Tuesday 22 February 2011

PAPAW me first!

After months of ponding I finally decided that in this new year, I want to share more to my readers and fans out there. Nop, this blog will not be about my modelling work unlike my work blog but more about my thoughts and products I love, food and recipes I loathe, lessons I learn from the best and maybe even some tips here and there that i picked up along the way.

So to start this blog off, I would love to talk about one of my favourite products yet. Yup it is the red tube wonder, Lucas Papaw Ointment! If you have not heard of this, listen up people! Although this ointment can be used for many purposes, for me it is the best cracked lips salvation! Travelling constantly and all the drastic weather changes; my lips tend to suffer. Believe me, I try to keep as hydrated as much as I can but sometimes it is just not enough. Having bee stung lips or as some cruder people put it "bj" lips, I keep mine moist :) by slapping some Papaw on my lips when it's really dry. Remember licking your lips and wetting it with your saliva when it is dry only makes your lips worst! Put a generous amount every couple of hours if its really dry, and your lips will recover really quickly... This little red tube does wonders!

Lucas Papaw Ointment is made and sold in Australia, but  you can get it in London in the Australian shop ( Covent Garden) or Online Stores. You can even get in Malaysia; surprisingly in most of the 'mother and baby shops' (probably because it helps cracked nipples and nappy rash). Didn't I tell you this is a wonder tube?


Lucas Papaw Ointment has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties and may be used as a local topical application on the following:abscesses and boils, bruises and burns, carbuncles and chafings, cuts and cysts, dry and cracked skin on hands and feet, gravel rash and heat rash, insect stings and mosquito bites, open wounds and pimples, scalds and sunburn, swelling associated with injury, splinters and thorns, tinea and whitlow, nappy rash and cracked nipples, temporary relief of the symptoms of dermatitis and eczema, temporary relief of the discomfort of haemorrhoids by local application.


I learned this little neat trick from a makeup artist in London when I was there. You can follow these steps if you have cracked lips!

1. Slap on a generous amount of Papaw Ointment (or any lip butter) and let it sit for 20-30 mins.
2. Wipe it off gently with a facial tissue .
3. Use a slightly wet soft tooth brush and gently brush and exfoliate the dead skin from your lips.
4. Reapply a generous amount of Papaw Ointment (or any lip butter) and your lips will be moist :)

So no reason to NOT have kissable lips now! :)

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