How to get Rid of Chapped Lips- Natural Home Remedies

Lips are the important part of our face, beautiful lips attracts people's and enhance our personality. Mostly all women loves red lipstick on her lips but due to improper care of lips, causes redness of lips with soreness and peeling which is very embarrassing. It makes a person self- conscious. 
 

     

Chapped lips hurts a lot and sometimes bleeds too which is very painful. Chapped lips are a common problem, it's common symptoms are redness, dryness, cracking, flaking, tender or sore lips.

Causes of Chapped lips

•Deficiency of vitamins, iron or essential fatty acids

• Allergic reaction to some products

• Dehydration

• Excessive licking of lips

• Exposure to sun

• Excessive Smoking

• Change in weather

The best way to get rid of chapped lips is by taking proper care of it. Always apply sunscreen on your lips before stepping out. Never lick or bite your lips. Never peel the dead dry skin from the lips. In your daily routine, two times in a weak exfoliates your lips by using a soft toothbrush, to get rid of the deposit of dead cells that will cause more drying and flaking. When you feels your lips becomes dry apply good moisturizer on it, always keeps your lips moist. 

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Drink sufficient amount of water daily, dehydration causes dry skin and dry lips. Take diet with full of nutrition like, carrots, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables. Daily at night, apply lip balm and lip cream.

Store bought products are good but in our home there is a lot of ingredients present which are very effective in chapped lips. They are chemical free natural products and helps to make your lips smooth and beautiful.

Natural Home remedies to cure chapped lips-

Honey

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Honey is a great moisturizer and has antibacterial properties to treat chapped lips. Rub few drops of honey to your chapped lips 2-3 times in a day. After 15 minutes, wash it off with cool water. Honey is an anti-septic that kills the germs and infection present on your lips. It provides moisture which helps in heeling of your dry chapped lips.

Aloe Vera

Apply Aloe Vera gel on your lips daily to cure chapped dry lips. Aloe Vera has amazing healing properties and antioxidants. It provides moisture and cooling effect to your chapped sore lips. It also minimize the redness of your lips. It makes your lips soft and smooth when you using this daily.

Sugar 

Sugar is a good exfoliating agent, if your lips starts to chapped than you can use this daily to cure it. Take 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp honey and mix it well. Rub this on your lips gently, it helps in removing dead skin cells from your lips. Than wash it off with water. Exfoliating process helps in dead skin cells off your chapped lips will help restore their natural softness and color very faster.

Coconut Oil 

Coconut oil is very effective in treating dry chapped lips. Coconut oil is a natural moisturiser that can heel your crack lips. Take some drops of coconut oil, apply on your lips several times daily. Coconut oils provides relief from soreness and itching on your dry cracked lips.

Milk Cream 

Milk cream is rich in high fats and moisture that can quickly cure your chapped lips. You can use directly milk cream on your lips or mix little aloe vera gel in milk cream. Apply milk cream with the cotton ball on your lips, leave it for 15 minutes. Then wash your lips with Luke warm water. Daily use will prevent your lips from becoming chapped and dry. It makes your lips soft and smooth.

Avocado

Avocado is very beneficial for our skin, it is widely used in many skin products. Avocado is a natural moisturizer which restore your lip moisture and cure your chapped dry lips. Make a smooth paste of avocado and apply this paste on your lips. Leave it for 10- 15 minutes and then wash it off with water.

For beautiful attractive lips, add these natural homemade remedies in your daily skin regime.

Enjoy life !!!

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5 Best Natural Eye Makeup Remover - Natural oils

Our makeup is incomplete without eye makeup. We all love eye makeup which enhances our eyes beauty. Mostly, we are used two eye makeup   products in our daily routine of college or workplace is eyeliner and mascara. These two products have always been a big part of our routine. 

Makeup products contains a lot of chemicals in it, for removing this we are using makeup removers. We need something that will take off our all makeup safely without harming our skin. But when I buy eye makeup remover from market, I checked the list of ingredients on the label of eye makeup remover that is not so good. These chemicals are- Ceteth-20, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbic Acid, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Mineral Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Propylparaben, Vanillin, Titanium Dioxide.

These harmful and harsh chemicals I had putting on my lovely eyes. These products are not so cheap, makeup removal is essential so we are spends a lot of money on it. Our eyes are the most delicate part of our face and is easily prone to the dryness, wrinkles and dark circles. 

So, what do you do with your eyes ?

