Lash Primer. This helps to condition the lashes and keep them nourished and healthy. This is especially essential if you use a waterproof mascara as they can be very drying, which in turn can make the lashes brittle and leads to more breakage.
Here we bring you a tested cocoa butter lip balm recipe that you can use to treat dry lips and other sensitive skin areas which get exposed to heat, dust or the cold on a daily basis...
According to ayurveda the lips crack, become painful and dark when vata dosha increases. The increase is attributed to the cold and dry climate of winter. The vitiated vata can be normalized by applying warm ghee on lips infused with vata balancing herbs.
Some stores will carry all the products that you will need to make your lip balm. You may also want to experiment with scented or menthol oils for different flavors and sensations. Many people include Aloe Vera Gel in their gloss since here these provide a natural healing and cell rejuvenation element to the formula.
Chinese herbs have always play a role in my family's daily and monthly nutritional preparations. Different herbs are taken on different times on different purposes. Consult a Chinese physician for your personal needs. For me, I take soup of red dates (Jujube) and gouqi (Medlar) mixture daily to boost my energy and replenish my blood. This preparation has certainly brightened up my skin and shined up my lips. Ayurvedic herbs with 5000 years of history are certainly helpful too. I think this can be a topic of my future blog entry.
This step is optional. If you want to add different flavors into your lip balm mixture, separate them into the different glass containers and then add the flavors you want such as orange, lemon and peppermint. Don't worry if the mixture starts to harden, just place them back in the heat or a microwave to re-melt.