Today is Lips Appreciation Day, created by Tom and Ruth Roy of Wellcat Herbals and Wellcat Holidays. It's simply a day to pay attention to our lips! "Coming in different shapes and sizes — thin, thick, pouty, and plump — the human lips are the two dainty fleshy folds of tissue surrounding the mouth and covering the teeth. The lips are naturally mobile and play a role in eating, sucking, whistling, and the articulation of sound and speech. Particularly in humans, the lips are a pinkish, hypersensitive sensory organ that forms an integral part of facial gestures like pouting, smiling, scoffing, and grimacing. Thanks to their suppleness, the lips are also used for erogenous and intimate acts like kissing." Three bits of historical trivia: Cleopatra (ca. 40 BCE) used beeswax and olive oil for lip and skin care; in 1650, the British Parliament proposed banning lipstick; and around 2018, companies began offering lipsticks enhanced with cannabis.
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