#5 - Need to take care of some dry skin on your lips?
Make them smooth and slough off that dry skin with a little baking soda! Take a tiny bit and massage in circles into your lips. Rinse. Other options? An old toothbrush with some shea butter on it or a washcloth!
Keep those lips smooth!
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday's Organic Skin Care Tip #4
Winter is coming...beware! One of the worst winter skin drawbacks are chapped lips. You go outside, bundled up in your adorable new parka, why yes these mittens are new, slip in a coy smile and.... BAM. Cracked lips. But not to fear, here are a few simple reminders on how to keep those lips looking lovely all winter long!
1. Use lip balm (Duh, I know, right?): Be sure that your lip balms contains natural or organic ingredients such as jojoba oil or vitamin E oil to keep your lips moist. Some lip balms can actually make lips drier! You aren't looking for a lip balm that you feel needs to be reapplied every 10 minutes. Instead, find one with nourishment that lasts.
2. Stop licking your lips: I know that lip balms often taste delectable, but save it for the dinner table. Licking your lips will make them dry and crack more quickly.
3. Don't pick: Sometimes, after we have (oops) licked our lips too much, we are left with chapped and cracked lips with dead skin. The natural reaction is to pick at it a little because it is so irritating. But don't! Just leave it alone! Picking at your lips will cause open wounds which can open you up to harmful infections.
4. Exfoliate: Once you have gotten your lips back under control, exfoliate them once a week with baking soda. This will help keep them soft and remove any old skin that hasn't sloughed off yet. To do this, just put about a teaspoon's worth each of baking soda and water in your hand, dip your finger in, and lightly scrub your lips. Rinse off with warm water.
1. Use lip balm (Duh, I know, right?): Be sure that your lip balms contains natural or organic ingredients such as jojoba oil or vitamin E oil to keep your lips moist. Some lip balms can actually make lips drier! You aren't looking for a lip balm that you feel needs to be reapplied every 10 minutes. Instead, find one with nourishment that lasts.
2. Stop licking your lips: I know that lip balms often taste delectable, but save it for the dinner table. Licking your lips will make them dry and crack more quickly.
3. Don't pick: Sometimes, after we have (oops) licked our lips too much, we are left with chapped and cracked lips with dead skin. The natural reaction is to pick at it a little because it is so irritating. But don't! Just leave it alone! Picking at your lips will cause open wounds which can open you up to harmful infections.
4. Exfoliate: Once you have gotten your lips back under control, exfoliate them once a week with baking soda. This will help keep them soft and remove any old skin that hasn't sloughed off yet. To do this, just put about a teaspoon's worth each of baking soda and water in your hand, dip your finger in, and lightly scrub your lips. Rinse off with warm water.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Lip Care
Doesn’t that new lip gloss from Sephora look great? Maybe not… because you have dry, cracked lips. Sometimes, caring for our lips can be an afterthought, but they should be an important part of our skin care routine as well.
A common problem that we have probably all faced at some point is dry, chapped, peeling, and maybe even cracked lips. There can be several factors causing your lips to have problems, but some of the most common are:
1. Dehydration
2. Sun exposure
3. Dry weather
4. Illness (a cold or flu)
5. Licking your lips excessively
Caring for your lips and bringing them back to health doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming. There are several different things you can do, and tools that are right in your own bathroom that can help get rid of your chapped lips.
- Moisturize: Obviously, you knew this was coming because many women carry chapstick around in their purse or pocket. However, don’t get a chapstick that is particularly tasty. The more you lick your lips, the more they will dry out.
- Block out the Sun: Since you are going to be moisturizing anyway, why not get a chapstick that offers some SPF protection. If you are wary of having sunscreen directly on your lips, opt for a balm that offers some natural sun protection with ingredients like Vitamin E, evening primrose oil, sesame oil, helichrysum essential oil, carrot seed oil, coconut oil, or peanut oil.1,2
- Drink Up: If you aren’t getting your recommended 64 oz. of water during the day, start drinking! Hydration is the only way to “moisturize” internally, and it’s important.
- Exfoliate: Who knew you could even exfoliate your lips? Well, it’s possible, and better yet you already have the necessary tools at home. To exfoliate your lips naturally, lightly wet your toothbrush and poor some sugar on the bristles. Brush your lips in a circular motion for about a minute, rinse, and apply chapstick to your fresh skin.3
Photo Courtesty of healingdream at www.freedigitalphotos.net
Sources
1Aromatherapy Essential Oils. “Here are some of the most popular base oils and their attributes”. Accessed September 9, 2011. http://www.aromatherapypoint.com/baseoils/.
2Women Fitness. “Herbs offering Sun Protection”. Accessed September 9, 2011. http://www.womenfitness.net/beauty/skin/sun_protect.htm
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