Lips take center stage on the face, especially during a conversation. When it comes to putting your best face first, it is important to manage the appearance of not only the entire face but to pay attention to the parts of the face that stand out the most, like your lips. When the lips are cared for properly, your look can become more appealing within a matter of minutes. If dry, cracked lips are something that you experience, try these healthy habits for soft, kissable lips.
1. Towel exfoliation
Using a warm towel in the morning to loosen up dead skin cells to rub them off is a great way to make your lips soft and luscious. Place a small hand towel under warm water until the towel is soaked and steaming. Wring out the water and place the warm towel over the lips for one minute or until the heat escapes the towel and repeat for a second time. During the second time, use the towel to rub the lips in a circular motion with a bit of force in order to exfoliate the dead skin. After this is done, a lip balm should be applied to lock in moisture.
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2. Brown sugar scrub
Brown sugar is a natural exfoliator that cleans up easily, tastes yummy and leaves the lips feeling baby soft. Using ½ tablespoon brown sugar, place a few drops of water into the sugar to create a paste, or use a few drops of shea or coco butter to add a moisturizing agent. Apply the paste to the lips and rub them together to allow the sugar crystals to scrub the lips free of dead and cracked skin.
3. Use lip balm
This may seem like a no brainer when it comes to giving advice, but there are hundreds if not thousands of people who do not use lip balm regularly. Using a lip balm that contains aloe, vitamin E, sun protection, cocoa butter or shea butter are great ways to keep the skin of the lips moisturized and soft. There are several brands available over the counter at any local drug store that are inexpensive, and others that are a little more pricey but they often contain higher concentrations of oils that are better for the skin.
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4. Drink more water
Dry lips are a sign of dehydration, so drinking at least a half-gallon of water daily will keep your lips from drying out and will also keep the body in balance.
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5. Exercise those muscles
It may sound weird to have exercises for the lips, but they contain muscles that are responsible for helping with rounding out sounds and letters during speech. In working out these muscles, a person can learn how to improve their speech as well as develop firm lips that are still soft to the touch. Be ready to deliver a moving public statement or land a perfect first kiss! One exercise that is simple to use on a daily basis is the “kissie face” duck lips that every woman uses in those selfie moments to appear more alluring. By rolling the insides of the lips outward and much as possible and bringing the lips together to open and close them, the lip muscles get a great workout. Try this exercise in front of a mirror during moments alone to avoid looking like a weird fish out of water in public.
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