4 Steps To Healthy And Juicy Lips
A smile is always beautiful if it is animated by joy, but it can be enhanced by taking into account some simple and natural care of this sensitive area.
Despite being one of the most fragile areas of the body, the mouth allows us to eat, speak, laugh, kiss … and it constitutes an important part of facial expression. That is why it deserves the best care.
His cover letter, his lips, are covered by an extremely thin skin, devoid of sebaceous and sweat glands. In fact, it is more of a permeable mucous membrane.
As a result, lips are easily irritated and dehydrated, leading to cracks, tightness and unsightly “skin”.
Another characteristic that explains its special vulnerability is its low melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color and protects it from ultraviolet radiation. Hence the lips do not tan but literally burn.
On the other hand, the constant muscular movements to which the lips are subjected favor the appearance of wrinkles and the progressive loss of firmness and volume.
Sun and tobacco: their great enemies
Some factors and circumstances are especially harmful to the lips: especially the sun and tobacco, but also wind, extreme cold or heat, and dry and stuffy environments.
As a consequence of these aggressions, the lips show a loss of elasticity and greater fragility (with dryness and cracks), and vertical lines popularly known as “the bar code” are formed in their upper contour , more frequent in smokers due to the gesture repeated expelling smoke.
The good news is that since they are endowed with an important vascular network (responsible for their pink color), the lips have good cell renewal and the nourishing principles of anti-aging treatments act on them quickly.
Any care that is applied to them usually has a visible result in a short time.
Four basic steps to take care of your mouth
Wearing healthy and seductive lips is not difficult. They need: cleansing, hydration, exfoliation and protection.
The cleanup involves removing any remaining makeup or dirt with a facial or specific makeup remover for eyes and lips.
The exfoliation is regularly recommended (no more than once every ten days) to deliver pielecillas lips and dead cells, and that best apply lip products.
You can moisten a toothbrush with very soft bristles and rub your lips with it.
Regarding hydration, although lipsticks increasingly contain moisturizing actives, specific creams are essential. They retain hydration, accelerate cell regeneration and with continued use they blur small wrinkles.
Natural cosmetics offers formulas made based on principles of vegetable origin, free of parabens, mineral oils derived from the petrochemical industry, paraffins and propylenes.
The hive substances are excellent : propolis, operculum wax (the one that covers the cells) or royal jelly.
On the other hand, castor oil improves hydration capacity and red tea extract has an antioxidant effect.
For the protection of the lips, it is recommended that all lip products (gloss, stick, pencil, balm …) include a high sun protection factor, especially if you go to the beach or the snow.
Additionally, exercising your mouth muscles helps keep your lips firm. Something as simple as whistling makes for excellent lip gymnastics.
Another exercise is to purse the lips in a small “O” and then suddenly display a broad smile, also in an “O”, to return to the first position again.
Whiten teeth without damaging them
A beautiful smile implies careful teeth, so it is advisable to brush them after every meal.
Often, due to the desire to have them white, substances are used that can be abrasive and damage tooth enamel or gums.
However, toothpastes and mouthwashes free of surfactants, fluoride, colorants and chemical preservatives can be used.
A remedy to whiten your teeth is to brush them with a concentrated infusion of sage.
It is also important not to abuse sugar and avoid very hot or cold foods and drinks to prevent sensitivity.
The best lip makeup
The lips are the icing on a good makeup.
The latest generation lipsticks include natural ingredients such as carnauba wax, mango butter or rose hip extract.
Before applying makeup make sure your lips are clean and dry. For a natural effect, use just a lip gloss. For a sensual effect, use a lipstick.
You can choose to first outline the lip contour with a pencil, if necessary correcting its natural shape a little to make it more harmonious.
Light and luminous colors add volume to thin lips, while darker and matte tones subtract thickness from very thick ones.
An extra touch of shine on the center of the painted lower lip provides a very sensual effect.
