Beauty expert Traci Brooks says that the cure for chapped lips are exfoliating and moisturizing.
- Lipstick is only a barrier; it does not moisturize. Just as the rest of your face needs hydrating and exfoliating, so do your lips.
- To exfoliate, try products that contain salicylic acid or alpha-hydroxy acid. At least once a week, apply product and let it sit for about five minutes, then rub off with a warm washcloth.
- Make a homemade exfoliator with just sugar and lemon juice. Create a paste by adding the juice to the sugar and rub over lips in a circular motion. Remove with a warm washcloth.
- Pumice lipsticks, which cost anywhere from $6 to 12, can be used for exfoliating.
- A soft toothbrush can also be used to exfoliate.
- Use aloe-vera gel to hydrate. Avoid an old favorite, petroleum jelly, which actually dries out the lips. Look for products that use jojoba oil, vitamin-E oil and cocoa butter.
- Make a night balm by combining shavings from a stick of cocoa butter with vitamin-E oil (break open a capsule).
- To moisturize, use lip balm with sunscreen during the day.
Guests Traci Brooks
Beauty Expert, Essentials Day Spa and Salon
619 W. Foothill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: 909-624-7886
E-mail:
essentialsdayspa@aol.com
Website:
www.essentialsdayspa.com
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