For those beautiful, kissable lips: Try these home remedies

Don't you think lips that are soft, pink lend a fresh invigorating look to your face? Lips require constant nurturing. Lip care comprise a series of activities that need to be performed on a constant basis to get a fruitful result.



How To Exfoliate Your Lips?

• Toothbrush Method: Use old tooth brush, with soft and straight bristles. Put some petroleum jelly on it. Rub your lips with this toothbrush in circular motions. Leave on the petroleum jelly on your lips for rehydrating them.
• Sugar Method: Mix a little bit of olive oil with some sugar and make a paste. Rub the mixture gently on the lips with a soft cloth and massage the lips in circular motions. The more you rub in the mixture, the more your lips will exfoliate. Rinse after sometime.
• Baking Soda Method:Take some baking soda and mix it well with water to form a paste. With a toothpase, rub the paste across your lips in circular motions. Rinse off your lips after rubbing your lips properly.

How to Attain Soft Lips?

• Apply thick layer of honey or castor oil on your lips, as it will draw the natural moisture to your skin. Apply thick layer of honey or castor oil on your lips, as it will draw the natural moisture to your skin.
• Apply tomato paste and milk cream for soft pink lips.
• Apply mixture of rose petals and milk cream to preserve the red color of lips.
• Rub your lips with baby oil or petroleum jelly before going to bed at night.

Other Tips

• Apply almond paste to add glow to the lips.
• Drink 8 glasses of water regularly to keep your lips hydrated.
• Avoid biting lips as it causes the lips to swell.
• Apply lip gloss. Lip gloss not just lends a moisturizing effect to your lips, but also makes it appear luscious.
• Eat plenty of green veggies and fruits.

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Some Safety Tips For Those Nine Months

Just go through the most beautiful period of your life, your pregnancy period, with some easy-to follow tips on your diet and deal those common health blues without any worries.


Morning Sickness:To combat morning sickness, eat smaller and frequent meals instead of eating like a glutton.

Constipation:Increase fluid intake. Eat more natural laxative foods like whole grains, dried fruits and fresh fruits, vegetable rich in fibre and juices which induce good bowel movements.

Backache: Usually a pregnat lady experiences this in the lower back and down the legs, which is a very common problem. To get rid of it, go for a relaxing back massage. You can also try back-strengthening exercises. But consult your doctor first.

Heartburn:Acid from the stomach can pass into the oesophagus leading to acidity. Eat smaller meals at regular intervals. See if your doctor wishes to prescribe an antacid.

Bleeding gums:Hormonal changes can lead to bleeding gums. Maintain dental hygiene by brushing your teeth twice a day and using dental floss.

Stretch marks:As the foetus grows bigger, you may start getting reddish lines on your stomach, hips and thighs. Apply a good cream or lotion. They help lighten the marks.

EAT RIGHT

• Increase the intake of vitamins and minerals and calories (slightly) during your pregnancy. Stop taking junk food, as it has nothing but empty calories (calories with few or no nutrients).
• Almost everyone says that you need to eat for two. But actually the average woman does not need any extra calories for the first 6 months of pregnancy. Just make sure you have something whenever you are hungry.
• Increase your intake of nutrients. You should eat a balanced diet, comprising different food groups like carbohydrates, body-building proteins, and protective minerals and vitamins for immunity.

STAY AWAY FROM

• Raw or partially-cooked eggs, raw or under-cooked meat, unpasteurised milk and raw vegetables. Why? Because they carry harmful bacteria.
• Some varieties of fish, like shark, swordfish and mackerel. Why? Because they have a high level of mercury.
• Liver and liver products that may contain large amounts of retinol. Although retinol is a form of vitamin A, excessive amounts may be harmful for the baby’s development.
• Alcohol, as it can lead to physical disabilities and emotional problems in your baby.
• Smoking. Why ? Because studies have shown that nicotine can put your newborn at a higher risk of psychotic behaviour.
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  Caffeine. Studies have shown that consuming more than 300 mg of caffeine a day increases the risk of miscarriage and low birth weight for the new baby.

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Home remedies for Urinary tract infections, Quick relief from urine infection

A urine infection is caused by bacteria (germs) that get into the urine and is a problem faced by many. UTIs are one of the common reason people visit their doctors each year. Men get UTIs, but they are much more common in women. However there are some home remedies that are effective in treating and preventing urine infection.

• Baking Soda:Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda to a glass of water and drink this every morning. The soda neutralizes the acidity in your urine, speeding along your recovery.
• Blueberries:blue berries have bacteria-inhibiting properties. Blueberry juice was found to prevent UTIs.
• Cranberry juice: Drink good amount of cranberry juice as it one of the most simple and natural way of treating urinary tract infection. It prevents as well as heals the infection due to its medicinal properties.
• Pineapple:Eating a cup of pineapple help rid you of your infection.
• Fluids:Increase your fluid intake by drinking lots of water. You can also increase the fluid consumption in the form of barley, fruit juices, or coconut water. The extra fluid will help in flushing and diluting the unwanted toxins) from your body.
• Vitamin C:Eat lots of fruits to increase your vitamin C intake.

Other prevetive measures for UTIs

• Never hold back the urge to urinate.
• Avoid artificial sweeteners, spicy, oily foods, cheese, chocolates, alcohol, beer, soda and carbonated drinks.
• Wear cotton panties.
• Avoid tight fitted clothes.
• Wash your genital area before and after a sexual intercourse.
• Also urinate before and after an intercourse.
• Take showers instead of bubble bath to prevent bacteria entering into the urethra which causes UTI.

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Quick home remedies for dark circles, Effective home tips for dark eyes

Dark circle is one of the most common problems faced by many. Just about everyone has their own favorite remedy for dark circles. Home remedies for dark circles can be helpful. Check out these effective home remedies for dark circles.

• One of the famous home remedies for dark circles under eyes is to apply a paste made from a teaspoon of tomato juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, half teaspoon lemon juice, and a pinch of gramflour under your eyes for about 10 minutes.
• Seven to Eight hours of sleep is a must as most dark circles occur for lack of sleep.
• Apply cucumber or potato juice on the eyes with cotton balls.
• Application of used cold tea bag is also helpful in soothing the eyes and curing dark circles.
• Make a mixture of lemon juice, cucumber juice and lanolin cream, apply under the eyes and keep for 10-15 minutes.
• Use sunglasses when going out in sun to protect the eyes from the harmful rays.
• Drinking good amount of water also helps in lightening the dark circles under the eyes.
• Almond oil is considered best in removing the dark circles. Massage the area with the oil at night before going to bed.
• Application of cream with vitamin E and C also helps in reducing the dark circles.
• Apply crushed mint leaves under the eyes for 20 minutes.
• Sarvangasana is the best yoga posture to reduce puffiness and dark circles of the eyes and it should be performed daily.
• Keep cotton balls dipped in rose water under the eyes for 10 minutes daily.
• Eat vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamin E for healthy eyes.

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