Dark skin around lips
Some people develop darker upperlips over time due to a range of medical and lifestyle factors. Read on to learn about the causes of dark lips and some home remedies to lighten them.
Causes of dark skin around lips
Darkening of the upperlips can be the result of hyperpigmentation. This is a typically harmless condition caused by an excess of melanin. Lip hyperpigmentation may be caused by:
- excessive exposure to the sun
- lack of hydration
- cigarette smoking
- allergic reactions to toothpaste, lipstick, etc.
- Most of these causes can be addressed by lifestyle changes, such as wearing sunscreen, limiting caffeine intake, or changing toothpaste brands.
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How To Lighten Dark skin around Lips?
Hack#1
Raw potato is said to have mild bleaching properties which naturally lighten skin, due to the high quantities of vitamin C it contains (vitamin C is found in many skin lightening products).
For this, you will need a sliced potato
Steps:
- Cut the potato into slices
- Wash and Clean your face before the procedure
- Now, gently rub the potato over the dark area around the lips and cheeks for 5 minutes
- Next, give it a rest of 15 minutes and then wash it off with plain water
Tips:
- Do it twice a day, to see fast results
- You need to to this regularly as being a natural remedy it will take some time to show the results
- You can also try this remedy to lighten dark elbows, knees and dark neck
Hack#2
For this you will need:
- chickpea flour - 1 Tbsp
- Rice powder - 1 Tbsp
- Curd -1 tbsp
- Lemon -Half
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
The steps are :
Take a hand towel and dip it in luke warm water and squeze the excess water. Now gently press on the affected areas for 15-20 seconds.Repeat this process 2 time.This will open up your pores of affected area and the the products will easily get penetrate into the skin.Make sure that hand towel is clean.
Mix the ingredients together(if lemon does not suit your skin, you can add rose water)
To form a thick paste of this consistency
Apply the paste on affected area, the chickpea flour and rice powder will act as an exfoliator and a cleanser, which helps to remove dark patches and tanning, curd contains the lactic acid, which will help in removing pigmentation and generation of new cells. You can also apply it all over you face
Let it dry for 10-15 minutes
Once it dries out, remove the pack from face with the help of lemon peel (the leftover, which we used for preparing the pack) by gently rubbing all over your face. Don't be harsh while doing this step.If lemon does not suit your skin, you can use tomato in this step
Wash your face with plain water and see the results!!
In last step, apply your favourite mosturiser
Use this remedy 3 times a week, and you will notice the difference.
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