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Lip Care
Lip Care
A beautiful smile lights up a day. It makes your
face more beautiful and lively. Your lips are the most important and
exquisitely sensitive part of your body. And therefore you have to
take special care of your lips.
The common lips problems are:
Dark Lips
Cracked lips
Dark Lips
You will be surprised to know that our lips unlike most part of our
body do not have any melanin pigment to protect them. Lips are
covered on the outside by a thin layer of skin and on the inside by
virtually transparent mucous membranes. Therefore it is necessary to
take care of our lips and to eat well-balanced food and lots of
fruits.
If you have dark lips you have to do the
following………
Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Stop smoking.
Avoid lipstick.
Apply a layer of oil and leave it on for several hours. Best apply
before going to bed.
Mix coconut oil and almond oil in equal quantity. Apply a coat of
this on the lips and leave on overnight. This has to be done daily
for at least two weeks for best results.
Massage lips: Every night with a mixture of 1/2 tsp. Glycerine and
1/2 tsp. Castor oil with 1/2 tsp. Lemon juice and leave overnight.
Apply cream from curds with saffron on your lips.
Cracked Lips
Lips do not produce oil like our skin, because they have no oil
producing glands. The skin on our lips is actually mucous membrane,
so for them to remain smooth and chap free is a bit of a challenge.
The most common cause of cracked lips are allergic reaction to
cosmetics, skin infections, extreme weather conditions like excess
sun and wind exposure, biting of the lips or a vitamin B deficiency.
If you have
cracked lips you have to do the following………
Protect the lips from weather by applying heavy plain cream.
Avoid licking your lips.
To cure dry chapped lips apply peanut butter or coco butter to your
lips before going to bed.
Grind rose petals with cream on the top of milk and apply on lips to
cure the cracked lips
Take vitamin B, C foods in diet.
Mix 2 drops of glycerine with 1 tsp of cream on the top of milk and
apply to lips to cure the chapped lips and keep overnight to get
smooth and shiny lips.
Mix equal quantities of nutmeg, turmeric, and fresh butter and apply
to lips.
Hot water fomentation, followed by a mixture of Vaseline and honey
applied on the lips at least thrice a week will prevent lips from
chapping.
Lips should be moisturized and exfoliated. Exfoliate lips with your
gentle facial scrub using a toothbrush or just the tips of your
fingers. You can make a paste using baking soda and water to
exfoliate lips as well. Work it for a minute and then rinse with
lukewarm water.
General Care for
lips
Apply cold cream or moisturizer or lip balm before applying
lipstick.
To get natural pink lips apply beetroot juice before bed.
Grind rose petals and apply on lips to get smooth pink lips
Apply menthol based lip balm and take an old brush and brush gently
on lips (don't rub too hard, because lip are very sensitive) to get
rid off chapped lips.
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