The thin skin on lips is particularly sensitive and vulnerable to showing signs of dryness and aging, conditions which are exacerbated by the sun. And chances are that the remnants of summer sunburns, chlorine and salt water, combined with September’s changing temperatures, aren’t doing them any favors.
Treating chapped lips can be tricky. Although a recent study found that almost 60% of women 35-44 reported wearing lip gloss daily, layering on gloss won’t help cure dry, flaky lips. That’s because lip gloss is primarily a cosmetic, designed to color lips and add shine. While most formulas might temporarily help soothe and disguise dry lips, they aren’t formulated to improve the quality of lips over time.
1) Most important when you’re battling dry lips is to resist licking and picking the area, which will only make matters worse.
2) Instead, gently exfoliate lips with a conditioning product to remove dead skin cells. This will help your moisturizer better do its job.
3) Then, use a balm that contains lipid molecules, antioxidants and dimethicone to improve skin, lock in moisture and protect the delicate moisture barrier.
4) Make sure to select a balm that contains broad-spectrum sunscreen to protect against UVA and UVB rays. Your (previously parched) pucker will thank you.
So what’s up with all of these Network Marketing companies? Just how smart is it to buy into one of “those kinds” of businesses?
Let me tell you a story about my journey of “never in a million years would I do one of those things” to realizing that Network Marketing is absolutely the better way to make a living than an 8-5 job or starting a small business from scratch.
After my divorce I landed on my butt, finding myself without a job and without a steady income. Having been self-employed all of my adult life I knew I didn’t want to land in corporate America so I started looking at businesses to buy. Thus began my search, knowing that the cash flow would have to pay for the debt service of any business that would win my bid.
The list included a music studio,a jingle company, a carriage company, a coffee shop, a health and fitness spa, a nail salon, and a tanning salon. Ranging in price from $120 thousand to $1.2 million. Can you imagine the overhead of brick and mortar and employees not to mention the financial commitment to the bank?
Then along came Rodan+Fields Dermatologists. This is what I found out a little over 4 years ago. A new company founded by the Doctor’s who created Proactiv Acne Solution, with clinically proven products that actually work, a profit potential without a glass ceiling, and programs and training in place to facilitate success. A turn-key business in a box. What the Doctor’s did successfully for acne with their first company, they are now doing for aging and sun-damaged skin with their second company. Successfully. This time around the difference is we can partner with them in their new venture.
Imagine where you would be today had you been able to partner with these giants in the skincare world when they started Proactiv? Imagine if you got to own the Pepsi or Coke distributorship in your city (leverage). Imagine if you were the first to own a McDonald’s in your town (leverage). Imagine if you were the first in your network to own a partnership with R+F (leverage). Imagine all of the possibilities for you.
Rodan+Fields Dermatologists is much like a mini-franchise. A business that you own and that you grow. A business that can open new possibilities for you. Maybe it can help you quit the job you hate. Or maybe make enough extra income for that shameless secret shoe shopping fund. Or maybe go on that Spa Vacation with your girlfriends with your own money to spend so you don’t have to ask your spouse to foot the bill. The possibilities are endless…private school tuition, retire your husband money, vacation money, donation money, pay the bills money so you don’t have to live paycheck to paycheck. Or maybe you want to go for the big gangster money…you name it, you can do it. Forget about the past stereotype...Network Marketing, Direct Selling, MLM, whatever you want to call it, is the business model trend, not of the future, but of the right now!
So what was the big bonus of what I found out that day that I drank the cool-aid? For me it was a no-brainer. After spending countless hours and money doing my due diligence (with accountants and attorneys) with companies that I would have gone nose-deep into debt with, I immediately saw that this company made perfect sense. A turn-key business in a box with all of the systems in place to help me reach higher than I ever have before. The infrastructure is already in place for anyone to step in and be the captain of their own business and their own life.
What if you took 5-15 minutes of your time to take a look at something that could make a big difference in your life. Is it worth it? Is it for you? You tell me. Your life, your game, your decision. Status-quo trading hours for dollars? Or being you own boss?
Never say never. In a million years I would do it all over again!
Why wait a million years? Send me a message if you want to explore your possibilities.
Message me to see how you can get yourself one of the best new skincare tools for smooth glowing skin every week!
Make no mistake. This is big business. Ask me about how you can be the distribution channel for you very own network. Imagine if you were able to partner with the doctors when they created Proactiv. Where would you be? What would your life be like today?
This is business redefined…we would love for you to come grow the US with us and then go global.
You can build anywhere in the USA where you know people and in January 2014 we will launch into Canada and then we will be going overseas.
We often come across obstacles in our lives. Seemingly insurmountable uphill battles that look as though there is no escape. Walls that seem huge and foreboding. With a big breath, we wonder, can we ever break through to the other side? And even scarier, what if we don’t like it over there? Or, if it really is better, will I be able to handle being successful? We then fool ourselves into doing absolutely nothing because we think we exonerate ourselves with mountains of incarcerating, deceptive, backpedaling excuses that keep us in mediocrity.
My desire is to show people how to break through to the other side of themselves, by breaking through their own personal sound barriers. What’s hard about working with people who live on pretense and excuses? They are time consumers and an energy drain. They say they want, but they don’t do. What’s the best thing about working with ambitious achievers and go-getters? They want and they do! We strengthen and encourage each other to keep becoming better versions of ourselves. We are energy magnifiers. AND we have fun!
You are your own catalyst. Momentum and motivation are within you.
You can redefine your power, energy and impulsion. Clean off your spark plugs and allow yourself to get absorbed in the excitement of progress and breakthrough. Make it a habit.
You can either push yourself through your self-imposed paper walls or you can make excuses and never do anything to move yourself forward. The only entertainment in choosing to stay behind is getting to watch how much “bigger” the wall will grow before your very eyes.
The best part of breaking through, however, is that when you get to look back from the other side, you will see how small the wall really was and that it was actually only made out of paper!
The thin skin on lips is particularly sensitive and vulnerable to showing signs of dryness and aging, conditions which are exacerbated by the sun. And chances are that the remnants of summer sunburns, chlorine and salt water, combined with September’s changing temperatures, aren’t doing them any favors.
which will only make matters worse.
