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How To Get Rid of Dark Lips

Dark lips and how do they deal with dark lips and what can they do to lighten up their lips. Some people have genetically dark lips and unfortunately there is not much that can be done about genetically dark lips. But many of us are born with reasonably light lips and as we go on in age the lips become darker in color. What we need to look into is what are the factors which cause the lips to go dark. The commonest reason is of course ultraviolet light exposure. So use a lip balm with SPF on your lips regularly to counter the ultraviolet induced damage. Nicotine and cigarette can cause substantial darkening of the skin and it is advisable to stay off cigarettes. Many lipsticks and lip glosses have heavy metals like arsenic and mercury and some of then also have some chromium. All of this can cause darkening of the lips. So it is always advisable to apply lip balm on the lips and then apply your lipstick or lip gloss on top of it so that there is a barrier between the lips and the makeup product which is being used on the skin. Continuous licking of the lips can also cause darkening of the lips. Try and abstain from that habit. Allergic reactions on the lips can heal leaving behind pigmentation and allergic reactions can be dealt with by a dermatologist as soon as possible to minimize the side effect of darkening of the lips. Once you have taken care of all these factors, if you still have dark lips taking good regular care of your lips can also help. Make sure when you wash your face twice a day, your lips are also cleansed twice a day. Gentle scrubs are available for the lips. These gentle scrubs take away the dead layer of cells of the lips. So that moisturizer or a lip balm which is applied on lip can penetrate better into the lips. At all points of time keep a lip balm. If you can use a lip balm which has an SPF. Several lip balms are available Which have an SPF of 15. There are some which also have an SPF of 30. The higher the SPF the better it is going to be for your lips. You can also get a home made pack. You can make a soft paste of honey lemon juice and gram flour. Make a soft paste and apply. Leave it on for ten to fifteen minutes. Then take some water and gently scrub it off. What happens is the honey really moisturizes the lips and the lemon juice will help to take away the dead skin layer and will help to lighten up your lips. You can use this about twice a week for soft lips and also reduce darkening of your lips...