lip salve

Moisturizer for mouth

Lip salve is a waxy balm applied to the lips to prevent or treat dryness and chapping.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say lip balm or chapstick.

She kept a tube of lip salve in her pocket during winter.

balm

ointment

Medicated skin cream

lubricant · cream · petroleum jelly · beeswax · lanolin · shea butter · cocoa butter · balm · conditioner · softener

moisture

hydration

Bodily fluid replenishment

supple · soft · smooth · plump · dewy · nourishing · glycerin · hyaluronic · ceramide · silky

chapped

cracked

Having surface fractures

sore · tender · rough · split · raw · irritated · bleeding · weathered · brittle · windburned

cosmetic

gloss

Shine or annotation

matte · sheer · tinted · colored · flavored · scented · vanilla · cherry · mint · strawberry

healing

soothing

Reducing distress or discomfort

remedy · cure · treatment · therapeutic · restorative · medicinal · antiseptic · healing · regeneration · restoration

Categories
Opposites
lip product function

lip salvelipstick

Cosmetic for coloring lips

lip gloss · lip liner · lip stain · lip color · lip tint

moisture effect

lip salveastringent

Tissue-contracting agent

chapped lips · desiccant

Family

lip, salve, lips, lipped, lippy, salved, salves, salving, salvation

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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G