Each of us, specially working women are continuously exposed to the hazard of skin problems due to our strenuous work schedules, the pollution and lack of time to really find some potential means to take care of our skin the ideal way. In fact sometimes, even if we have time, we are not aware about the right way to maintain our skin. If you are not experiencing difficulty in the form of acne flare-ups does not mean you are free from any kind of skin issues. With time, we are all exposed to dry skin anomalies and potential wrinkles so we have to have an ongoing skin care routine by all means.

Here are some tips for women aspiring to have beautiful and attractive skin:

Skin Cleansing
It is imperative for all women to cleanse their skin at least twice a day on a daily basis. When you go to bed everyday without washing your face or removing your makeup, the pores of your skin get blocked and your skin is unable to breathe properly and rejuvenate itself. If your skin is a tad too sensitive, avoid using an alcohol based cleanser. First cleanse your face with a gentle cleanser and then wash it with warm water. Use a cotton towel to wipe your face dry. Using extremely hot water to wash your face can cause damage to your skin.

The three step method in this regard is most effective. After cleansing your face, use a toner to remove the excess oil present on your skin to unclog the pores. After this apply a water-based moisturizer, to maintain the moisture of the skin intact. If you want to have optimum results, this skin care routine should be done once in the morning and once in the evening.

If you want to have a routine for your body as well, use a gentle body wash that helps you to get rid of dirt and grime accumulated by our body in the entire day. Since we need to also exfoliate the pores on our body, instead of using the toner for it, scrubbing it gently with a loofah or a bath sponge will help us to unclog the pores.

Too much of a good thing should be avoided!
If you think that washing your face more than two times a day will help you cleanse your skin more, you need to uproot this myth right away. When you wash your face or take a shower more than twice a day you are stripping your skin off the essential oils it needs to maintain the beauty of your skin. Over-scrubbing the skin also deprives the skin of the necessary oils and leads to the over production sebum to make up for it which results in dry skin with breakout at various portions of the dermis.

These are some routine measures which will hardly take a few minutes of your strenuous schedule and help you combat the hazards cast by aging or stress in our skin. The secret to maintaining a healthy skin ideally is to keep yourself happy all the time so that your skin can smile too!

Lip care is as significant as the rest of your skin. Dry, cracked or sore lips are more than only a beauty blunder. Chapped lips not only detract from a otherwise healthy skin but also interfere in talking, smiling, eating, and kissing very comfortably. And we will have to face it that it is no fun.

Darker lips often cast a sad reflection on ones lifestyle inspite of having been blessed with a flawless skin and figure. If someone has naturally dark colored lips from birth then it is absolutely fine, but researches state that there are is a variety of reasons behind why the lips of a lot of fair and medium complexioned people turn black or start turning dark black after a certain point of time.

Major Reasons Why Lips Turn Black:

- With the use of lipstick and other lip products of cheap brands
- Constant exposure to sun
- Heavy application of lipstick
- Excess intake of tea or coffee
- Smoking is the commonest reason
- Allergy, or
- Dryness

Remedies / Treatments

Pink is the original color of our lips which most and not all of us are born with. However, with the passage of time and lack of constant and proper care, they often tend to lose their natural tone and slowly turn blackish. As pink lips are considered a major indicator of good health, people adhere to a number of remedies or treatments to get rid of black lips.

TIPS TO FOLLOW:

- You can try and use the toothbrush simply to exfoliate the dead skin cells off your lips. But do remember using them gently as to avoid hurting your delicate and subtle lips. Apply a thin coat of a good quality lip balm after this. Incase your lips are chapped too, then stick to the same remedy, but with the toothbrush coated with Vaseline this time.

- Regularly massages your lips softly with a good lip balm every night.

- It is also very important to make sure that you drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

- During daytime, use lip balm with at SPF 15 or higher to protect them against glaring rays of the sun. Follow this heartily every day.

- Try and use concealer on your dark lips before wearing any of your favorite lipstick. For better results, use a lip liner to outline your lips and then fill them up with lipstick or lip gloss. Always try and buy best brands as far as cosmetics are concerned.

Incase if you notice that your lips have started to turn dark after you have begun using a lip balm or lipstick from a mediocre brand, discontinue immediately. Then consult a dermatologist for repairing the damage undergone.

It’s important to maintain a healthy diet and include lots of fruits and green vegetables. Simultaneously, avoid consuming caffeine and smoking totally if you do not want your lips to turn dark.

Lip tissue is a soft tissue. This provides fullness and definition to our lips. Lips have only three to five layers as compared to 15 over rest of our body. When lips lose definition and shape, our mouths can look withered and drawn, even misshapen. Muscle atrophy is partly to blame. If your top lip is shrinking the muscle surrounding the lips is losing its battle with Mother Nature. May be you have pursue your lips, may be you need a better bite or may be you just need to pump up those lips.

Lip augmentation, can be the solution to thin, unattractive lips. It allows creating more sensual looking lips using various techniques available. The fuller, the redder and the shinier the lips are, the more appealing is your personality.

As we age
Typically in the late 20s to early 30s, we begin to lose dental and structural support in our lower face, experience volume loss in the soft tissues and in the lips specifically. As a result, the lips begin to turn downward; fine lines start to appear. Sun exposure, cigarette smoking significantly accelerates this process. Mostly people around the age group of 20-50 go for lip augmentation. Older people seek out lip definition and wish to smoothen looks of the lips, which are required more often due to old age wrinkles around the mouth. Whereas younger people go for full, well defined lips Lip augmentation is growing in popularity; the ideal candidates for this beauty technique are men and women otherwise healthy who wish to reshape the appearance of their lips.

There are some conditions in which lip augmentation is contradicted; these include—

• Facial nerve disorders
• Diabetes
• Infections
• Cold sores (cold sores are small, painful, fluid filled blisters or sores that appear on the lips, mouth or nose)
• History of multiple allergies
• Autoimmune disorders

Lip service

Injectible fillers
Lip augmentation procedure can be performed using injectable fillers and surgical manipulations. As these days surgeries are almost obsolete there are temporary and permanent fillers available for the same.

Surgical procedure
The surgeon performs various treatments to create mew look for your lips. But anyway, it is a costly affair.