BEAUTY TIPS FOR THE COOLER SEASON

This  Beauty Post is focusing on adapting one's daily routine to keep up with seasonal changes. With fall here and winter around the corner that means lots of new beauty issuses..

Below you will find some tips that should help you look and feel better as the cooler time of the year approaches for most of us!

On Preventing/Treating Chapped Lips

~Put honey on your lips every night; it's a good humectant. Dr Hauschka lip balm is expenseive but good; it has castor oil, which is a good barrier oil.~

~One of the things I use for chapped lips and/or other dry patches is Vitamin E oil before bed. I try to avoid any nice flavored lip balms, because I've learned that I will lick my lips without realizing it and that will just make things worse.~

~Vaseline is the cheapest and most efficient, in my experience. I use it every morning and every night before I fall asleep, and use Blistex Complete Moisture chapstick in between if needed. Instead of Vaseline you could use Blistex Daily Conditioning Treatment.~

~I carry a tin of Rosebud Salve with me wherever I go. It's great for dry lips, cuticles, elbows, etc.- if it's dry, Rosebud Salve will fix it. If I don't apply it early/often enough and my lips get very chapped, I use Blistex DCT until my lips heal. I'll also alternate between products, but that's more depending on what I have in my bag at the time.~

~Avoid any lip balm containing camphor or menthol. Carmex has both, and on sensitive lips it can be very damaging.~

On Soothing Dry Skin/Hair:

~For dry skin: Every time you get your skin wet moisturize as soon as possible afterwards. If you take a shower- moisturize! Quickly wash an apple- moisturize! you get the idea.~

~Use a hypoallergenic, fragrance free cream or thick lotion if you think your skin is even the slightest bit sensitive.~

~If your skin is persistently dry and uncomfortable even after you start taking good care of it talk to your doctor about whether or not you should see a dermatologist.~

~ Dry face skin: If my face is getting hellaciously dry in the winter, I do the following: moisturize, apply primer and then apply TINTED MOISTURIZER over it. It works and adds much needed extra moisture. There are some brands that make a thicker, creamier foundation that would work best in cooler weather.

~To help give your hair some way-needed moisture: wet your hair in the shower, then put a shitload of your favorite (preferably 'deep moisture') conditioner through your tresses, paying special attention to the ends. then tie your hair up loose, rinse off your bod, get out the shower, and wrap a plastic bag around your hair - I use produce bags, like the kind I buy apples in. then wrap your towel around the bag, and hang out - read, make a snack, etc. - for 15-20 minutes. Or longer if you want. Then get back in the shower and rinse it out. It's a great, cheap way to do a salon-style deep condition.~

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On Dealing With Seasonal Allergies:

~ Add eye drops and benadryl to the must have items in your purse/bag. If you flush your eyes with the eye drops when they become irritated and follow the directions on the benadryl you can cut down on your suffering really well.~

~ Find a mascara that doesn't irritate your eyes and consider keeping a tube of mascara and a travel pack of tissues on you during fall allergy season in case you need to redo your lashes.~

~ Consider wearing sunglasses after the leaves fall to prevent bits of leaf from getting in your eyes. Or at least have a bottle of saline eye drops so you can flush the bits of crud out.~

Healing Cracked Skin On Feet:

~ Take your feet, smoother them in vaseline and put a pair of old socks over them before you go to sleep. when you wake up just rub excess into skin and your feet will feel super soft and moisturized in the morning (so will your nails).~

On Soothing Red Noses:

~is the best thing I've ever come across for an irritated nose. Rose Salve (either Smiths or the Bath & Bodyworks version) is a close second.~

~Vaseline, or generic petroleum jelly, is great when you're sick and you have that gross, over-wiped, crusty, red situation happening around your nostrils. I use it preventatively when I have a cold. It's great for any chapped skin, including hands or elbows.~

Hope these tips will help you keep looking your best in the cooler months!

K Jaggers
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