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Healing Chapped Lips

The colder weather can bring all sorts of physical changes — with the heat on, your skin tends to dry out more easily. And that includes your lips! If you suffer from dry, chapped lips during the winter months, try these remedies for your pucker-upper. Hydrate your lips… gently. Try a cool salt water compress: mix one teaspoon of salt into one pint of water. Soak a washcloth in the salt water and lay it over your lips. Pat dry. Try this treatment daily for a week — just before bed is a good time — to relieve and repair … Continue reading →

Frugal and Natural Home Remedies

I love natural home remedies for everything from coming down with a cold to stomach cramps. These natural remedies can be pretty inexpensive, too. The next time you need to heal, grab the solution right from your own pantry. Chances are that you already have everything that you need on hand. Starting a Cold Who doesn’t dread that classic tickle in your throat, the swollen feeling that tells you that you are about to come down with a cold? To sooth inflamed tissues, loosen mucus before it takes hold and flush out irritants or bacteria that can make you sick, … Continue reading →

Reading Beauty Labels: Petrolatum

You may run across petrolatum as an ingredient in some of your favorite skin care products. Or, you may be familiar with petroleum jelly — a staple in many medicine cabinets. Moisturizers in beauty products fall into two categories: humectants (which draw moisture out of the air and into the skin) and occlusives. Occlusives trap water in the skin and prevent it from evaporating. Petrolatum is most definitely an occlusive, reducing water loss from the skin by as much as ninety-eight percent in laboratory tests! Other studies have pointed out that petrolatum can help fill in spaces between skin cells … Continue reading →

Skin Care Myths: Chapstick Addiction

Have you heard people say that Chapstick and other lip balms are addictive? Pay attention to the folks who use those products, and you might see the products getting a lot of use. But are lip balms really addictive? No! One popular theory is that lip balms include ingredients that make your lips dry out faster — so you have to reapply frequently throughout the day and restock more often. But it’s just not true. Then why do some folks reach for the lip balm over and over throughout the day? (I’ll confess — I’m never far from a tube … Continue reading →

Keep Your Pucker Perfect

Does your skin care routine include your lips? It should! Try these tricks for keeping your lips plump and healthy. Drink plenty of water to keep your body hydrated. Try a glycerin-based lip balm to help your lips retain moisture. Use a lip balm with vitamin E or spread vitamin E oil onto your lips. The lips don’t secrete sebum like the rest of your skin, so they’ll need the extra dose. Don’t forget the sunscreen. Your lips can get burned just like the rest of you! Use a lip balm with SPF underneath your favorite lipstick, or look for … Continue reading →

Frugal Solutions for Dry Skin in The Bath

Use these frugal solutions in the bath for the smoothest most hydrated skin. The winter, with its dry air and exposure to indoor heating really wrecks havoc on skin, turning it dry, irritated and even cracked and bleeding. It is important to get your dry skin under control and help it start its healing process. Creams and lotions often make the situation worse, especially if you are trying to save money. That is because most lotions contain alcohol, and alcohol dries skin! This is true even on most of the the expensive designer moisturizers. Go ahead and look at those … Continue reading →

Frugal Solutions for Dry Skin at Home

Do you have dry, red, irritated skin? Before you reach for those expensive moisturizers, why not seek out some frugal solutions at home? Winter has definitely arrived and skin everywhere is suffering the effects of indoor heating and low humidity. Whether your skin is just starting to get dry and flaky or it is raw and cracking, there are plenty of ways you can bring some moisture and healing back to your skin in a frugal ways. The first and best relief and prevention for dry skin is water of course. Put as much water inside as you can, and … Continue reading →