Does sugar hydrate lips? Uncovering the sweet truth about lip care
                                
                                
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                                While many DIY remedies feature it, sugar itself does not hydrate lips; its primary function is exfoliation. This is a crucial distinction to understand the proper way to treat dry, chapped lips with a sugar scrub.