The moment a chill in the air hits, dry lips crop up again as a seasonal buzz kill. The best lip peels are the treatment you didn’t know you needed to keep rough patches at bay—no elbow grease required, just swipe right. It’s a category I was whole heartedly unfamiliar with until Dr. Idriss’s lip baste balm came across my desk. “A lip peel? Like a chemical peel… but for your lips?” I thought out loud (yes, I talk to myself at work). It’s exactly that—unlike traditional lip scrubs that rely on gritty particles for exfoliation , these formulas use the power of gentle acids to dissolve dead skin cells without irritation. Think of it as a mini chemical peel, formulated specifically for the delicate skin on your pout.

“Unlike the rest of your skin, your lips don’t have oil or sweat glands

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