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How to Get Luscious Lips

posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 14, 2000 7:03 pm
filed under: True Beauty, Make-Up, Skin Care
How to Get Luscious Lips
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Adapted from 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself by Stephanie Tourles (Storey Books, 1999).

Here are some fabulously simple, delicious all-natural ways to keep your lips moist, soft, and lusciously kissable. Since our lips contain no sebaceous glands, they can’t moisturize themselves, and the small amount of saliva that reaches our lips via tongue-tip is often not sufficient to prevent our lips from becoming dehydrated.

After all, it’s nearly Valentine’s Day: here are some helpful hints for luscious lips. Pucker up!

1. Slick on a bit of cocoa butter for a moisturizing, chocolate-flavored lip treat. It’s colorless and not too shiny.

2. After brushing your teeth, GENTLY brush your lips as well. This will exfoliate and take away chapping, and will also plump up the lips temporarily.

3. Keep hydrated! Be sure to drink lots of water throughout the day.

4. A dab of honey on your lips will act as a humectant, drawing moisture from the air to your skin, keeping your lips soft, plump, and kissably sweet.

5. A dab of vegetable glycerin mixed with vitamin E or wheat germ oil makes an effective, nourishing moisture barrier. (Pure vegetable gycerin is available in natural food centers.)

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Laurie Peterson

Care2 has cute animated Valentine's eCards!

Jaya V.
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  • Jan 13, 2008 6:18 PM

try useing glycerin mixed with rose water and honey, sure you'll get the result.

Janna Spektor

follow the advice above- it may help

Javed Tank

My lips are soooooooo black I quit smocking just yesterday. I feel so ugly. I have a pretty face but my lips make me ugly. I don't like when my boyfriend looks me in the face can someone help me please?

Javed Tank

My lips are soooooooo black I quit smocking just yesterday. I feel so ugly. I have a pretty face but my lips make me ugly. I don't like when my boyfriend looks me in the face can someone help me please?

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Adapted from 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself by Stephanie Tourles (Storey Books, 1999). Copyright (c) 1999 by Stephanie Tourles. Reprinted by permission of Storey Books.

Disclaimer: Care2.com does not warrant and shall have no liability for information provided in this newsletter or on Care2.com. Each individual person, fabric, or material may react differently to a particular suggested use. It is recommended that before you begin to use any formula, you read the directions carefully and test it first. Should you have any health care-related questions or concerns, please call or see your physician or other health care provider.

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