burt’s Bees, EOS, and good ol’ Chapstick). And by “better,” I mean that it was more effective at penetrating my lips, softening them, and staying in place to protect them for a while (until I chewed it off).
I posted an Instagram story about my newfound love of shea butter, asserting that lip balm is a lie. A family friend replied and said, “You know what really really works? Nipple butter! Like for when you’re breastfeeding. I’m so serious.”
Me being me, I immediately wrote myself a note: “Try nipple butter.”
After some Googling, I discovered that there are, surprisingly, many folks who use nipple butter or cream on their lips. Nipple butter lip balm is a thing! A couple celebrities do it, even, like Margot Robbie and Tan France.
Although strange, it does make sense. Most nipple butters contain super-soothing plant oils and butters that are amazing for your skin. There’s no reason that they wouldn’t benefit your chapped lips, too.
For my own enlightenment as well as all of yours, I tested not one but two nipple butters out.
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/i-tried-nipple-butter-lip-balm/