The most delicate and whimsical is the skin around the eyes, but the skin of the lips is no less whimsical and the first reacts to cold and frost. It is about the lips most often forgotten by women, conducting a daily ritual of cleansing and facial. The skin of the lips is completely different from any other skin. It has practically no sebaceous glands, and therefore very tender and sensitive, and even with close-lying blood vessels.
It is for these reasons that care for the lips is no less important than skin care on the face around the eyes. In addition, it is the lips that attract the greatest amount of male attention. Sensual and soft lips can simply turn a man's head. What is not the reason to pay special attention to the lips?
Homemade Lip Mask
First, never bypass the lips when applying facial masks on your face. Home creams and masks for the skin around the eyes can also be applied to the lips. Now consider a few popular lip masks.
- Mask for lips with butter. The easiest way to avoid airing your lips in frosty weather is to apply a nutritious oil to your lips before you leave. To apply a mask for lips it is necessary before going for a long period to get out into the cold, preferably for half an hour. For these purposes, olive, castor oil or grape seed oil, peach, apricot are suitable. You can add a little oil solution of vitamins A and E. Immediately before the release just pat your lips with a tissue. Now be sure to apply lipstick or lip gloss. Such a nourishing mask for lips can be made both before going out on the street, and all night, and do not rinse until the morning.
- Mask for lip augmentation. Perhaps the most popular lip mask from all possible. The easiest way to increase your lips is to apply petrolatum to them. Apply a mask of Vaseline followed by a brush for lipstick. After 10 minutes, you can get your lips wet with a napkin and apply lipstick. It is also a good remedy for weathering and rashes on the lips. Here's a more complex mask recipe for lip augmentation. Mix for 1 tsp. vaseline, sugar, honey and lemon juice. Add a third of a teaspoon of glycerin. This mixture should be slightly heated in a water bath. Warm the mask on dry lips and after 15 minutes rinse with warm water. Immediately apply lipstick or lip gloss. This mask makes the lips more lush, and the contours - clear. It must be borne in mind that the effect lasts not more than a couple of hours. Do it right before you leave.
- To put in order lips that are constantly flaky, it is possible with the help of honey. Just put the honey on your lips and wash it off in 15 minutes. You can add the effect of an easy scrub, if during washing, massage your lips a little.
- Excellent homemade lip mask from sour cream . Add to 1 tsp. sour cream a few drops of lemon juice and vegetable oil. Apply a thick layer of mask on the lips and hold for about 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
- "Feed" the skin of the lips with vitamins. To do this, prepare the following composition: one-third teaspoon. honey mix with the same amount of oil and add oil solutions of vitamins A and E. Apply the mask on the lips for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Blot with a napkin and apply a lip balm.
To make the masks more effective, you can use a lip scrub. In a coffee grinder, grind some oatmeal. This flour needs to be mixed with honey. Before applying, soften the skin. To do this, take a napkin and wet it in hot water. Press and apply to the lips for a few minutes. Now you can apply a scrub to the lips and gently massage them in the direction from the corners of the mouth to the center.