Ideally, no two people would have the same lip color, which varies depending on one’s lifestyle habits and also medical factors. But if you ever notice a change in the color of your lips, it means that your lips need extra love and care.
All the dark lip treatments can make your lips lighten up quickly but these don’t last long the food habits and lifestyles affect the color of the lips.
So here are some natural remedies to prevent and lighten dark lips and bring back the natural lip color.
Natural Remedies To Lighten Dark Lips :
LEMON
The bleaching property in lemon works well as a simple yet powerful remedy for dark lips.
METHOD 1: Squeeze a lemon and apply the juice on your lips before going to bed
METHOD 2: Take a thin slice of lemon, sprinkle a bit on sugar on top and rub it on your lips. It will exf]oliate dead cells so that new and fresh skin can appear.
BEETROOT
Another readily available ingredient that can help you get pink lips is beetroot. Beetroot has natural bleaching properties that can lighten dark lips.
METHOD 1: Apple fresh beetroot juice on your lips before going to bed. Wash it off the next morning. The natural red color of the juice will turn your dark lips rosy
METHOD 2: You can mix equal amounts of beetroot juice and carrot juice and apply it on your lips. Massage gently and leave it on for 10 minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm water.
CUCUMBER JUICE
The daily application of cucumber juice will rejuvenate your lips and also helps to lighten them. It is also soothing and nourishing for the skin.
METHOD 1: Blend half a cucumber to make some fresh juice and leave the juice in the refrigerator to cool. Dip a cotton ball in the juice and apply it in your lips. Keep it on for 20-30 minutes and then rinse it off.
METHOD 2: Simply rub a slice of cucumber against your lips gently so that your lips absorb the juice. Do this for 5 minutes every day.
ROSE
Rose has medicinal properties like soothing, cooling and moisturizing. Rose also helps add a natural pink tint to your dark lips.
METHOD 1: Mix one drop of rose water with few drops of honey and apply it on your lips. Do this 3-4 times a day
METHOD 2: Mix one tablespoon of rose petal paste and one teaspoon of butter, honey or milk cream. Apply it on your lips and gently scrub. Follow this two times a week.
Diet To Avoid Dark Lips :
Green Tea
It protects the delicate lips from ravages and sun damage
Tomatoes
These protect your lips and overall skin from sun damage.
Aloe Vera
This juice helps fight dark lips effectively retaining the healthy glow and color of your lips
Honey
This will pave a way for fresh and clear lips, glowing with health
Some other foods are coconuts, walnuts, yogurt, watermelon, and beetroot.
CAUTIONS :
- Prolonged and excessive use of lipsticks and lip cosmetics, especially lower quality one can cause lip pigmentation.
- Do not lick your lips so as to keep them wet. This will further dry them out, leading to darkening lips.
- Exposure of sun also causes lip darkening. Hence use lip products with SPF/UV protectors while going out.
- Limit your caffeine intake in order to avoid your lips from acquiring a darker hue.
