Hands on Tutorial

After knowing the various techniques and tips about various hair, skin and lip care, now we bring you to our hands on tutorials video in order for you to have a hands on experience using the natural ingredients! :)

Hair Care Tutorial

Skin Care Tutorial

Lip Scrub Tutorial

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Be Simple. Be You!

DIY Manicure & Pedicure!

Love going for manicures and pedicures but just can't seem to find the time. Not to worry. Here is how you can Do-It-Yourself at home!

1. Clean up: Remove any nail polish and clip and file nails. 

2. Soak: In a large bowl or bathtub, put Epsom salts, milk or essential oils (not all together) into warm water to create a luxurious, at-home spa experience. Put olive oil, baby oil or any oil you have at home onto your cuticles while you’re soaking. 

3. Next: Push back cuticles with a cuticle stick after soaking, but don’t cut cuticles at home. We recommend only trimming hangnails or ragged cuticles on the side. The reason? If you trim your cuticles the wrong way, it can actually cause damage and peeling. Not pretty. 

4. Exfoliate: If you don’t have an exfoliation scrub, make one with sugar or salt and olive oil. You can also add lemon or lime for extra kick. The texture from sugar and salt will scrub your dead skin off. After exfoliating, scrub your calluses on your feet with a pumice stone. Rinse well. 

5. Ahh, relax: Place a moist towel warmed in the microwave just like they do at the nail salon on your hands and feet. It revs up circulation and it feels really good.

6. Moisturize and prep: Use a non-greasy lotion to moisturize your hands and feet. Next, remove any oil and lotion residue on your nails with a non-acetone nail polish remover or alcohol. This is an important step: your nail polish will not last if there’s any greasiness on your nails. 

7. Base coat: If you have weak nails, use a nail strengthener in place of a base coat. Otherwise, apply one coat of base coat. 

8. Paint: Carefully apply two layers of nail color and make sure the polish dries in between coats. 

9. Top coat: Then, one coat of top coat will seal your nails—preferably a quick dry top coat. 

*psst* Nail salon trick: Touch up the edge of your nails with color and top coat because color comes off there first. Plus, it will look finished and professional—like you got them done at a salon. 

10. Lastly: To ensure your nail products retain freshness. Store top coats, base coats and nail color in the refrigerator. Their shelf life is about 2 years.

How to have Gorgeous and Healthy Nails

Fingernail care: Do's and Don'ts

To keep your fingernails looking their best, follow these simple guidelines.

Dos:

 Keep your fingernails dry and clean. This prevents bacteria, fungi and other organisms from growing under your fingernails. Wear cotton-lined rubber gloves when washing dishes, cleaning or using harsh chemicals, and avoid long soaks in the tub.

Trim and file your fingernails regularly. Use a sharp manicure scissors or clippers. Trim your nails straight across, then round the tips in a gentle curve. It might be easiest to trim and file your fingernails when they're soft, such as after bathing.

Use moisturizer. When you use hand lotion, rub the lotion into your fingernails and cuticles, too.

Don'ts:
Abuse your fingernails. To prevent nail damage, don't use your fingernails as tools to pick, poke or pry things.

Bite your fingernails or pick at your cuticles. These habits can damage the nail bed. Even a minor cut alongside your fingernail can allow bacteria or fungi to enter and cause an infection.

Pull off hangnails. You might rip live tissue along with the hangnail. Instead, carefully clip off hangnails.

Ignore problems. If you have a nail problem that doesn't seem to go away on its own or is associated with other signs and symptoms, consult your doctor or dermatologist for an evaluation.

A note about manicures and pedicures
If you rely on manicures or pedicures for healthy looking nails, keep a few things in mind. Stick to salons that display a current state license, and work only with technicians also licensed by the state board. Don't have your cuticles removed — it can lead to nail infection. Also, make sure your nail technician properly sterilizes all tools used during your procedure. Various infections can spread through the use of unsterilised tools. You might also ask how the foot baths are cleaned. Ideally, a bleach solution is used between clients and the filters are cleaned regularly.

