Lip balm

It is said that men in a woman's face pay first of all attention to moving organs - lips and eyes. Surely this applies not only to men, and we women, too, first notice either the color of the shadows of the interlocutor or the tone of her lipstick. This feature of human perception places great responsibility on our lips - they must always be attractive. But colds and insufficient moisture make them on the contrary unaesthetic: they are flaky, the inelastic skin is cracked and has an uneven color. To help in this problem, lip balms come, which can not only bring the skin of the lips in order, but even increase them in size, and the most interesting is that this can all be done at home by making your own hands a usual moisturizing or enhancing balm for lips.

How to make a lip balm?

Now it's fashionable to make cosmetics with your own hands, and this is a rational grain: the fact is that some cosmetic manufacturers are cunning, saving on ingredients that are actually harmful to humans. Therefore, the best lip balm is one that is made by oneself with the help of ingredients purchased at the pharmacy.

The lip balm composition is combined in such a way as to accelerate blood circulation in this area, and therefore most often contains pepper. Those who do not like the feeling of tingling and light burning, or is allergic to the components, you need to abandon the idea of ​​increasing the lips in this way.

The recipe for this lip balm consists of substances that are easy to find in the pharmacy and store:

First of all, you need to melt the petrolatum on the steam bath a little, then add the ingredients, mix and pour the mixture into the container that was meant for the balm. Tube put in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes, after which the balsam will be ready for use. After applying to the lips, activation of the circulation will begin, which is accompanied by a slight burning sensation. The effect of enlarged lips lasts about 1 hour, so a jar of balsam should be chosen so that it is convenient to take with you.

How to make a moisturizing lip balm?

Natural lip balm performs several functions: based on useful and neutral ingredients, it heals minor injuries, improves the elasticity of the skin and at the same time slightly increases the lips due to moisture entering the epidermis.

Home lip balm is not difficult to do, for this you will need:

Preparation of balsam begins with the spreading of solid oils: cocoa and shea. Most of the tube is shea butter, it is put on the eye, depending on the capacity of the tube. Third of Shea butter is cocoa butter. Then these solid oils must be melt in a water bath to evenly mix them with the three remaining liquid ingredients. After adding and careful mixing, put the balm in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

This lip balm with oil very quickly restores the skin: if you lubricate their weather-beaten lips, then in a couple of hours they will become smooth and soft without a hint of roughness.

The best lip balms for cosmetics of the "mass", "middle" and "luxury" class

If there is no time for homemade balsam making, then you can take advantage of those that offer different cosmetic brands.

From cosmetics class "mass" you can stop the choice of Nivea - balm "intensive protection". It includes shea butter, which restores and protects the skin well. This is one of the good and inexpensive balms, but there is no need to expect "miracles" from it.

From the class "Middle" stands out for its useful composition shine lip balm "cedar" from Natura Siberica. Thanks to active moisturizing, the lips start to shine, but there is no pigment in this balm.

From the "luxury" cosmetics found the usual lip balm is not easy: there are basically a combination of lipstick or shine with medicinal properties. So, at mark YSL there is a lipstick-lipstick for volume of labiums - Volupte Sheer Candy. In its composition, there are vitamins and antioxidants that will keep the skin of the lips from harmful factors and slow aging.