Lips are a crucial and important part of our face, aren’t they? Healthy looking lips can upgrade our appearance entirely, and dry lips can even make us look old and tired. Many women and men have daily routines for their face and hair, but don’t our lips deserve a regular lip care as well? Here are our best tips for beautiful, healthy and kissable lips!
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#1. Remove Makeup. Your lips need to breathe by being clear. Remove carefully all traces of makeup before sleep.
#2. Exfoliate. Your lips need exfoliation just like your face. For 2-3 times per week remove dry, dead skin flakes from your lips with a soft and gentle face scrub.
#3. Hydrate. While you may think external application of moisture is sufficient, internal hydration is just as important. Unlike the rest of our skin, lips tend to dry out easily since they do not contain oil glands. Drinking water can benefit you and your body in many ways – including your lips, bringing out a juicy and healthful look.
#4. Protect and moisturize. Regular use of lip balm offers the fastest remedy for chapped, dry lips. Choose formulas composed of waxes, oils, and aloe that speed healing and soothe rawness and stinging. Lips also receive a lot of sun exposure. So it is important that your daytime lip product includes an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen.
#5. Reapply often. Remember to reapply sun protective lip product every two hours, especially after eating or drinking.
#6. Don’t Lick Your Lips. It might feel hydrating, but once the saliva evaporates, it leaves your lips even drier. In addition, if you can help it, avoid breathing with your mouth open.
+1! Massage your Lips! Use nourishing oils to massage your lips for about 5 minutes every day. This improves the blood circulation and ensures that they get the nutrients needed.
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To sum up, the skin on our lips is much thinner than the skin on the other parts of our body. Furthermore, they have a lesser amount of oil glands and no ability to create the sun-filtering natural melanin. Virtually, they have no protection of their own. This makes it easier for them to crack and makes it much more important for us to take extra care of them. Practice these simple and amazing tips, and get soft, plump and healthful lips!
Be charming…!