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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