Out of the many things that make winter uncomfortable (aside from getting up to run when it’s dark and 2 degrees) is the dryness in Joburg. Oh, and a higher risk of colds and flu. And wanting all the soup and pasta.
I used to get such dry hands that they used to crack (eeeuw), and I had to sleep with gloves after I’d shmeered on lots of hand cream. My lips used to feel like sandpaper, and even without being sick, I used to have a dry nose area. Basically, I looked my worst, and avoided handshakes.
I don’t really have these issues any more – I consume more essential fatty acids, which apparently is a good starting point for less scaly skin. I moisturise my hands regularly – I’ve learnt what makes them better, and what doesn’t work for me.
For lips and nose, it’s Letibalm from Ivohealth, which I had never even heard of until I started getting product samples from them about three years ago. They have been amazing “face savers” – they gently moisturise skin, help repair painful cracks and soothe irritation. I use it on my lips before I apply a matte or long-stay lipstick, and as a result they glide on (I don’t have to smack my dry lips any more). Letibalm is the top-selling lip balm in Spain and Portugal, and the only nose and lip repair available in South Africa.

It has good things such as centella (an antioxidant), cocoa butter, witch hazel, lemon balm and vitamin E. The range includes Letibalm Paediatric Nose and Lips Repair Balm (suitable for babies and up), Letibalm Nose and Lips Repair Balm, and Letibalm Nose and Lips Repair Fluid.
The range now has refreshed packaging, and there’s a new product – Letibalm Junior Nose and Lips Repair Fluid, for kids aged one and up. It has a nice strawberry flavour, has African mango and shea butter to moisturise, nourish and protect, allantoin to help with healing, and menthol and camphor to ease breathing.

Letibalm is available at a recommended retail price of R76 from Dis-Chem, selected Checkers stores and independent pharmacies.



Win
You could win one of two Letibalm hampers, worth over R300 each. Each Letibalm kit will contain all four of the products in the range.
To enter
Just comment below, and you’ll be entered into the draw. The giveaway closes on Tuesday 25 June 2019 at 10am, after which the winner will be announced on the Rattle and Mum Facebook page.
This giveaway is open to South African residents only. The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or anything else in the Ivohealth range.
53 Comments
Would love to win this. Suffer from dry cracked lips all year through.
June 18, 2019 at 6:44 amThese products all sound amazing – perfect for winter!
June 18, 2019 at 6:45 amMy Winter lips need this
June 18, 2019 at 6:46 amWe so need this
June 18, 2019 at 6:46 amI use Letibalm for my lips. The best ever. I would love to be able to try and use the other products. In fact my whole family loves the lip treatment. ๐
June 18, 2019 at 6:47 amI try various ointments and lip balms every winter – especially because James tends to lick his lips and they get super red and sore! This would be a great win!
June 18, 2019 at 6:47 amLiterally sitting here with winter lips – desperado!
June 18, 2019 at 6:51 amPerfect for winter
June 18, 2019 at 7:03 amSounds ideal for winter!
June 18, 2019 at 7:16 amGreat products
June 18, 2019 at 7:25 amWould love to try this… winter lips have started.
June 18, 2019 at 7:35 amMy kids always suffer from terrible winter lips and my daughter’s lips are currently so chaffed, i feel so sorry for them, would really love to try these for them
June 18, 2019 at 8:08 amI would love to try this product!
June 18, 2019 at 8:24 amI have never looked back since using Letibalm. Love the product. please enter me into the draw
June 18, 2019 at 8:47 amMy son has a horrible habit of licking his lips would Love to win this fingerscrossed
June 18, 2019 at 8:56 amI so need the lip balm in this winter
June 18, 2019 at 9:13 amWould love to win this…
June 18, 2019 at 9:32 amSounds like a great range
June 18, 2019 at 10:37 amGreat for winter
June 18, 2019 at 10:38 amWould love to give this a try for my little girl who comes home with a red ring around her lips from licking…every single winter day
June 18, 2019 at 11:48 amLeti-b-me to win the Letibalm please!
June 18, 2019 at 12:24 pmGreat for winter!
June 18, 2019 at 12:56 pmThis give away came at a perfect time.I would love this for my family,our dry & sensitive skin will be put to the test during these cold days.We all know how badly winter season can mess up our skin.The repeated nose blows from cold and flu will leave our skin dry, chapped & sore. Letibalm to the rescue,I like the fact that it also accommodates babies (my little sister always has dry,cracked lips.My brother on the other side always has runny nose and the continuos wiping causes irritation around his nose).Letibalm is sure gonna turn things around
#Letibalm
June 18, 2019 at 1:08 pmfabulous product that easy to use by the whole family
June 18, 2019 at 2:17 pmperfect for this winter in Gauteng
June 18, 2019 at 3:13 pmMy lips are super dry! Would love to win this awesome prize!
June 18, 2019 at 4:43 pmThis would be a fantastic giveaway to win!!!
June 18, 2019 at 4:57 pmI love all things lips
June 18, 2019 at 5:17 pmI scrap all the dead skin on my lips every night hopefully this can give me a break by deep moisturising my lips
June 18, 2019 at 5:20 pmI scrab all the dead skin on my lips every night hopefully this can give me a break by deep moisturising my lips
June 18, 2019 at 5:21 pmWould love to win this !!
June 18, 2019 at 5:46 pmI would love to win because I struggle with dry cracked lips during winter
June 18, 2019 at 9:24 pmIโd love to win this. My lips are always dry!
June 18, 2019 at 10:12 pmMy boys both have dry lips and are always stealing my lip balm. This would be a win for us all!
June 19, 2019 at 4:59 amGreat for winter
June 19, 2019 at 5:02 amGreat winter giveaway
June 19, 2019 at 5:03 amYes please!
June 19, 2019 at 8:14 amThis would be an awesome prize for my dry & cracking lips!
June 19, 2019 at 10:26 amI so need to this… sad but true ๐
June 19, 2019 at 11:40 amSounds amazing ๐
June 20, 2019 at 9:38 amWow Iv never tried this but Iโd love to!
June 20, 2019 at 10:01 amYes please! I have very dry lips and I’ve tried many different things but nothing works
June 20, 2019 at 10:05 amThis would be awesome as myself and both my kids suffer from hayfever, and combined with the cold, dry Karoo air, that means tender noses from constant sniffles, and dry, cracked lips feim mouth-breathing! Please please!
June 20, 2019 at 11:37 amIm keen to try the Letibalm Paediatric Nose and Lips Repair Balm, it sounds really good.
June 21, 2019 at 7:39 amThis sounds wonderful for Winter.
June 21, 2019 at 6:49 pmNeed all the good moisture this winter
June 22, 2019 at 12:23 pmJust in time to rescue my Winter dry lips
June 22, 2019 at 4:29 pmDefinitely need this for this winter
June 22, 2019 at 9:52 pmThis is definitely what I need for those dry winter chapped lips…would love to try this product. <3
June 24, 2019 at 7:29 amMe and my whole family struggle with super dry skin throughout the year especially in winter. A prize like this would be a great win in attempting to “soothe the skin”
June 24, 2019 at 10:51 amBeing on the other side of 60 doesn’t help with dry skin and chapped lips. This prize would assist tremendously in the ageing skin.
June 24, 2019 at 1:46 pmMy dry winter lips need this one.
June 25, 2019 at 1:45 amWow awesome giveaway, would love winning this for my family , would help us alot ๐ fingers crossed
July 13, 2019 at 9:37 pm