11 Ways To Make Your Lips Pink NATURALLY
When you see someone who has a dark or black lips( whether male or female) what comes to mind ?? Ill health, careless lifestyle. Not entirely far from the truth, Right?
Pink lips are good signs of a healthy person. It means that the person takes great care and effort about his/her appearance. It indicates a healthy lips.
Dark lips,( hyperpigmented lips) is the build up of dead skin on the surface of the lips, it may also be an indication of illness, reaction, excess melanin production,environmental factors or other factors.
What causes dark lips??
Here are some of the causes: excessive consumption of red meat, excessive exposure to direct sunlight, an allergic reaction, use of low-quality or expired cosmetics, tobacco, excessive smoking, Exposure to harmful Chemicals, Dehydration, high caffeine intake and beverage consumption, stress, and hormonal imbalances.
There are many ways to lighten dark lips that don’t require buying expensive products or treatments. Natural home remedies can effectively lighten your lips. The time it takes for these remedies to work varies, so use them for as long as possible for best results !
Basic Steps to achieving/maintaining healthy Lips
1.)Wash: run plain clean water over your lips, using fingers to gently swipe over them. I particularly love to do this first thing in the morning and after every meal, doing this will prevent any meal residue from drying up on your lips and forming crust and Grimes! Yuck!
2.)Stop licking those lips: Be warned! If you fall under this category, please stop! Wet spit on the lips welcomes germs and bacteria, which leaves lips vulnerable. Spit also has a tendency of drying real fast. Once dry, a crust forms! Or even worse blisters Use a balm or moisturizer instead.
3.)Drink water: consuming water is not enough! Consuming enough water is! Drink 6-8 glasses of water everyday. First thing in the morning and during the day. Water keeps the skin moisturized, especially the lips. Water nourishes the skin and helps in growth of new skin cells. Dry skin and lips indicate that your skin is not properly hydrated. Water has a whole load of other benefits too. Dehydration is a No-No.
4.)Scrub/exfoliate: 'scrub-scrub-scrub those bacteria away.' Because really, if you don't, who will? They say digestion starts from the mouth and its TRUE. Don't make your lips a breathing ground for germs. A party day after day at your lips! Scrub those slough and grime out! I've got a remedy just for you.
When it comes to scrubs, there are the mild ones(that feel like nothing, but actually go a long way) and the not so mild (Sugar, peels, or Salt).
Exfoliating or scrubbing improve blood circulation in the lips and make them healthier and lighter with time.
5.) Moisturize: Apply natural balms,oils, butters,etc to your lips. Even if it's your body cream or lotions, just keep those lips moisturized. Moisturizing keeps lips soft and supple. Prevents drying, prevents lips licking, prevents sores and sloughs.
Sun bathing: Avoid long hours under the Sun.
Here are some natural ways to achieve healthier pinker lips
11 Wonderful ways To Get Natural Pink Lips.
Method 1:Lemon-Honey-Sugar Scrub
You can use a yummy lemon honey and sugar scrub to give your lips a little TLC. This scrub is very gentle, making it well-suited to the tender skin of your lips. Sugar scrubs are best known for their efficiency in exfoliation. This scrub will gently exfoliate the dead skin cells, which often give your lips an unpleasant appearance.
While you can make this scrub with white sugar, brown sugar is much gentler on the skin. It is also rich in antioxidants that protect your skin from ultraviolet (UV) damage due to sun exposure. The glycolic acid present in the sugar also conditions the skin and protects it from toxins.
Lemons are rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants which help prevent bacteria and lip darkening. Vitamin C removes dead skin cells, and allows new skin growth.
It'll help lighten dark lips and improve the appearance.
Honey is a natural humectant, which means that it attracts moisture. Honey helps keep the lips exfoliated, hydrated and healthy. The enzymes present in honey also help lighten the skin tone of your lips.
How To Apply: Put 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in a small bowl. Mix. Add 1 tablespoon of honey. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Apply the scrub over your lips with your finger. Lightly massage it on your lips for 1 minute. Leave the scrub on your lips for a few minutes then wash off with plain water.
Repeat this remedy 2 times a day, every 2 days,until you see noticeable results.
Remedy 2: Sugar-Coconut oil Scrub: This is a simple effective scrub, for plum pink lips. You can also add 2 drops of tea Tree oil or peppermint extract for a Jolie effect. Apply a coat of homemade/natural Lip balm or Lip Butters. Use once in a day for a few days(10days).
Remedy 3: Olive oil and Salt Scrub
Another of my favs ! This is for serious cases of dark lips, cause of its penetrating abilities. Salt is a safe disinfectant as well as a healing agent used to treat a range of skin problems, also used in Spa. Olive oil serves as a moisturizer and a cleanser. This two Combo takes out those bedded layers of stains and dirts. You can just apply on lips or scrub using fingers for only a minute, rinse out. Apply Lip balm.
Mix
1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil. Use once in a week, anything in more than this may damage your lips.
Remedy 4: Pomegranate Seeds and Milk
Pomegranate works great in lightening pigmented lips. It contains a compound called punicalagin which prevent the production of melanin And also prevents your lips from getting darker when exposed to the sun. Pomegranate works fine on its own, even without the milk. You can substitute the milk with oil (coconut or olive oil).
How To Apply: Take a handful of pomegranate seeds and grind them. Mix with some milk.. Apply this mixture onto your lips. Leave it to dry for about 15 minutes. Wash off with cold water.
Repeat this daily for about one month continuously, and you could notice your lips become pinker and fuller too.
