Soft and pink lips are something everyone desires. Not only does it improve your appearance, but also is a sign that your lips are healthy. Chapped lips are unsightly and can cause bleeding in severe cases. Chapped or dark pigmented lips are a concern to many, but with simple remedies, you can easily lighten your lips, make them soft and pink.
Method 1: Honey-Sugar Scrub: You can use a yummy 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.
Honey is a natural humectant, which means that it attracts moisture. Honey helps keep the exfoliated lips hydrated and healthy. The enzymes present in honey also help lighten the skin tone of your lips.
How to Apply: Put 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of honey to it. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Apply the scrub over your lips with your finger. Lightly massage it on your lips for 1 minute. The massage not only helps with exfoliation, it also improves blood circulation in the lips, making them healthier and lighter with time. Leave the scrub on your lips for a few minutes before washing it off with plain water.
Repeat this remedy 2 or 3 times a week until you see noticeable results.
Method 2: Lemon and Almond Oil: Lemon is a wonderful skin-lightening agent. A natural bleach and 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 their 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. Take a little of the almond oil and lemon juice mixture and lightly massage it on your lips. For best results, leave the mixture on your lips overnight.
Repeat this process every night for 3 to 4 weeks to notice a significant change.
Method 3: Beetroot Juice: If you’ve ever eaten this vegetable, you know how it stains not just your lips, tongue and teeth a bright pink but your clothes and fingers too. But that’s not all. Beetroot works to clear up the pigmentation of your lips. Besides being natural, it’s also free of chemicals and inexpensive, so why not make the most of it? Beetroot for pink lips, did you say? Sure, why not?
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.
Method 4: Lemon and Sugar: Lemon is an excellent natural bleaching 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 pink.
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.
