Do you have dark lips? Here’s how you can treat them

Excessive smoking can lead to dark lips. (Photo: Thinkstock Images)

1. Increased exposure to the sun causes an increase in the production of melanin in your skin, thereby causing pigmentation.

2. It can be a result of hyperpigmentation, an allergic response to products like toothpaste, lipstick, etc.

3. Excessive smoking.

Here area a few measures to heal and prevent dark and chapped lips.

Use lemon juice

Rub a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice on your lips before bedtime each night. (Photo: Thinkstock Images)

Lemon juice can be extremely helpful in lightening the skin. Rub a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice on your lips before bed. Post waking up wash it with lukewarm water.

Use a pomegranate lip scrub

You can mix pomegranate with other fruit juices to create a natural lip stain. (Photo: Thinkstock Images)

Pomegranates can help restore the natural colour of your lips. All you need to do is crush a tablespoon of pomegranate seeds and mix them with milk. Rub the paste onto your lips and rinse it off after 2-3 minutes. Discontinue if irritation occurs.

Gring a tablespoon of dried pomegranate seeds and a tablespoon of beetroot and carrot juice. Rub the mixture on your lips, and keep it overnight.

Use potatoes

Potatoes are best known best known for reducing darkness and the appearance of scars(Photo: Thinkstock Images)

You can rub a freshly cut slice of potato on your lips before bedtime and wash it with lukewarm water next morning. The catecholase, a naturally occurring enzyme, in potatoes helps reduce darkness.