Skin Care - Don't Forget Your Luscious Lips!
When we talk about skin care, generally we do not think about lips. Why is that? Heck, we smack em, pout em, plump em, lick em, bite em, chew em, pucker em, and contort them in all ways, shapes, and manners! They can be described in various ways, like moist, dry, parched, big, thin, full, cracked, chapped, and thick, but we just don’t think about them that often. We throw on lipsticks, lip glosses, lip plumpers and lip moisturizers but other than that, don’t really pay that much attention to them! But what do you really know about them? Are lips made out of skin or are they something else?
Lips are used in consuming foods and drinks, kissing (and other intimate acts), the articulation of speech, and are a sensory organ. They are mostly made of flesh (skin) and are capable of a wide variety of tasks, but ultimately, their main purpose is to form speech.
We smack em, pout em, lick em, chew em, bite em, pucker em, and contort them in all ways, shapes, and manners! Facts About LipsLips are the visible organ or the mouth. The skin of the lips is composed of up to five cellular layers, and is considered to be very thin compared to the 16 layers of the skin on the face. Thats one reason they are so important in your daily skin care regiment. The skin of the lips contains fewer melanocytes, which are the cells that produce pigment in our skin. Because of this, blood vessels are very close to the surface, which gives lips their blush color. However, darker skinned people have more melanocytes in their lips, which gives them a darker color and more protection from the damaging rays of the sun and other environmental hazards. The border of the lips are characterized by a smooth ridge of collagen, called the 'vermilion border', along the upper and lower lip. This border is composed of firm collagen, which helps shape and hold their contour. The upper lip is formed by the 'philtrum', which are two vertical columns of collagen descending down the nose to the lip meeting in a cupids bow.
Lips also express a woman’s fertility. Psychologists have concluded that a woman’s facial and sexual attractiveness is closely linked to the makeup of hormones during puberty. Higher estrogen levels serve to maintain a more youthful appearance and facial structure. The more estrogen a woman has, the larger her eyes and the fuller her lips will be! Men are more attracted to women with larger eyes and lips, as both of these are a sign of greater fertility. Lipstick and collagen treatments are used as a concealment for men into thinking that a women has more estrogen than she actually has and that she is more fertile and attractive! One of the most frequent changes of the lips is cyanosis, or the blue coloring of lips. The blood contains less oxygen, and thus has a dark red to blue color, which shows through the thin skin of the lips.. In cold weather cyanosis may not be an uncommon sight. Lips can also temporarily swell. The reasons for this are varied and can be from sexual stimulation, injuries and side effects of medications, or misalignment of teeth. Cracks or splits in the angles of the lips could be the result of an inflammation of the lips. Skin Care and LipsThere is no doubt that lips need extra protection and moisture. They must be protected from the elements just like your normal skin, if not moreso! Here are some tips to keep them soft, moist, and subtle. Moisturize - Because your lips have no sweat or sebaceous glands need more moisture than the rest of your skin. Moisturize them several times during the day and before bed at night. Use chapped sticks, lipsticks, and lip glosses to help! If you've never tried them, try gloMinerals gloMoist Lip Treatment Protect - Lips need protection too! There are multiple products on the market that have UVA and UVB protection for them. Try Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick SPF 15 0.13oz Diseases of the LipsHerpes - is a viral infection which appears in the formation of painful blisters at the lip. Herpes breakouts on the lips is commonly referred to as cold sores. Carcinoma - is a malignant cancer that arises from epithelial cells on the lips and is caused predominantly by using tobacco and overexposure of sunlight. It can also come from lack of oral hygiene or poor fitting dentures. Alcohol appears to increase the carcinoma risk associated with tobacco use.
Lip PlumpersLip plumpers are the next best thing to having natural full lips. If you weren't born with Angelina Jolie lips, (like me), you can get sexier, more luscious lips just by using simple products that contain cinnamon oil. Cinnamon oil heats up your lips which increases circulation and has been used in many skin care products for centuries. The results are intensely amazing! The added benefit from using them is that because circulation increases, the color of your lips will also get bolder. Your lips can look like you're wearing lipstick without it! Its like getting two for one. Here are my top picks for plumper lips! If you don't want to 'buy into' all the hype, you can always just buy Cinnamon Oil
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and apply that to your lips before you use your regular gloss or lipsticks. 
