Do you have damaged, chapped, or dry lips? I know I do. Especially since it's winter. Here are some tips to protect your lips from the monster that is we call winter. (:
1) First of all, the obvious step to protecting your lips is to use lip balm. The ones I recommend are EOS (and it's in a cool egg shape, too!), Carmex, Softlips, or Blistex Restore and Repair. These are all just normal chapsticks you can find at your drugstore. Blistex comes in a jar, and is good for extremely chapped lips.
2) Lip scrubs! These are a life saver. My lips get all torn up from braces, and cold, winter air can cause dead skin on your lips. If you can't find one in a store, here's a recipe for one that I use a lot. In a small container, you mix a little bit of sugar and a little bit of honey together. When it's all mixed up, use your finger to scrub it on your lips for about 30 seconds. Then, just rinse it off with a hot wash cloth, and you're good to go! (And it tastes good!) (:
3) If you aren't into the whole lip scrub idea, then get a (preferably old) toothbrush. Gently brush your lips with the toothbrush to get dead skin off. It feels funny, but it works! (:
4) Drink a lot of water! This will hydrate your lips and keep them from drying out so easily. Drinking water also helps with acne, your hair, and overall skin hydration.
5) Put on chapstick at night. When you are asleep, some people tend to sleep with their mouth open. And this causes your lips to dry out quickly. So, before you go to bed, put on a really good chapstick.
6) Eat healthy food! You need vitamins. If you don't have a lot of vitamins, it can cause dry lips.
7) Don't lick your lips a lot. I know it's hard, but licking your lips actually dries them out more. Yikes!
8) Stay away from caffeine. Excessive caffeine intake can cause your lips to be rough and pale. You don't want that at all!
9) If you use lipstick, buy one that has moisturizer in it. It will still color your lips, and it feels better than normal lipstick when you apply it!
I hope this helped you guys. If you have any additional tips or anything I was unclear on, leave me a comment!
Thanks (:
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