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Beautiful and tender lips are a sign of a well-groomed girl who cares about her appearance and health. Dry winds, low humidity, temperature changes, dehydration of the body, as well as dental diseases (candidiasis, herpes, stomatitis, and others) can damage the delicate mucous membrane of the lips. They wrinkle, become drier and cracked, lose their natural pigmentation. But juicy and plump lips just ask for a kiss from a beloved man, so you need to take care of them.
Winter is the most merciless to the vulnerable mucosa – at low temperatures and gusty winds, the skin quickly dries up and cracks. Therefore, think in advance about the onset of cold weather and prepare yourself a lip care kit. And we will help you with 10 valuable rules that we recommend you follow to achieve maximum effect.
10 Vitamin lipsticks
Do not go out into the frosty air with bare skin. Before going out, lubricate your lips with a nourishing baby cream, and apply a protective product, such as hygienic lipstick, on top. It should contain special “beauty vitamins” E and A, as well as beeswax or propolis, retinol, essential and base oils. It is desirable that such a balm contains protection from UV rays, which do not disappear anywhere in the winter. Balms based on shea butter, coconut, jojoba and nuts save from dryness and flaking in winter. Moisturizing is provided by aloe vera and chamomile, and regeneration is provided by panthenol. Do not forget to apply vitamin lipsticks before going to bed, so that the useful components penetrate as deeply as possible into the mucous membrane and nourish it.
9. Refusal of decorative cosmetics
It is no secret that lipsticks, glosses, concealers and lip primers greatly dry the surface, literally draw out the natural moisture of the mucosa, leaving white marks, cracks and furrows. Getting into such microtraumas, the coloring pigment can cause an inflammatory process, provoke herpes. If you cannot refuse lipstick for an objective reason, then before applying it, generously lubricate your lips with a softening protective balm.
8. Oil-based make-up removers
Few people think that lip makeup removers should have their own qualitative composition, pH level and degree of protection. Proper lipstick removal is the key to moisturized, healthy and silky lips. Make-up removers greatly dry the mucosa, leading to its early aging, loss of volume and elasticity, smoothness, and natural moisture. Subjectively, the girl feels strong tightness and deep cracks, so she can unconsciously start to “chew” the skin, which provokes bleeding wounds. All mousses and make-up remover gels should not be alcohol or alkaline based. Let it be better to be an oil-based lotion or milk, which will gently cleanse the skin of the lips and nourish it at the same time.
7. Honey
Beekeeping products are natural antiseptics, due to which they kill pathogenic microflora, preventing infectious and inflammatory processes. Also, the elements in the composition of honey regenerate the mucous membrane of the lips, allow it to retain moisture, deeply nourish and soften. For care, it is enough to drive honey with fingertips into the skin of the lips and do not lick it off for 10-15 minutes. The procedure can and should be repeated daily. It is very useful to leave honey or propolis on the lips during a night’s rest, which will heal microcracks and start renewal processes. At the same time, the product is available for any wallet, which cannot be said about the famous care procedures.
6. Fight against cracks
Want to get rid of deep grooves, cracks and peeling – deeply nourish and moisturize the skin. Fatty creams, for example, for children, as well as oil and wax products, will help eliminate soreness and dryness. You can make your own balm from vegetable oils (basic and essential) or make a nourishing fudge from pieces of propolis. For healing cracks, shea and coconut oils, as well as olive and grape oils, are most suitable.
5. Olive oil
And now we will separately consider the properties of an affordable and common culinary ingredient – olive oil. From it you can get vitamins A and E, valuable for the mucous membrane, as well as omega acids, antioxidants and various minerals. Oil-based homemade hygienic balms, masks and lip peels, gentle scrubs. But if you are in a hurry for a meeting, and there is no time left for skin care procedures, you can simply gently oil your lips, and later remove the remnants with a napkin. During this time, it will soften the skin, start regenerating processes, help the lips retain moisture and, of course, heal minor damage.
4. Fruits, vegetables and dairy products
Do not forget that for the health of the lips, not only local treatment is important, but also internal. To maintain elasticity, youth and elasticity of the mucous tissue, retinol, vitamins C and A, elastin and collagen are needed. Do not forget to eat enough berries, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to saturate the body with the necessary components. But use vitamin supplements rationally in winter, since hypervitaminosis is also harmful to the lips – it can cause dryness and peeling, irritation.
3. Oatmeal Peeling
In winter, the skin of the lips dries up and cracks in almost every person, especially if he gets to work for a long time in the cold and dry wind. Roughness and cracks cause discomfort, forcing a person to sometimes bite the loose epidermis. In order to prevent the development of this bad habit, you can exfoliate your lips once a week. Rough abrasive scrubs, for example, based on bones and chemical balls, are not suitable for delicate mucous membranes. But grated slimy oatmeal flakes mixed with olive oil or honey is just right. Apply this home remedy on your lips, massage gently, and then rinse. A couple of times a month, you can add a little salt or sugar to such a mask to deeply cleanse the skin of the lips and start internal renewal. After cleansing, be sure to soothe the skin with a nourishing balm or moisturizer.
2. Massage
If you want to have well-pigmented, swollen and elastic lips even in winter, do not forget about massage. Intensive kneading of the mucosal skin will allow you to establish local metabolism, as well as increase blood flow, making the lips plump and attractive. Massage also prevents the formation of cracks, dryness, wrinkles. You can alternate between a gentle massage with fingertips and an intense one, during which you can use a loofah sponge or a toothbrush. Make circular motions on the skin, pat and pinch. You can gently bite your lips (not to the blood), which will ensure an intense blood flow to the area. After the massage, lubricate the area with a nourishing cream or oil.
1. humidification
As we mentioned earlier, moisturizing the lips should be provided daily, and additionally before going out into the cold, as well as during a night’s rest. These can be ready-made products or self-prepared hydrogels. Heating devices mercilessly dry the air in winter, so do not forget to fill the body’s need for fluids (drink more pure unsalted and non-carbonated mineral water). Getting rid of internal dehydration, do not forget about local applications and compresses with oils.
Remember that pink and smooth lips are not a gift of nature, but the result of competent and regular care.