{"id":9378,"date":"2012-09-12T04:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=9378"},"modified":"2012-09-12T04:00:58","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T11:00:58","slug":"3-diy-steps-to-soft-healthy-lips-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/3-diy-steps-to-soft-healthy-lips-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"3 DIY Steps to Soft, Healthy Lips this Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is there a little bit of a fall nip in the air where you are? When the weather gets cool and dry, it might take a little love to maintain the soft, healthy lips that were such a breeze during the summer.<\/p>\n

Dry, cold air saps moisture from your lips and can cause the skin to get tough, scratchy, and even to crack. That doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to a winter of discomfort! It’s easy as pie to give your lips the extra TLC they need to stay soft and kissable all winter long.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Exfoliate<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Image Credit: Healthy Lips<\/a> photo via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n

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1. Exfoliate with a DIY Lip Scrub<\/h3>\n

If your lips are chapped or split, you don’t want to start with this step – you don’t want to make the wound any worse and slow healing. Already dealing with chapping? Skip ahead to step 3, and start this process once your lips have healed.<\/p>\n

Are your lips in OK shape, but they need a little pampering? The first step is to gently slough away dead skin cells. Check out this DIY sugar mint lip scrub<\/a> to exfoliate your lips and get them ready for the next step. You can exfoliate your lips every other day, or as needed to keep your lips soft and kissable.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Moisturize<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Image Credit: Lip Scrub<\/a> photo via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. Moisturize<\/h3>\n

Exfoliating removes dead skin, but it can also sap some of the moisture from your lips.<\/p>\n

Following up with a good moisturizer helps prevent chapping and keeps your lips healthy and smooth. After exfoliating, just massage a couple of drops of olive, jojoba, sweet almond, or your favorite carrier oil into your lips to give them a moisture boost.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Maintain<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Image Credit: Olive Oil<\/a> photo via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. Maintain with Homemade Lip Balm<\/h3>\n

A good lip balm helps lock moisture in to prevent drying and cracking. Apply any time you’re headed out into the cold. If you’re starting with step 3 because your lips are chapped or split already, this lip balm will protect the delicate skin on your lips from further damage, so they can heal.<\/p>\n

Organic Authority has a great, simple recipe for a DIY lip balm<\/a>. If you want to make a vegan lip balm instead, you can use candelila wax<\/a> in place of the beeswax, 1:1.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Woman Wearing Lip Balm<\/a> photo via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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