The weather is dry in winter, and if you don't take care of your lips, they can easily become chapped and cracked. So, what should you do about chapped lips? Do you know the causes of chapped lips? Today, the editor recommends 3 medicinal lip-nourishing soups for winter. Come and take a look!
Cucumber and Kiwi Juice
Wash the cucumber, remove the seeds, leave the skin on, and cut it into small pieces. Peel and chop the kiwi. Put the cucumber and kiwi into a juicer, add cold water, and blend into juice. Mix in honey after juicing and drink it one hour before a meal. This vegetable and fruit juice not only moisturizes your lips but also beautifies your skin and helps with weight loss.
Tomato Sauce and Cauliflower
Cut the cauliflower into small florets and soak in salt water for 5-10 minutes. Wash and boil in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Wash the celery, cut into sections, and blanch in boiling water, then drain. Wash the carrots and onions, and slice them respectively.
Sauté the onion shreds in hot oil until slightly yellow, then add pepper, carrot slices, and tomato sauce. Continue to stir-fry until dark red, add the cauliflower and celery, season to taste, and stir-fry until well combined. Eating this dish regularly will not only moisturize your lips but also make your face soft and supple.
Stomach-Toning and Lip-Moisturizing Yam Porridge
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that "the spleen opens to the mouth, and its glory is in the lips," which means that when the spleen's function is healthy, the lips will naturally be rosy and glossy. Therefore, to prevent chapped lips, strengthening the spleen is key. Yam is a spleen-strengthening food that is neither drying nor greasy. When cooked into a porridge with spleen-strengthening japonica or glutinous rice, it will surely result in rosy and full lips.
The method is simple. Wash, peel, and dice the yam, and soak it in water for a while (to prevent it from turning black due to oxidation). Wash the japonica or glutinous rice and put it in a pot with an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil, add the yam dice and red dates, then simmer on low heat until soft, and you're done!