It's easy to neglect your nails — but there's much you can do to keep your fingernails healthy and strong. Start with basic fingernail care.

Lip Care - Here's What You Can Do..

~Do It Yourself~

DIY Beeswax-Based Lip Balm 

You will need: 

-Half a teaspoon of beeswax

-Half a teaspoon of cacao butter

-Two teaspoon of oil (almond or grapeseed oil, for instance)

-Food flavors

-A lipstick container

Mixed all the ingredients together and put it in the lipstick container, then you are ready for a DIY lip balm!!

DIY Lip Scrub 

You will need:

1/4 teaspoon olive oil 

1/8 teaspoon brown sugar or 

Small glass container or bowl for mixing

Mix together 1/4 teaspoon olive oil and 1/8 teaspoon brown sugar in a glass container or bowl.  After that, apply to lips, gently rubbing in a circular motion.  Rinse off excess with water.  The brown sugar will rinse off leaving a small amount of the olive oil behind, which adds moisture and a little shine to your lips.  This can then be followed up with your favorite all-natural lip balm if desired.

Alternatively, you can also use:

1 teaspoon of honey
2 teaspoon of sugar
Mixed both ingredients until sticky and rub it to your lip and leave it for 2 minutes!!

Did You Know?

There are different types of lips as well as its thickness.

Four Types of Lips Width (thickness)

      I.        Thin

    II.        Medium

   III.        Thick

  IV.        Inverted 

Lips can change shape and volume. This occurs when the compression or stretching of the lips, while deterring coughing or laughing, with a smile or yawn. 

Men:  50 and 55 mm respectively.

Women: 40 and 48 mm respectively.

Children: The size of the lips and mouth slits is much smaller and proportional to age

Choose your style!

	Classic:             This style of lip augmentation is a subtle, yet produces a distinctive formation of all the 5 natural planes that exist in the lips. Women who have last volume through aging and those who want a subtle augmentation choose this style.
	Rubina:             It is the full expression of the natural 5 planes that exist in the lips. This means that any more material placed in the lips will distort these forms. Rubina lips are heavily dependent on the facial structure of the woman wanting this look. If they have enough length to their face from the bottom of the nose to the chin, then this can be a very pleasing style.
	Cupid:             Cupid form is the rarest form of all lips. The Cupid lip form has a very powerful youthful presentation. This is because Cupid lip form is very prominent in pre adolescent females.
	Pearlique:            This lip style accentuates the lower lip. Pearlique is the opposite of the Cupid style. By accenting the two teardrop shapes a more youthful, voluminous effect is achieved. Since Pearlique is isolated to the lower lip, it is able to be combined with other looks. Pearlique complements looks such as Cupid and Rubina very well.
	Hollywood:             This style is ideal for women who desire attention to their lips without a full presentation of both upper and lower lip. This style is seen frequently in movie and entertainment personalities. This lip style potentiates all three forms of the upper lip, which are the two tapering rhomboid shapes and the half bucket on the middle of the upper lip.
	Angelic:            Angelic form is another full expression of the upper lip. This lip form potentiates the lateral borders of the upper lip, specifically Segments 1 and 3, Zone B. This is a pleasing form for patients with fuller volume in upper lip combined with a narrow lip length; it elongates and shapes the upper lip like angel’s wings.

Tips!

Morning Lips	Brush your lips with a soft baby toothbrush and apply some lip balm to it.
Every Day Lips	Avoid over exposure to sunrays and apply lipstick with moisturizers and sunscreen in it.
Bed Time Lips	Apply moisturising cream.

~The End~

Lip Care - All About Lips!!

Everyone would love to have a beautiful and healthy lip. In this chapter, we want to share with you on the different kinds of facts about lips that would help you to take care of your lips! Proper lip care routine results in soft, supple and full lips.

