Use a facial scrub once a week. For very dry skin, avoid soap and use a cleansing gel or cream. For the body, use a mild, glycerine soap. Apply sesame seed (til) oil on the body before your bath. Mix honey with egg yolk and a little milk and apply it daily on the face, washing it off with plain water after 20 minutes. At night, apply a good nourishing cream and massage it on the face with a few drops of water. Wipe it off with moist cotton wool. Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before going out in the sun. Til oil actually has sunscreen properties, but it is better to use a sunscreen lotion for proper protection. Aloe Vera is a powerful moisturiser and an anti-oxidant. It helps keep the skin soft and healthy. It is better to use moisturisers and creams containing aloe vera.

Lips get dark due to various reason that is use of some cheap brand of lipstick, sun exposure, heavy application of lipstick, drinking tea or coffee in excess.

The most important cause of dark lips is smoking.

It can also be due to allergy and dryness.

Vitamins, iron and fresh air keeps the lips red.

Carrot and orange juice should be taken for maintaining red lips.

Tips for maintaining red lips:

• Before going to bed massage your lips with drops of glycerine, lime juice and honey.
• Lemon is natural bleach apply it with a little glycerine at night.