Tips To Help You Get Soft Lips

We all spend hours on maintaining our skin but often forget the importance of a regular lip care routine.The skin on the lips is thinner than the rest of the face and is easily affected by the weather, often turning chapped and dry without proper care. Regular use of lip balms along with a few simple tips can keep lips soft.

Hydrate

Staying hydrated is one of the simplest ways to keep skin healthy. Eight glasses of this miraculous liquid can keep your lips soft, moist and prevent drying. In fact, drinking water is one of the most effective treatments for chapped lips.

Exfoliate

Our lips start cracking when the top layer dries out. A Lip Scrub should be used once a week (Twice if required) to remove the dry and flaky skin.Care should be taken while using an exfoliator as over-scrubbing can damage the lips. Exfoliation soothes dry lips and leaves you with a soft sensation (and a plump pout!)

Method

Take a warm cloth and keep on your lips for 5 minutes to soften the dry skin. Use a lip scrub and rub in circular motion till the top layer is removed. Do not forget to apply a nourishing balm after the scrub.

Sugar Scrub

What you will need-

1 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
1/2 tbsp. Coconut Oil
Method

Mix 1 tablespoon granulated sugar with 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil to make this delicious scrub at home.Sugar gives lips a gentle exfoliation and coconut oil provides intense nourishment leaving them smooth and supple.

Almond Honey Scrub

What you will need-

1 tbsp. Almond (Coarsely ground)
1/2 tbsp. Honey

Almonds are excellent for gentle exfoliation of lips while honey acts as an antibacterial and moisturizer.Mix a tablespoon of coarsely ground almonds with half tablespoon honey and use on lips.This scrub polishes and reveals beautiful lips.

Moisturize

A lip balm should be your favorite beauty accessory for the incredible benefits it offers. These balms form a protective coating on the lips to ensure protection and the ingredients in these products help in healing and reviving cracked skin.A Lip Balm is a travel-friendly product that deserves a permanent place in your handbag throughout the year.It will save your lips from weather conditions and will make you look well groomed.

You can also treat your lips to the goodness of olive oil or coconut oil mixed with honey to make a conditioning lip balm at home. Regular use of this DIY balm soothes and restore original texture of lips.

Dark Lips

Weather conditions cause excessive drying that can lead to dark and tanned lips. Using a sunscreen before stepping out in the sun is necessary to prevent tanning. Many lip balms these days offer sun protection formula besides offering nourishment. These SPF lip balms prevent premature aging of the delicate lip area. It should be noted that a balm should have SPF 20 or higher to offer adequate protection from UV rays.

If your lips are tanned, using a gentle homemade lip mask can give amazing results. When used every night, this lip mask removes tan and reveals supple lips.

DIY Lip Mask

What you’ll need-

Few drops Lemon Juice
Few drops Glycerin
Method

Using a mixture of lemon juice and glycerin at night is helpful in removing tan and restoring natural color.Lemon helps in removing pigmentation and lightening tanned skin. Glycerin is a wonderful moisturizer and it’s addition dilutes the acidic lemon juice making it more suitable for skin.