Remedy 5: Rasberries, Strawberry Aloe Vera and Organic Honey
Berries contain vital minerals and vitamins highly essential for lips health and vibrancy. Raspberries and strawberries can turn the darkest of lips into rosy pink lips.
The ingredient honey used in this remedy is a natural moisturizing agent that can soften your lips and help restore its natural pink color. Aloe vera is a soothing ingredient, which helps with chapped and irritated lips. It also stimulates the growth of new skin cells and helps to lessen skin damage caused by the sun. If you're not OK with the bitterness of the aloeVera gel, you can use the prepackaged ones.
A lip scrub made from strawberries, raspberries, aloeVera, and organic honey, will help make your lips pink naturally.
How To Apply: Take equal proportion of few raspberries and strawberries, aloe vera gel, and organic honey in a bowl. Blend them well to make a paste. Apply this paste to your lips gently massaging in circular motions. Leave for about 20 minutes. Wash of with cool water and pat dry. Refrigerate any excess.
Remedy 6
Banana Peels: Yes, use of the insides of banana Peels on your lips instead of throwing them away. Banana Peels are milder and they leave lips really soft !
Get a Banana peel, slice or cut a section of it, place and press gently on lips 30secs, then rotate in circular motions. Finish up with a thin layer of coconut oil. You'll be amazed.
Use 3 times a week, morning and night. Do not refrigerate, Use fresh !
Remedy 7: Lemon and Almond Oil
Lemon is a wonderful skin-lightening agent. A natural skin toner, lemon juice is safe to use on many skin types. Lemon is an effective way to undo the sun damage on your lips and lighten them naturally.
To prevent your lips from drying out, a good moisturizer like sweet almond oil is needed. Sweet almond oil hydrates your lips from within and helps even out its complexion as well.
How To Apply: Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into 1 tablespoon of sweet almond oil. Mix the two thoroughly with a spatula or your finger. Apply the mixture and lightly massage it on your lips. For best results, leave overnight.
Repeat this process every night for 3 to 4 weeks to notice a significant change.
Method 8: Beetroot Juice
Beetroot works to clear up the pigmentation of your lips. Besides being natural, it’s also free of chemicals and inexpensive.
How To Apply: To use beetroot for pink lips, here’s another winning recipe. Combine one tablespoon of beetroot juice with an equal quantity of honey. Wet your lips with a piece of cotton and massage this liquid over your lips. Leave it on overnight. In the morning, you’ll notice your lips turning soft and pinkish. Continue this for a week to get naturally pink lips.
You can also make a balm: 2 parts beetroot Juice, 1 part petroleum jelly or butter(melted), mix. Pour into a container, refrigerate. Use.
Method 9: Lemon and Sugar
Lemon is an excellent natural lightening agent, and sugar helps to exfoliate all the dead skin cells. The citric acid in lemon juice helps to lighten the dark shade of lips, in turn, making your lips look lighter.
One thing you take care while using this remedy is, lemon is acidic in nature, and not all skin types will adjust to its nature. Especially those having extra sensitive skin. So, if you experience any irritation while using this remedy please discontinue the use and prefer using any alternate remedies listed above.
How To Apply: Cut a thin slice of lemon and sprinkle some sugar on it. Rub this sugary slice on your lips for a couple of minutes. Soon you will notice that your lips will begin to get lighter.
Repeat this remedy once in three days for best result.
Method 10: Hibiscus Sabdariffa/ Zobo
This remedy is so easy, so mild, and yet so effective.
1 part Zobo Juice (cold)
Apply to lips. 20 mins tops, wash off and go in with a coat of Lip balm.
You can also make a Lip balm (Check beetroot remedy)
Keep refrigerated and use for nothing more than a week, as it will darken over time, especially if kept under room temp.
Method 11: Rose water-Cinnamon-Lemon Scrub
1 tablespoon Rose water
1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
½ tablespoon lemon juice, mix and use
Refrigerate any excess and keep for later use.
Apply morning and night, 2 days a week, with a coat of coconut oil or Lip balm afterwards.
Rose water, Preferably containing glycerol(glycerin). Some prepacked rose water have glycerin in it, if you can get that, that will be fine. Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. Glycerol is a sweetener and humectant in pharmaceutical formulations. Adding Glycerin will make the lips taste sweet
This remedy gives round (plum) soft pink lips. Protects your lips from harsh Sun Rays.
Keep in Mind
Resist the urge to lick the sweet honey-sugar scrub off your lips. Avoid excessive licking of lips. The saliva will dry out the freshly exfoliated skin of your lips, making them chapped and dry. Commercial lip balms often contain chemicals that can make your lips dull over time. Try using lip balms made from natural ingredients or use a homemade lip balm. You can also use the juice of fresh mint leaves mixed with lemon juice and honey as a lip brightener. If you have a habit of licking your lips, you’ll need to kick it to the curb, as the saliva makes the lips chapped and dry, making them dark and dull over time. Protect your lips from sun damage and keep your body hydrated. If the darkness of your lips is genetic, there may not be much that you can do about it. Cut down on your smoking as well as caffeine and alcohol intake. Always remove lip makeup before going to sleep. Don't use any expired lip products. Throw them out.
Getting pink lips is easy, but maintaining them is the hard part. Stay hydrated, get your vitamins, and avoid bad habits to ensure you get great looking impressive pink lips. To protect them, apply lip balm regularly and very frequently to ensure all the moisture in your lips stays locked in.
Note: Most of the remedies here, can be refrigerated. Any remaining mixture, should be preserved(4 days or more, depending). Although nothing beats a fresh batch !
Feel free to try out one or more of this remedies!
Till next time, Stay Beautiful...
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