Simple Tips To Lighten Dark & Pigmented Lips

Darkened lips are a pain to deal with. Because even though lipsticks and concealers can take care of them, it’s going to be temporary. They can be caused due to anything – smoking, lack of hydration, vitamin deficiency or constant licking of lips. So, if you’re looking for simple remedies that lighten darkened lips, you’ve landed at the right place. Keep scrolling to uncover some of the best tried-and-tested hacks that’ll give you perfect pink pouts! 

Exfoliate well 

Exfoliation is a great way to get rid of dry, flaky, and dead skin cells that are sitting on your lips and making them look dark. Below are a couple of DIY lip scrubs you must try to lighten dark lips!

• Take an old toothbrush, and add some castor sugar to it. Then with slow, circular motions go all over your lips. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. You can do this every morning when you brush your teeth. 
• Mix ½ tablespoon of lemon juice, ½ tablespoon of honey, and the same amount of castor sugar in a bowl. Mix them well and massage your lips with it. Wash off with lukewarm water. Lemon juice is a natural skin brightener, whereas sugar and honey will exfoliate and hydrate the lips.  
• You can also mix some amount of castor sugar with raw milk and massage your lips. Sugar granules as well as the lactic acid from milk will break down dead skin cells and make them plump. 
• You can also use a wet wipe, dip it in honey and then massage it on your lips. Do it for a good 30-40 seconds. This not only exfoliates but also hydrates the lips. 

Use a nourishing lip balm 

Store-bought lip balms are good, agreed. But wait till you try these home-made lip balms! 

• Take some rose petals and dry them in the sunlight. Once dried, grind them into a fine powder. Then, add some shea butter/white butter/cocoa butter to it, and mix well. Apply this concoction to lighten and soften your dry and chapped lips. 
• Take 2 tablespoons of some good old Vaseline and melt it in a microwave or using a double boiler method. Once it cools down add 1 tablespoon of beetroot juice to it. Then, ¼ teaspoon of almond/coconut oil and 3-4 drops of any essential oil. Allow this mixture to firm up, and it’s ready to use! 
• Melt 1 tablespoon of beeswax in a microwave or double-boiler method. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and allow them to blend. Take it off heat, and add a dash of honey and 2 capsules of vitamin E. You may also add some rose petal powder or beetroot juice here. 
• Make a simple rose water and honey lip balm by mixing 2-3 drops of rose water with 1 teaspoon of honey. Mix well and massage it on your lips at least 2-3 times every day. 

Try overnight lip masks 

While you unwind and get your beauty sleep, these lip sleeping masks will work extra hard to give you brighter, smoother and juicy lips every morning! 

• The luxuriously formulated Mon Cherry Lip Nourishing Sleeping Mask locks-in moisture, gently exfoliates and forms a protective layer on the lips keeping them soft and plumpy. Applying it every night before sleeping really helps reduce pigmentation and darkness. It contains cherry blossom, grapefruit and pearl that lighten lip colour, and glycerin and squalene that deeply nourishes them.  
• Strawberries are great lip strainers and their high antioxidant content can lighten lips as well. Make a paste of one fresh strawberry and ½ tablespoon of baking soda. Apply this mask on your lips overnight and rinse it in the morning. 
• Add a generous layer of home-made ghee, massage it well and leave it overnight. The fatty-acids in ghee deeply hydrate lips and reduce discoloration. 
• Mix 1 tablespoon of sweet almond oil with a few drops of lemon juice. Combine well and leave it overnight. Sweet almond oil is a perfect skin lightener that promotes even lip colour, white lemon juice is a natural bleaching agent.

Juggle and combine the above remedies, and in no time you will have a pinker and plumper pout!