How to Lighten Dark Lips: Natural Home Remedies

Do you have dark lips that no matter how you try you can’t seem to lighten up regardless of the expensive lips products that you have used? No doubt, you desire naturally pink or rosy lips as its an appealing feature of a lady’s beauty or a man’s good looks.

We have put together a list of 10 do-it-yourself natural home remedies for lightening your dark-colored lips.

Firstly, before diving into remedies, its wise we consider the causes of dark lips. Eliminating these causes can decrease or be the remedy.

Some of the Causes of Dark Lips:

• Cigarette and tobacco toxins.
• Alcohol drinks.
• Excessive exposure to the sun.
• High intake of caffeinated beverages.
• Fluoride.
• Stress.
• Use of chlorinated water.
• Poor diet.
• Allergic reactions.
• Use of low-quality cosmetic products.
• Hormonal imbalance.
• Deficiency of vitamin C.
• Degrading lifestyle habits.
• Lips sucking.
• Chemotherapy.

Many have tried getting rid of dark lips through expensive products or treatments but with no success. There are many ways to lighten up the lips and Natural home remedies are an effective way to lighten dark lips.

Below are long-lasting natural remedies that get rid of dark color, giving you your desired pink lips!

1. Lemon

Lemon, due to its natural bleaching property can act as a skin-lightening agent. Usually, lemon is used to treat dark skin patches and black spots, you can also use it to naturally whiten your dark lips. Lemon juice is acidic, this acidic content acts to peel of the top layer of skin ( lips ) making the lips lighter, softer and rosy.

Direction

Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area, leave to out 12 hours, then rinse off. More conveniently, apply fresh lemon juice to lips at night then rinse off the next morning with water. Repeat till results are visible.

Additionally, you can also use a mixture of

– Lemon and sugar.

– Lemon, glycine, and honey.

– Lemon with almond oil.

– Lemon juice and honey.

Either way, apply to lips before going to bed then repeat rail till results are visible.

2. Rose

Medicinally, the rose has a soothing, cooling and moisturizing effect on skins, its anti-inflammatory and reduce sun damage. Rose can help give a natural pinky glow to the lips.

Direction

Mix a drop of rose with a few drops of honey and apply to your lips, using it to massage gently for some minutes. Repeated 2-3 times daily for max result.

Additionally, you can also use a mixture of

* Rose petals and butter.

* Homemade petals scrub.

* Rose petal in milk.

* Rose petal with glycine and castor oil.

* Rosewater and mint juice.

* Rose petal paste.

* Homemade rose lip balm.

3. Olive oil

Olive oil can also be used to make your lips lively and pink. In addition to the moisturizing properties of olive oil, it contains essential nutrients that can make your lips soft and beautiful with an overall pink color.

Directions

Apply a few drops of olive oil on your lips and massage 3-5 minutes before going to bed. Repeat this daily until results are clearly visible.

4. Strawberries

Strawberries naturally contain anti-oxidant and minerals that have lighting effect on lips and prevents the destruction of collagen and formation of dead cells and wrinkles thereby keeping the lips fresh, moist and pink.

Directions

Apply strawberry juice to lips with the aid of cotton ball, allow to dry ( for 5-10 minutes ) then rinse with water. Repeat until results are visible.

Additionally, one can use a combination of strawberries and baking soda, and strawberry juice and petroleum jelly.

5. Sugar

Exfoliation of your lips helps remove dead cells that make them look dark. Sugar is a good defoliating agent.

Directions

Blend granulated sugar and butter together ( ratio: three tablespoons of sugar to two tablespoons of butter) to make a paste. Scrub your lips gently with paste. Repeat once every week to get pink lips.

6. Almonds

Almond is rich in nutrients containing a high amount of vitamin B, E, B6 and B2, fatty acid PP, phytosterols and antioxidants.

Direction

Mix powdered almonds with milk into a paste, apply to lip and massage gently for 2-3 minutes. Allow drying ( for 4-5 minutes) then rinse with water.

Additionally – you can use a combination of —

* Almond oil and honey.

* Almond oil and castor oil.

* Almond oil and coconut oil.

* Almond oil.

7. Turmeric and Nutmeg

A combination of turmeric and nutmeg can help restore soft and pink lips. Turmeric heals swollen lips and inflammation and nutmeg have minerals, anti-oxidant, and vitamins capable of lighting dark lips.

8. Mustard oil

Having a high source of vitamin E, anti-oxidant and fatty acids, mustard oil can help remove dead skin cells, making the lips softer and pink.

Direction

Apply a mixture of mustard oil and coconut oil to lips, massage gently for 2-3 minutes then wipe off the oil using a cotton ball. Repeat daily until results are clearly visible.

9. Cucumber

This is another natural remedy for dark lips, it works as a skin-lightening agent and can help your lops.

Direction

Simply rub a slice of cucumber against your lips, make sure the juice touches every corner of your lips, allow to dry. Repeat 3-4 minutes daily until results are visible.

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10. Honey

This is a natural moisturizing agent and can help restore natural soft and pink lips.

Direction

Apply honey on your lips before going to bed, sleep overnight with it then rinse with lukewarm water the next morning. Repeat daily until results are clearly seen.

There you have it, the 10 natural home remedies for dark lips, please note all these remedies have been proven to work though might take time, so exercise patience and try out various remedies to see the one that works best for you.