A mouth made the most important functions such as eating, breathing, speech communication, emotional expression, kissing and other vital functions. As of the lips, combined with the expression of the eyes and other features, you can judge the moral qualities of man and his physical and mental condition. Through even less visible lip movements, their tension or relaxation, of corners of the mouth, the man expresses joy or pain, peace or awe, anger or kindness, pain or tenderness.

Cracked/Chapped Lips

Cracked lips are a symptom in which the lips are dry, peeling or chapped. Breaks may appear on the surface, and the lips may become painful and may bleed. 

Causes:

Prevention!!!

  Simple lifestyle changes can prevent most instances of chapped lips. 

These include:

1. Applying sunscreen to lips during sunny/hot weather.
2. Applying lip balm or lipstick in dry or cold weather.
3. Drinking more fluids. To drink more fluids whenever you're thirsty, and to drink more fluids before, during, and after physical activity that makes you perspire.
4. Reducing or discontinuing medications that cause chapped lips. Always talk to your doctor before changing any medication regimen. 

Lip Treatment

• Treatment that can be used for cracked lips are application of either of the following: glossy lipstick, lip balm (unflavored), which can seal existing moisture and give additional hydration, ointment (Vitamin E) and also aloe vera. 
• Use of petroleum jelly may cause clogged pores and result of irritations so use a water-based product containing glycerin.
• Avoid too much use of skin treatments that are commercialized like cosmetics and lip balms that are too much flavored, and increase dietary amounts of vitamins.
• Try to use toothpaste (non fluoride content) for a while, some are allergic to fluoride toothpastes that both affect the lips and cause infections and mouth irritations.
• Do not rub your cracked lips with a toothbrush, nail file or anything.

When cracked lips needs medical attention:

• Cheilosis, also called cheilitis.  

Symptoms include painful inflammation and cracking on the corners of the mouth. Most common in people with diabetes, anemia, and immune deficiencies, this condition is caused by a yeast (Candida) infection, which may require treatment with a steroid, antifungal, or antibacterial medicine. 

• Actinic cheilitis, also called "farmer's lip" or "sailor's lip." 

Symptoms include persistent dryness and cracking — usually on the lower lip — often accompanied by signs of long-term sun damage on other areas of the skin such as actinic keratoses and severe wrinkling.

How to get rid of Lip Lines??

1.     Take a clean dry toothbrush and a small amount of Vaseline and brush over lips gently for a few seconds. This removes dry patches.

2.     Condition your lips with a good lip balm. Use one that has beeswax or glycerin and antioxidants like vitamins C and E in it. Make sure that it is moisturizing and is not made with any petroleum products which dry your lips out.

3.     Wear lipsticks that are moisturizing and made with organic and natural ingredients. Stay away from matte colors that are very drying to the lips.

4.     Treat the first signs of aging and lines with a good lip care product with
Retinol in it or a prescription for Rentin-A. Also products with L-Argenine, palmitate or hyaluronic acid all have the effect of plumping up lips.

5.     Keep your lips out of direct sunlight as your lips do not have a lot of melanin in them and are prone to sunburn. 

Products that can be used:

Retain Lip Colour

Here is what we can do at home to get rid of dark lips!

~ A mixture of lemon juice, milk, almond oil and sugar.

 Scrub this mixture gently on your lips daily and you will definitely see the difference. Since lemon juice is a natural bleaching agent, it will help you lighten the color of your lips and thereby you can get back the original color of your lips.

Milk and almond oil on the other hand will remove the uppermost layer of dead cells and also provide nourishment to your lips. After this scrubbing routine, you should always moisturize it with lip balm.

~ Rubbing of a slice of cucumber on your lips.

Regular massage regime for your lips. By adopting a regular massage regime for your lips, you increase the circulation of blood to your lips and eventually, reduce the darkening of your lips.

You can also use pomegranate, beetroot or coriander juice. All these things are easily available and can cause a great deal of lightening of your dark pigmented lips and skin in general. Besides that, you should eat fruits and vegetables to ensure that you lead a healthy lifestyle, which in turn, influences your general well-being as well as protects your lips from further pigmentation.