I give you a simple tips for your beautiful skin. Avoid all these chemicals and processed products of any type and make safe product at your home with natural oils. 

Natural oils are safe and harmless for our eyes, they provides nourishment and moisturisation to our sensitive eye skin. These natural and organic products save your money which you are used in costly commercial brands and also keep your skin strong, radiant, and healthy.

Before using these homemade eye makeup remover, follows these important steps.

First, sanitize or wash properly your hands with anti- bacterial soap. Always use clean and soft facial towel, you can also used facial wipes or clean cotton. Now starts with making natural eye makeup removers.

5 Best  Natural oils as a Eye makeup remover 

Coconut oil

Whenever I am wearing eye makeup, I always used a coconut oil as a eye makeup remover. 

Take a little amount of coconut oil in a bowl and dip your finger in it. It is solid at room temperature. Oil will start to melt quickly with the body temperature of your fingers. Rub your all fingers together and apply oil smoothly on your eyes. Now, rubbing the oil over the eye makeup on both the top and bottom lids. Makeup will take off with your fingers. Wipe it off with the cotton and repeat this process 2-3 times until your makeup is gone. When all your makeup cleans,  leave the oil for overnights.

Coconut oil is the most healthy and excellent eye makeup remover. It solubilizes and breaks up all substances even water-resistant substances also used in eye liner, eye shadow and mascara and helps to releasing them from our skin and the eye. It moisturizes your skin and make it smooth. Coconut oil is great for our skin.

Jojoba oil

Jojoba oil is  affordable and easily available in market to making it a very convenient choice as a eye makeup remover. It removes all and every trace of makeup without any irritation,and it provides moisture to  the delicate skin of your eyes. You can use the oil diluted or undiluted.

Take a few drops of jojoba oil to a cotton ball. Wipe this cotton ball over the eye makeup, use gentle pressure to remove eye liner, eye shadow and mascara. Leave the oil to soak it naturally to hydrate your skin. Than wipe you eyes with clean cotton. After removing your eye makeup, there is no need to wash the oil from your face. Leave it overnight.

Jojoba oil is a safe as a lotion or facial moisturizers. I have also try using jojoba oil  for a few month now, and my skin looks more smooth and more youthful than ever. This is excellent makeup remover, it helps in moisturisation and  hydration of skin. It soothes the dry skin, and make it smooth.

Olive oil

Olive oil is rich in vitamins, minerals and natural oil acids. It is also one of the most convenient oil for all skin types. It contains antioxidants which prevents aging, wrinkles and fine lines. It provides nourishment and moisturisation to your skin.

It also helps in maintaining skin elasticity, softness and keeping your skin toned. Olive oil contains vitamin E and A which helps skin cell to regenerates and rejuvenates your skin.

Take few drops of olive oil on cotton pad and gently wipe off all your eye makeup. You also do massaging if your makeup is too heavy. Than clean your makeup with clean  cotton and wash it with warm water. Repeat it 2-3 times if necessary.

You can also apply olive oil on your face, it will help you to stimulate the blood circulation and close your open skin pores.

Castor oil

Castor oil is an excellent oil for using as a eye makeup remover for your delicate eyes. It also helps encourage your eyelashes to grow  thicker and longer.

There is two method of using castor oil.

First, take 1-1 tbsp of castor oil and olive oil and mix it well. Apply this on you makeup with the cotton ball. Rub it smoothly and swipe off the all makeup.

Second, take 1/3 cup of Aloe Vera gel, 2 tbsp  Castor oil, mix it well. Apply this mixture on your eye and wipe off all makeup.

Aloe Vera gel is anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. It helps in soothing to the skin and reduce puffiness around the eyes.

Castor oil is rich in ricinoleic acid, which have anti-bacterial  and   Anti-fungal properties. It is also contains omega 9 fatty acids, which nourish you hair follicles and skin. 

Almond Oil

Almond oil is one more in this list. Almond Oil is an all-natural oil derived from pressed almond seeds. Almond oil is a miracle oil,  it has all natural vitamins and minerals that is perfect for nourishing and reviving of all skin type. It is used as a moisture, cleaner or for massage. 

You can use this oil same as the above oil used with cotton ball. It melts away your eye makeup with ease. After this, Wash your face with Luke warm water.

You can be applied almond oil (on clean face) underneath your eyes, which helps to reduce dark eye circles and enhance radiance of you skin. It also prevents aging, deeply clean your skin without clogging pores. It makes your skin soft and healthy.

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