Home Remedies for Dark Lips
There is no doubt people love pink and plump lips. But for many, especially those with dark skin have dark pigmented lips. Some of the reasons for dark lips are excessive sun exposure, allergic reaction, high caffeine intake, low-quality cosmetics, tobacco or smoking, unhygienic lip care, and hormonal imbalances. It is natural to look out for ways to lighten the lips. You do not always require expensive products or lip treatments to lighten the lips. Natural home remedies can do the trick for you at the comfort of your home. Here we have few home remedies for dark lips that help to lighten them.
Lemon
Lemon is a well-known beauty all-rounder. It is often used in treatment of dark skin spots and patches. It has the ability to naturally lighten skin tone. The bleaching property of lemon works well for dark lips.
Just squeeze half a lemon and apply the lemon juice on to your lips at night. Leave this overnight. Follow the remedy for at least one or two months to see good changes in lip skin tone.
Lemon-Sugar Scrub
You can make a lip scrub using lemon and sugar. Gently exfoliate the lips to get rid of dead cells. Apply this remedy for few weeks daily.
[ Also Read : Lip Care at home – DIY Homemade Lip Scrub]
Lemon Lip Cream
Lemon Juice
Glycerin
Honey
Take equal amounts of lemon juice glycerin and honey. Apply the mixture on to your lips. Use this at night every day until you see desired results.
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Rose
Roses can help in soothing, cooling, and moisturizing your lip area. Rose also helps to give a natural pink shade to dark lips. Here is a DIY Lip Treatment for Pinky Plump Lips.
Alternatively, you can mix one drop of rose water with honey and apply it on lips. Apply this for three or four times daily.
Beetroot
Beetroot is a natural ingredient that gives a pinkish tint to lips. It also has natural bleaching properties which help to lighten dark lips.
Apply fresh beetroot juice before going to bed daily. You can find a difference in few days.
Alternatively, you can mix beetroot juice with carrot juice and apply on lips. Gently massage and leave it for 10 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water. You can do it daily for two weeks or more.
Pomegranate
Pomegranate also helps in treating dark lips. The natural nutrition nourishes and moisturizes dry, chapped lips and helps restore its color.
Pomegranate seeds – 1 tbsp.
Milk cream
Rose water
Mix all the three ingredients together and gently scrub the lips for few minutes. Wash with lukewarm water. Do this daily.
Alternatively, you can also mix equal quantities of juices of pomegranate, beetroot and carrot. Apply the mixture on dark lips daily once. If preferred, berries like strawberries and raspberries can also be added.
Aloe Vera Gel
Aloe Vera gel has skin lightening properties. Moreover, it also moisturizes and nourishes the lips.
Mix 1 tbsp. of aloe Vera gel with few drops of almond oil and apply on lips. You can also add honey if preferred. Apply this whenever the lips are dry, to avoid pigmentation caused by dryness.
All of these simple home remedies for dark lips make your lips look healthy and glowing. Since these are natural remedies, it may take time to get the desired results. Be patient, and try them with different combinations to find what works best for your lips and skin tone.
