Lips are vital organ of a human body. But for beauty, lips are perhaps the most important body part to individuals, especially women. The look of a woman depends largely on the size, health and color of the lips. Women take special care for the lips to become attractive, sexy and seductive.

The lips, however, play an important role in body functions. The upper lip is medically called Labium superioris and the lower one Labium inferioris. The lower lip is larger than the upper one.The skin of the lips is very sensitive having three to five layers.The lips are usually red or pinkish. But unhealthy lips have dark color.

One should keep in mind that lip skin is not fit for hair growth and it is prone to dryness. Adequate water should be taken to keep the body juice in normal level since lips do not have sweat glands. This would not make the lips dry. Smoking should be stopped as it changes the color of the lips besides other bad effects. Smoking also ruin the health of lips by triggering spots on those. Smokers have itchings on the lips too. Other tobacco products like Gudakhu, very prevalent in Hindi hearland in India, is also bad for lips.

The usual lip diseases are herpes which is a viral infection. Overuse of tobacco and alcohol cancer caused by overuse of tobacco in any form and alcohol too generated lip cancer.Lip rings infections arer also common among those having bad habits. Some diseases maycrop up from the saliva of other people's lips during kissings. Oner must be very very careful in kissings others, whose health history is not known. This warning is very hard for the western people to digest since kissing is a common gesture of greetings among them. The Orientals are saved since kissings are not a form of greetings in their hemisphere.

Lipsticks are not modern day inventions. In all ancient civilizations coloring of lips by women was found. Some used to apply crushed jewel powders, or crushed carmite beetles. Lipsticks again became popular since the popularity of cinemas wherein actors and actresses use lip dyes.

Cheap lipsticks have chemicals in it causing irritation and sometimes infections in the lips. It is advised not to use such lipsticks. So is the case with lip glosses of lip balms.. Modern women are more keen to lip piercing for beauty. This is very risky for health as it may cause infections.It may also damage the teeth and gums, if not properly done.The best thing to color lips is to use herbal items which has virtually no risks.

If one maintains proper diet, shun alcohol and cigaretts and use natural color dyes for brightening lips, she would definitely look beautiful. Lip piercing must not be done. A healthy body would always give the lips its pinkish color.

Hence stress should be laid on the healthy habits, adequate mouthwah, germ free gums and clean teeth to get her lips naturally vibrant and attractive. Some oriental dyes may be applied to color the lips as those are pure and safe.

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