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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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