Instructions on how to exfoliate lips at home

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Dead skin on the lips is the main cause of the lips becoming rough, rough and gradually dull. Exfoliating lips is a simple way to help remove dead skin layers, dry skin on the lips, stimulate the production of new cells and "fly away" harmful ingredients in lipsticks used daily, from This makes the skin of the lips softer and smoother.

1. Why should you exfoliate your lips?

Exfoliating lips brings the following effects:
Helps completely remove dead and flaky layers of cells, giving lips a rosy, soft, and youthful appearance. Exfoliating will help lips easily absorb nutrients from intensive lip balms and masks. Soft and smooth lips will help "eat lipstick" more, lips to standard color, soft and keep lipstick color longer. Helps lips retain moisture well, limiting chapped, dry lips, especially in winter. Exfoliating the lips also helps to make the lips healthier, limiting darkening and dullness.

2. Instructions on how to exfoliate lips at home

Here are some simple lip scrubs that can be made at home with easy to find and safe ingredients:
Exfoliate your lips with orange or lemon Cut 1 piece of divided orange or half a fruit lemon, rub gently on lips for a few minutes, then rinse with warm water. The method is simple but will help the lips to remove dead skin and rosy, smoother lips.
Exfoliate lips with yogurt Yogurt is not only good for the digestive system but also used in skin beautification very effectively.
How to do it is very simple, take a little yogurt to apply on the lips, gently massage for a few minutes, then rinse. Using yogurt to exfoliate the lips will see the lips smooth and visible.
Exfoliate dead skin cells on the lips with toothpaste. In toothpaste, there are many ingredients such as flour, calcium, alcohol, etc., which have the effect of removing bacteria and dead cells on the lips.
First, use makeup remover to remove any remaining lipstick on your lips, then apply toothpaste on your lips. You can use a toothbrush to gently rub your lips to remove dead skin cells. Do this for about 5 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
Exfoliate dead skin cells on the lips with white sugar, lemon and honey. Honey has the effect of softening and soothing the skin, while being anti-inflammatory and natural antiseptic. Lemon is acidic, which helps to exfoliate the skin. When combined together will be a great recipe.
The recipe to create the mixture is as follows: 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix the above 3 ingredients well, then apply this mixture on the lips, leave the mixture on the lips for 5 minutes.
Use your hands or a toothbrush to gently rub the mixture around your lips. The sugar granules work to remove flakes and excess skin. After about 5 minutes, wash your lips with warm water. Once done, the lips will become noticeably softer.
Exfoliate dead skin cells on the lips with oatmeal and honey The method of combining oatmeal and honey is not only applicable for the skin but also for the lips. They help provide nutrients to the lips, effectively removing dead cells.
Take a little oats, grind it finely, then add a few drops of honey to create a mixture to exfoliate the lips.

3. How many times a week should you exfoliate your lips?

According to dermatologists, depending on the weather to choose the number of times to perform exfoliation. With normal temperature, just exfoliating the lips once a week is enough. With the cold winter, the skin of the lips is dry and cracked, so it is advisable to exfoliate more than in other seasons 2-3 times per week.
However, each lip scrub should only be done for 3-5 minutes. Do not perform exfoliation too many times a week to avoid thin, sensitive lip skin. Should do lip scrubs weekly as a habit to have rosy, smooth lips.

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