Dry lips are a common problem and can be easily fixed without much effort! Here are some tips to help keep your lips healthy and active!
1. Don’t lick your lips! I know it’s tempting and temporarily relieving when your lips are dry, or maybe it’s just a nervous habit, but it isn’t good for your lips. The saliva that gets on your lips by licking them eats away at the thin layer of skin on your lips and actually leaves them more dry and damaged!
2. Always use lip balm with sun protection. Sun damage is responsible for quite of bit of dry lips. Make sure your lip balm has at least SPF 15 to keep your lips healthy!
3. Get all your vitamins! Dry, chapped lips can be caused by riboflavin (vitamin B2) deficiency, so make sure you are eating healthy and taking multivitamins if you need to.
4. Choose your lipstick wisely. Long lasting wear lipsticks contain ingredients that dry out your lips. But not all lipstick is bad! It can actually keep women from licking their lips!
5. Lips cannot become addicted to lip balm. That’s a vicious rumor. It’s ok to use the products to help protect your lips, just stay away from harmful ingredients such as menthol, camphor, peppermint, and citrus. These are skin irritants and provide no benefit to your skin.
6. Gentle exfoliation can also help cure dry lips. Professional makeup artists sometimes treat models’ dry lips by rubbing them with a toothbrush that has a lip cream on it.
7. Papaya can make a great exfoliator/moisturizer for your lips. Mash up some papaya and lay down with some on and around your lips for about 15 minutes. This will leave your lips soft and healthy!
So kiss your dry lips goodbye and say hello to beautiful, moisturized lips!
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June 8th, 2006 at 7:47 am
good website but i think you should put in more tips.im addicted to vaseline ,i put it on every 5 minits.is it good?help me please!!!xxx
June 8th, 2006 at 11:48 am
I’ve done a fair amount of research on this and, according to doctors and dermatologists, it is not possible to become addicted to chapstick. It is simply an urban legend. You can develop a psychological dependence on chapstick, but it’s not addiction. It’s not bad to use chapstick all the time, I know I do! If vaseline isn’t working well for you, try a different brand that doesn’t require you to put it on so often. The actual Chap Stick brand is a personal favorite of mine, or I really like Bath and Body Works lip balms. But don’t worry about addiction, you’re fine!
June 12th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
[…] 1. Soak your nails in olive oil for 30 minutes to cure brittle, ragged nails and cuticles. 2. Rub olive oil on your hands before going to bed and your hands will be softer and smoother in the morning. 3. Apply olive oil to dry or chapped lips for natural relief. 4. Massage a few tablespoons of olive oil into your hair and leave it on for 30 minutes before shampooing as usual. This helps with split ends, dandruff, and dull hair. 5. Use olive oil as a moisturizer for dry or cracking skin. 6. Add several tablespoons of olive oil to a running bath for a soothing and relaxing treat! 7. Use olive oil instead of a shaving cream. 8. Olive Oil works great to take off mascara at the end of the day. 9. Taking a sip of olive oil before going to bed stops snoring because it lubricates your throat. 10. Rub olive oil all over your feet and then cover them with clean white socks. This will leave your feet soft and smooth! […]
October 2nd, 2006 at 10:26 am
[…] • If you have been using a lotion on your skin, kick it up one notch to a cream. Fall can be a very drying time for the skin, so add more moisture than you have been using. • Always apply lotion to your hands after washing them, or they will become dry and cracked. Soft hands are always better than cracking, dry hands! • Take preventative steps to make sure your lips don’t become dry and cracked. It is harder to repair dry lips than to prevent them. Use a moisturizing lip balm on a regular basis. • If you are using harsh, drying acne treatments, you may want to ease up on them a bit. Ingredients like benzoyl peroxide, sulfur and salicylic acid are very drying to your skin anyways, so if you add in the change of seasons, you may end up with skin that is dry, peeling, red, and irritated. You can either just lessen the frequency of product use, or ask your doctor about other acne treatments that aren’t as harsh. • Use gentle soaps that won’t strip your skin too much of its natural oils. Also, soaps with lots of color or fragrances can dry your skin out as well, so steer clear of those for the next few months. • Don’t forget about sun protection. Just because it’s not hot outside anymore doesn’t mean that the sun can’t damage your skin. In fact, you can get worse damage from UV rays by skiing than you can by going to the beach, so remember to use sunscreen and wear protective clothing. • Take shorter, warm (not hot) showers. Pat yourself nearly dry. Then apply a moisturizer to your damp skin to lock in moisture. […]