Category: chapped lips

Aug 06 2009

Treating chapped lips the herbal way

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Lips lack the ability to produce natural oils to lubricate themselves. However, the rest of the body parts do produce these essential oils. So, in unfavorable weather conditions the lips tend to get cracked or chapped. If you happen to be living in a place where it is very windy and cold; then you would know what is being said here. Cosmetics, such as lipsticks also give impetus to cracked or chapped lips. Even a lip gloss; does a lot of damage to the lips. The smoking of cigarettes is also one of the causes of getting chapped lips. The constant licking of the lips; also give rise to chapped lips.

Vitamin A plays a very vital role as far as skin care goes. The best herbal remedy for flawless skin and rosy lips is to make sure that Vitamin A in included in your staple diet. Fresh green vegetables are very rich in this Vitamin. You could make a juice of the following herbal ingredients – carrot and spinach, water cress and carrots, wheat germ oil and natural yeast. The juice of the aforementioned herbs would keep your lips; like lucky lips. For further protection of the lips you could apply rose water to your lips.

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