Equipment-- Two wash cloth and/or some tissues.
- Warm water.
- An old toothbrush.
- Lip gloss and/or Lip stick.
- Lip Balm and/or Chap stick.
- Vaseline.
Method-
- Softy remove any dead skin that is flaking off and around your lips.
- Use the wash cloth and dip it in the warm water and use it to wash way any remaining dead skin and impurities.
- Use an old toothbrush to exfoliate your lips by rubbing it along your lips and apply Vaseline afterward, if your lips are severely dry, exfoliate every 5-10 days and thoroughly wash the toothbrush after you use it.
- (If you wish, you can research and make your own organic lip balm to help speed the recovery process of your lips).
- Pat your lips dry with a cloth or some tissues.
- Apply lip balm to your lips throughout the day, before you go to bed, when you wake up in the morning, after showering, wetting or washing your face, etc. and before you use lip gloss, lipstick, etc. to make sure they are moisturised and soft and try to use a lip balm that is for dry lips.
- If you have sun burnt lips, make sure you use a lip balm that contains SPF.
- Try not to lick your lips, that will just make them even more dry.
- Some good and recommended lip balm's to try are- Nivea, Maybelline- Baby Lips, Burt's Bee's, Blistex, Carmex, Vaseline, QV, Lucas' PawPaw Ointment, ChapStick, The Body Shop, Benetint, Palmer's- Cocoa Butter Formula, Kiehl's lip balm #1, EOS, etc.
- If you experience unbearably, severely dry lips and non of the techniques above help, then please consult a medical professional and they may be able to prescribe something stronger for you.
- Always read the label on lip balms, chap sticks, etc. to make sure you are not allergic to any of the ingredients.
- When first applying lip balm to dry lips, it may sting slightly but try not to touch your lips.
- If your lips react badly to certain lip balm's, the ingredients may be to strong, so you may need a lip balm that is for sensitive lips.
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