Lip care with Lotus Herbals

Lotus Herbal Lip Therapy

Lotus Herbals Lip Therapy

Lotus Herbals has introduced natural lip moisturizers called ‘Lotus Herbal lip therapy’, which has highly active moisturizing ingredients based on botanical extracts. This highly active moisturising formula with high concentration of Shea and Kokum butter, helps to repair dry, cracked and chapped lips and protects them from the drying effect of cold, dry winds of winter, making them look healthier and smoother.
It comes in 6 flavors – cocoa, vanilla, velvety rose, fresh mint, cherry and chocolate in a convenient to use twist-up-stick and is priced at Rs.85/-

Lip balms from Lotus Herbals

Lotus Herbals Lip Balms

You should also try their lip balms. Available in 2 variants, strawberry and orange, they are just the ones that your parched lips need this winter.

Ingredients:

Strawberry lip balm : strawberry extract, honey, jojoba oil, almond oil, wheatgerm oil.

Orange lip balm : orange extract, honey, jojoba oil, almond oil, wheatgerm oil.

(Guest Post by Smitha)

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Doy care Aloe Vera Soap

Doy Care Aloe Vera Soap

Aloe Vera is an awesome herb with innumerable medicinal and cosmetic uses. Pure Aloe Gel’s moisturizing, healing, anti-inflammatory, revitalizing and rejuvenating properties together with the fact that it helps with acne and blemishes make it an ideal ingredient for use in skin care products. In fact, it’s scientifically proven that it soothes burnt skin quickly and effectively. So like me, if you are a big fan of Aloe Vera and love all things ‘aloe’ then you might give Doy Care Aloe Vera Soap a try. Doy Care Aloe Vera with glycerine is a beautiful translucent green skincare soap containing genuine Aloe extracts which provide you with all the benefits of Aloe Vera, keeping your skin beautiful, fresh and glowing around the year; be it spring, summer, monsoon or winter.DoyCare AloeVera comes in two sizes: 75 g. and 125 g.

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Homemade nourishing creams

If you have read the post “Winter Skin Care” thoroughly, then you maybe on the lookout for rich nourishing and emollient creams for your face, arms and skin on other parts of your body. Some of these night-time homemade creams claim to do just that and will definitely help you to nourish and heal dry skin in winter. Do read Skin care at night in detail before proceeding further.

Marigold nourishing cream

Ingredients:

• Marigold flowers 500 grams
  
• Spirit of wine 500 ml
• Vegetable lard 500 gram
• Essenceq.s
• Tincture of benzoin 1 tsp

Method:

Place marigold flowers in a large glass jar and cover them with spirit of wone. Leave it in the sun for a week’s time. Shake the jar everyday. Heat vegetable lard and when it melts stir in essence. Add tincture of benzoin to preserve it. As it starts cooling pour into a jar slowly and mix thoroughly. Good for oily skin.

Related: Homemade moisturizer for oily skin

Almond nourishing cream

Ingredients:

• Sweet almond meal 2 tbsp
• Yoghurt 100 gram

Method:

Mix almond meal with yoghurt. Apply on the face and neck and leave it on for an hour. Rinse off with lukewarm water. Specially for dry and blemished skin.

Homemade Glycerine nourishing cream

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp glycerine
• 2 tbsp lemon juice.

Method:

Mix both the ingredients and use it as a night-time nourishing cream.

Lanolin nourishing cream

Ingredients:

• 6 tbsp of lanolin (PURE LANOLIN, 100% Pure Australian Anhydrous Lanolin Pharmaceutical Grade 2 oz.)
• 1 tbsp of honey
• 2 tsp lecithin (Lecithin Granules 16 oz (454 g) Granules)

Method:

Mix together the ingredients and melt using the double boiling method. Add 7 tbsp of warm water to it. Whisk continuously until it cools.

See also:

• Nourishing creams for winter
• Homemade daytime nourishing creams
• Homemade night time nourishing creams
• Nourishing and Moisturizing Mask

(Guest Post by RJ)

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