Romana Černá
21. 1. 2025
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Cold, dry air, frequent transitions from winter to heat. It does not benefit the skin or the hair, but we often forget about the lips. They are then wrinkled and colorless, instead of being beautifully filled and blood-filled.
Remove dead skin
Dry lips they are alone a wrinklethey are peeling in places pieces of skin. Just like a clothes elastic, which loses its elasticity after many washes and pieces of broken rubber bands stick out from it in places. It must go immediately! Take it gentle lip peeling and carefully remove them with circular movements the remains of dead skin. Do not rub, do not press, do not rub your lips with sandpaper. Then rinse or wipe well. Exfoliating the lips comes in handy about once a weekmore frequent use would make the lips too sensitive.
Tip: Homemade scrub on the lips you can easily create it by mixing crystal sugar (calm cane) a almond oil. You can also add a few drops of lemon juice. For a stronger effect, mix in a teaspoon of coffee grounds from coarsely ground coffee.
Nourish and soothe
Use to improve the vitality of the lips a maskwhich will deliver nutrition, will calm down skin irritated by peeling and skin shuts down nicely. Special fits sheet masks on the lips, but leave it on for as long as the manufacturer recommends. Do not let it dry on your lips. Depending on the type of mask, either tap the rest gently with your little finger into your lips, or wipe it off. Do not rub the mask into your lips, the skin is sensitive and could be unpleasantly irritated. If they are chapped lipsor the cracks are bleeding, or you have a cold sore, the mask is not suitable. It is better to wait for the lips to heal, which usually happens very quickly.
Tip: A lip mask is easy you make at homeand in addition, you will be able to lick it off after use. When you mix honey and apricot oilyou get a liquid consistency that you apply in a thin layer to your lips. You can add a few drops of argan oil or jojoba oilbut then the mask will no longer be suitable for tasting and it is better to wipe it off with a napkin after 15-20 minutes.
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Let your lips rest and regenerate overnight
Use at night balm or deer tallow, which you gently tap into your lips and leave to work until the morning. Lips will be beautiful tense and pink. Choose products that do not contain alcohol or other substances that dry out the lips. It can be, for example, peppermint oil or similar essential oils. Don’t forget to drink clean water before going to bed and follow it during the day drinking regimen. Dehydration appear on the lips very quickly – they are wrinkled and lifeless.
Tip: You can use it instead of balm coconut oilwhich smells beautiful and has a pleasant effect on our minds. You can mix in a drop of essential oil from a rose or hemp oil.
Use sunscreen on the mountains
If you’re going to the mountains, think about your lips in addition to the lift passes. They are very prone to sunburn or frostbite in the cold. If the sun is shining, which is even more intense when reflected off the white snow, use a cream or lip stick with UV protection factor. The protection is in place even in cloudy weather, as UV radiation is more intense at higher altitudes, even when the sun is behind the clouds. On the contrary, in severe frost apply a thick layer of protective cream or balm to the lips, which should be more oily to create sufficient protection against frost.
Tip: You are outside in the winter never lick your lips. Moisturized lips are much more susceptible to damage from cold and dry air. The skin is then irritated, rough and forces further licking and nibbling. In addition, they can also create unsightly ones “corners” with red irritated skin.
Apply lipstick with a brush and gently remove make-up
In winter, the skin of the lips is much more easily damaged, so it is advisable to use make-up more carefully than usual. Do not apply lipstick directly from the stick, but use a brush or a sponge. Some lipsticks or lip glosses have a foam applicator that is gentler on application. When lipstick you excelyou use a lip make-up remover that you apply to a swab, place it on your lips and wipe gently.
Tip: When during the day use if you feel that your lips are dry and uncomfortably tight balm feel free too through lipstick. It keeps them supple and you don’t have to remove and reapply the lipstick.