If my lips could talk! Oh, wait, they do. Well, they'd start with my first experience of makeup – I found my mum's concealer, and smothered my lips with a thick white tar and felt pretty fancy with it too. It's possible they'd mention my first snog on holiday in Italy, a 13-year-old clash of teeth.They'd tell tales of how I spent most of the 90s applying Miss Selfridge Sweet N Flower lipstick and liner in a way to enlarge my smoochers. They'd point out the tiny scar-bearing testament to my punk phase, when I pierced my bottom lip with a badge. They'd recall months of neglect, wind whipped or nibbled or sunburnt into skinny crispy bacon rashers. And they'd remember futile hours of trying to plump them up into a worthy pout.How to achieve that just-smooched look without just smooching? How to give the impression that someone's just snogged your face off, without all the extras that come with someone just snogging your face off? (Yeah, you know I'm talking about Pash Rash. It's a real liability with all these hipster beards about.)
Well, I may have found the answer. It involves two ingredients that are 100% natural and an easy, quick, non-invasive procedure.Hello, homemade Cinnamon and Vitamin E Scrub!Cinnamon is a spice originating from Sri Lanka that has been used for thousands of years for health and beauty. It is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and stimulates blood circulation. For this reason it has been used as a hair growth ingredient, a skin revitaliser and a lip plumper. By scrubbing my lips with cinnamon I am hoping to slough off dead skin and get a rush of blood under my skin that will even out lines and make them rosy.In theory the cinnamon can be mixed with any good oil – almond oil, coconut oil and olive oil all have fantastic skin-loving properties. But it was the longer-term impact of vitamin E oil that appealed to me. The book 'Healing with Vitamins: the Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease' tells me that vitamin E oil can be a wrinkle buster by preventing radical damage and by boosting collagen production – the very thing that keeps skin elastic.
Vitamin E oil also boosts skin cell growth and regeneration. Holy Smackerooni - my lips are absolutely gagging for it.It's pretty easy to get cracking with this experiment as I use cinnamon regularly in my kitchen, and have vitamin E oil on hand for my homemade facial creams. I simply mix half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon with a tiny drop to make a paste and then I spend 10 minutes massaging it into my lips.My lips begin to tingle after about 30 seconds and they don't stop tingling for about a day! Before I did this experiment I hadn't paid much attention to my lips for weeks. They were dry and pale. They hadn't been thinking about being particularly kissable for ages. They'd been focusing mostly on their 9-5; heartfelt conversation with friends, making jokes with my husband, reading stories to my children. My lips were like an enthusiastic office worker; committed to the desk, too busy for the Friday night drinks.I had high hopes for the cinnamon – I was aiming for lips that were less keen bureaucrat and more Kate Winslet on the bow of the Titanic just before her and Leo have that legendary smooch.
And, you know what? They were all smushed up and rosy and moisturised and when I woke up the next morning they still felt soft and smooth.My cinnamon and vitamin E oil scrub isn't the path to Kylie Jenner style smackers, but it's definitely one to add to the repertoire of all-natural beauty boosters. It is is a perfect hack to do before a special occasion or photo shoot. My lips are going to be harping on about it 'til the cows come home. Or until Leonardo Di Caprio snogs my face off.TRY LUCY'S BOTOX FOR HIPPIES EXPERIMENT!Edited by Sashikad, Eng, Donna I watched a tutorial and wondered if it really works. I have tried: Nothing just over the counter lip plumper, they do not work Most over-the-counter lip plumpers contain cinnamon oil and vitamin E oil so it is safe to say that cinnamon leaf oil and vitamin E oil will work just as well to plump your lips. If you are not having success with the commercial products it might be because you are not trying enough. The only way you will be able to tell for certain if the homemade cinnamon leaf oil and vitamin E oil will be a better option for you is to actually try it.
This section is not written yet. Want to join in? Click EDIT to write this answer. I want to get bigger lips, I have small lips and I want them to be more plump, Will this Cinnamon work? Over time doe cinnamon oil plump up your lips for the long term?. I have tried: I have tried commercial lip plumpers to make my lips poutier.. I think it was caused by: I just want a solution for plumping up lips that is not high maintenance and that does not involve needles or surgery. Read More: Click here to read the full article... If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.Does vitamin E soothe your lips? You might have noticed that vitamin E is a common ingredient in many skin care products, such as body lotions, anti-aging serums, moisturizers and lip balms. This nutrient clearly has a good reputation when it comes to skin care, but you might wonder what exactly it does for your lips.
One of the reasons vitamin E is included in so many skin care products is that it acts as an antioxidant, which means it fights against the skin cell damage believed to be caused by free radicals. Free radicals are molecules in the body that may harm cellular processes, and their presence in the skin is most often a result of exposure to pollution and ultraviolet rays from the sun. Because they work against free radicals -- which many scientists believe contribute to signs of aging -- antioxidants are often found in products advertised as anti-aging [source: American Academy of Dermatology]. Beyond its effects as an antioxidant, vitamin E also is believed to protect skin from damage directly caused by ultraviolet rays. Your lips are often exposed to the sun and don't contain the protective pigment melanin, so choosing a lip care product with vitamin E can help protect your lips during the day and possibly repair damage after the day is done [source: American Academy of Dermatology].