Invest in a good liquid makeup remover or box of cleansing pads. Most makeup removers contain oils and other solutions that are very effective at dissolving caked on cosmetics. Simply wipe your lips clean if you're using a pad, or wet a paper towel to apply a liquid product.  Modern makeup removers are formulated to get the job done without relying on harsh chemicals, but buying name brand cleansers might cost you more. Be careful not to ingest liquid makeup removers when using them near your mouth. Look into exfoliating products that are designed specifically to be used on the lips. Scoop up about a dime-sized amount of the exfoliant with your finger and gently scrub away at the lipstick. Lip polishes and scrubs are the beauty equivalent of taking sandpaper to an old coat of paint. If you're looking for a homemade, natural lip exfoliant recipe, try combining a tablespoon of brown sugar with a couple ounces of raw honey. This is a time-honored removal method among lipstick devotees. Dip a cotton swab into a jar of Vaseline or Aquaphor. Coat your lips with a generous amount of the jelly and allow it to sit for a minute or two. After it's had time to work, you'll be able to wipe away your lip color as easily as if it were never there.  Petroleum jelly is an alternative to more specialized makeup remover products that you can find at the corner drugstore or in your own medicine cabinet. As an added benefit, products like Vaseline and Carmex make excellent moisturizers. Take the holistic approach and use coconut oil in place of chemical-based removers. This potent miracle product will melt the color right off your kisser, making it one of the most effective and least labor-intensive home remedies yet discovered. Best of all, it can be bought in large quantities for cheap almost anywhere, and has multiple uses.  Rub the semi-solid coconut oil between your fingers until it becomes a liquid, then slather it directly onto your lips. Let it sit for a few moments before wiping it away.  With its recent explosion in popularity, coconut oil can be readily found at most supermarkets and specialty grocers.

Summary: Use a standard makeup remover. Deep clean your lips with an exfoliant. Spread on some petroleum jelly. Buy a bottle of coconut oil.


Use enough to lightly cover the stains. How much or how little you use depends on the extent of the staining. You don't have to do any measuring. Let the baking soda sit for up to 30 seconds. Use a clean soft cloth. Move in circular gentle strokes until you feel the limescale begin to loosen. Keep your strokes with the grain of the surface. Alternatively, you could make a paste by adding a few drops of water to the baking soda. Use the same gentle circular motions to loosen the limescale. Run lukewarm water over the surface. If you have a sprayer, use it to rinse the sink. Otherwise, direct the stream of water over the surface with your hands or a cup. Keep rinsing until all traces of baking soda and limescale are gone. Use a clean cloth or towel with a soft texture. Move in gentle circular strokes with the grain. Continue until the surface of the sink is completely dry. If you leave any water deposits, the lime or calcium in your water will contribute to new buildup.

Summary: Sprinkle baking soda over the stain. Scrub the stain. Rinse the sink. Dry the sink.


Unlike a canoe paddle, a kayak paddle has 2 blades attached to the shaft of the paddle. The shaft is the part of the paddle that you hold and the blades are the part that you use to pull yourself and the kayak through the water. It's a common mistake for beginners to hold their paddles backwards the first time they start kayaking. As a beginner, it may not seem to make a difference which way your paddle is facing, but it does have a big change on your power of stroking. Have the part of the paddle blade that is concave or smooth facing you, the face of the paddle is the part you want to pull through the water. Many kayak paddles are asymmetrical, meaning there is a top and a bottom to the paddle blade. It is important that you hold the paddle as it is designed. The top of the paddle is more horizontal than the bottom, and the bottom has more of a tapered effect. Sometimes there is even horizontal writing on the paddle. Keep the writing upright and not upside down. This will help you remember to hold your paddle correctly. If you are right handed, your control grip will be with your right hand and if you are left handed your control grip will be with your left hand. When taking a kayaking stroke, allow the paddle to rotate and reposition in your "loose hand" to make sure that each paddle always enters the water smoothly. The control grip does not change positions once it is on the paddle. Grab your paddle and make sure to place the control grip on the paddle first. Have your hands centered on the paddle. Your hands should be just a little more than shoulder width apart.

Summary: Know the structure of the kayak paddle. Have your paddle face the right direction. Have your paddle right-side up. Know your control grip. Grasp your paddle and hold it.


Tweezing, or pulling the hair out with tweezers, is a cheap and effective way to remove hair from any area on the face. The major downsides are only that it is time-consuming and somewhat painful, especially in sensitive areas. An Epilator is a device, usually priced between $30-100, which works by pulling out multiple hairs at once. While effective, fast, and relatively inexpensive, it can be painful the first few times it’s used. Like with waxing, however, the pain lessens over time as you become used to the sensation. Often referred to as “bleaching”, this is the practice of dyeing the hair to be the same or a similar color to the skin tone. This makes it less noticeable.  What color you choose will be based on your skin tone and special kits can often be purchased for the face. This is any one of a number of creams, lotions, and similar products which use a chemical process to "melt" the hair.  These are cheap, easy to use, and generally pain-free. However, they can cause chemical burns if used incorrectly and the effects generally last only a week. Waxing is one of the more common ways to remove facial hair. The cost of the procedure will depend upon what part of your face you have waxed, but it is generally not too expensive. The effects will usually last a few weeks but the procedure is painful. It can also result in ingrown hairs. . The pain of waxing and the expense of an epilator not for you? Threading is an easy way to remove hair from your brows, lip, or face in general. This method is simple to learn, easy to do, relatively painless, and doesn't require any tools. All you need is some string! You can also go in to a salon for professional threading, but only if you really want to. If you are worried about your eyebrows more than other facial hair, consider trimming the hair rather than removing it. Trimming the eyebrows can make them appear less thick and dark and is easy and cheap to do yourself at home. You can, of course, also shave any facial hair which bothers you. While it is not true that shaving will make hair grow back thicker or darker, shaving will often cause shaving bumps and is most likely to cause ingrown hairs so use shaving sparingly or with appropriate precautions.
Summary: Try tweezing. Try an epilator. Try dyeing the hair. Try a chemical depilatory. Try waxing. Try threading Try trimming. Shave sparingly.