What Decides Lip Color?
Just as the melanocytes are present in skin everywhere so
are they present in the lips. People with light complexions have naturally less
melanin content in their skin. This makes the underlying blood vessels visible
through the lips, and they appear pinkish or reddish in colour. People who have
darker skin, show lesser blood vessels, because the high melanin content
affects the colour of the lips, making it appear darker naturally.
Tips To Avoid Darkening of Lips
1. Cut back or completely eliminate smoking. Chewing tobacco
(which I trust you ladies don’t do) is also going to blacken that pout.
2. Too much tea and coffee has been associated with
darkening of lips, though substantial research is lacking. Restrict to two cups
a day.
3. Always use lips balms with SPF content when you are going
out to protect them from sun tan. Many lipsticks also come with SPF and these
are great for you when you need to venture outside.
4. Exfoliate lips to get rid of dead skin layers and a lot
of the tanned or dull, darker skin cells will also be removed.
Home Remedies To Make Lips Pink Naturally
1. Apply beetroot juice on your lips at night before
sleeping, and you will notice a reddish pink stain next day. This should last
you a good few days.
2. Crush rose petals, mix with fresh cream and use. This
makes your lips naturally soft and pink. Alternatively, you may want to dip a
cotton ball in rosewater and smooth it over your lips.
3. Use a menthol-based lip balm on your lips and leave it on
for 5 minutes. With a wet soft-bristled toothbrush exfoliate your lips. Don’t
graze the skin too much, as lips are very tender.
4. Break a vitamin E capsule and apply on your lips before
sleeping. You can mix vitamin E oil in some Vaseline to make your own lip balm.
5. If you have pale colourless lips, ask your doctor about
iron supplements. Being even slightly anaemic may cause colour to drain from
your lips. Taking iron supplements will add a natural flush to your face and
lips will appear more rosy.
6. Apply fresh mint leaf juice or coriander leaf juice daily
on your lips to make them rosy and smooth.
7. Mix together some lemon juice and glycerine and smear on
your lips before sleeping at night. Leaving it on overnight helps to activate
lemon’s lightening properties and the glycerin acts as an excellent
moisturizer. This is especially useful for those who wish to remove tan from
their lips.
8. Grate raw coconut and press out some milk. Apply on lips.
9. Eat plenty of raw cucumber and carrots to smoothen out
uneven lip colouration.
10. Mix a pinch of turmeric into 1 tsp of cold milk cream.
Massage lips with this paste daily for 5 mins. This results in supple pink
lips.
11. Mix lemon juice with a little honey and apply at night
before sleeping. Lemon takes off the tan and honey moisturizes and nourishes
the lips, restoring natural pinkness.
12. Mix 1 tsp almond oil with lemon juice and rub on on lips
every day. Leave on till dry and wash off with cold water.
13. Sprinkle powdered sugar on a lemon wedge and rub over
lips gently. This is a good way to naturally exfoliate and bleach lips, making
them look smoother and redder.
14. Apply a little clarified butter (desi ghee) on lips to
naturally redden their color and provide moisture.
15. Soak four almonds in 1/2 cup milk overnight and grind to
a fine smooth paste next morning. Apply the paste on your lips daily to help
them regain their natural pink color in a few months.
16. Mix gram flour, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp yoghurt and a few
drops of lemon juice and apply regularly on the lips to make them more pink.
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