Soft and pink lips add on to the beauty of a person. Darkening of lips is common issue in recent days. Nowadays people opt for laser treatments and chemicals to treat dark lips. Skin that covers your lips are sensitive which requires more attention. Darkening of lips is a result of hyper-pigmentation caused by excess of melanin production. People develop dark lips due to medical factors and lifestyle. Darkening of lips is typically harmless condition.
Causes of dark lips:
- Excessive exposure to sunlight
- Smoking, caffeine
- Dehydration
- Anemia
- Vitamin deficiency
Follow these natural tips to get soft and supple pink lips
1. Scrub your lips
You will need:
½ slice lemon
½ tablespoon sugar
You need to do:
Squeeze the juice out of lemon in a bowl containing sugar.
Gently scrub the mixture on your lips with the help of fingers for one minute.
Wipe off using tissue paper.
Benefits:
Lemon lightens lip colour and makes lips soft.
2. Beetroot peel off mask for lips
You will need:
1 tablespoon beetroot juice
1 tablespoon gelatin powder
You need to do:
Melt this mixture in a microwave.
After a while apply this mixture on your lips and wait till it dries.
Peel off the mask.
Benefits:
Beetroot contains colouring pigments such as betanin and vulgaxanthin which acts as antioxidant, gives colour to the lips and protects lips from sun damage.
3. Moisturize your lips
You will need:
1 tablespoon beetroot juice
Little amount of Vaseline
You need to do:
Mix the contents and refrigerate this mixture for a while and use regularly.
Benefits:
Vaseline helps lips heal from within and makes lips softer.
Additional tips:
Do not lick or bite your lips.
Apply petroleum jelly on your lips often.
Summary
Lip care must be one among daily skin care routine.
Darkening of lips is caused by hyper-pigmentation.
Using natural ingredients softens lips and moisturizes the lips.
Beetroot and lemon work as a miracle on your lips.
Follow this routine and beautiful lips can be yours.
