Your lip is the second most catchy feature of your face right after your eyes. It draws a great attention to someone who is looking at you, so taking good care of your lips can nevertheless enhance the overall look of your face. Lips are a part of your skin that are typically thinner than your the skin of your face. Lips are a very delicate and sensitive area of your skin that actually has no hair. Also unlike your face skin, lips do not have sweat glands too, and hence your lips lack the protective layer of sweat and body oil which keeps the skin moisturized and smooth. As such, your lips are more prone to environmental conditions such as the UV ray from the sun and also the wind burns that can cause damage to your lips by making them dried out and become chapped easily. In more severe cases, bleeding could also occur.

A dry and chappy lips can make your overall face looks unattractive and dull. Fortunately there are a few simple lip care tips here that you can learn to care for your lips making them look soft, healthy and pinkish.

 Here's a list of 4 important lip care tips to follow.

First and most importantly if you want a healthy and beautiful looking lips, you have to first stop smoking. Smoking can cause damage to your lips because the smoke from the cigarettes contains thousands of toxic ingredients and also harmful free radicals contributing to pre-mature aging conditions and also makes your lips turns dark and dull.

Vegetables and fruits are rich sources of vitamins and minerals. They are packed with Vitamin C, Vitamin E, anti-oxidants and minerals like Silicium among others that can help makes your lips voluptuous and looks youthful.

As our skins are made up of 90% water, drinking plenty of water not only helps you stay hydrated, it also controls and regulates your lips and skins natural balance by stimulating the circulation of blood, fluids, and other elements within your body. In addition, drinking plenty of water also helps replace the moisture lost during your daily activities.

Lip balm helps keep your lips moisturized and also acts as a protective layer against moisture lost especially in harsh weather conditions. Lip balm helps heal dry and chapped lips and with regular use, lip balm ensures your lips looking beautiful and healthy. During the daytime, it is best to apply a lip balm with added sunscreen protection with at least SPF15. Sunscreen protection can actually protect your lips from the harmful ultra-violet rays during the day that can cause damage to your lips. Prolonged harmful UV exposure over the long term can cause significant damaging effects on this part of your delicate and sensitive skin which can ultimately lead to lips cancer.

All in all, taking care of your lips is just as important as taking care of the other parts of your body. A healthy and youthful looking lips not only helps improve your overall look, it also creates a more beautiful smile.