Are you wishing you had soft pink lips? Well it’s not
such an impossible wish. Darkening of the lips is a
common problem. Lips can tend to darken for a few
reasons. Sometimes it’s what you eat and drink. Do
you really wanna get soft and pink lips? Read the
following tips.. it will guide you on how to improve
the pinkness and softness your lips.
9 Sure Ways To Get Pink Lips:
1. Avoid licking your lips. Licking your lips can
actually cause lips to become more dry. Try carrying
around a small lip balm instead, so you can
moisturize your lips whenever they feel dry. If you
are used to biting your lips when you are tensed, try
to take a chewing gum to overcome the oral fixation.
Biting your lips can make them dry and cracked.
2. Ensure that you exfoliate your lips at least twice a
week. Make a lip scrub. An advisable method of
exfoliating your lips is to use a homemade sugar
scrub.
Simply combine two tablespoons of coarse white or
brown sugar with one teaspoon of honey and one
tablespoon of organic coconut oil.
Apply a little of this to the lips and gently rub in for 30
seconds to a minute before rinsing with warm water.
One of the best ways to get naturally pink lips is to
regularly exfoliate your lips with a toothbrush.
All you need to do is dampen a soft-bristled
toothbrush and gently rub your lips using small
circular motions.
This removes dead skin and stimulates blood flow to
the lips, making them soft and pink.
3. Stop smoking. The tobacco in cigarettes can stain
lips, turning them dull and dark. Therefore, one sure
way to improve the appearance of your lips is to stop
smoking.
4. Moisturize frequently. try applying cocoa butter,
coconut oil or even olive oil to your lips. This is
particularly important during periods of very hot or
cold weather, as these conditions cause lips to
become dried out.
5. Drink lots of water and take juices with vitamin C
as dehydration can also cause lack of luster on lips.
Water or juices hydrates the body, nourishes the skin
and aids new cell growth. Dry lips are also one of the
signs that the body is not getting properly hydrated.
Also, decrease your tea and coffee intake. This might
result in pink soft lips.
6. Apply lip balm in the night before sleeping and
leave overnight. Wake up to soft pink lips.Avoid lips
balms with dyes and artificial ingredients. Always go
for those with natural ingredients.
Use honey as a natural alternative to lip balms. It
moisturizes leaving subtle lips and helps in giving a
nice shine on the lips. You can also mix 1 table spoon
of honey, two table spoons of sugar and one table
spoon of olive oil and rub on lips. Leave for
sometime and then wipe off.
Another perfect soft lips remedy is applying vitamin E
on the lips before sleeping. These are available in
form of tiny capsules. They help hydrate the lips
making them soft.
7. Remove make-up at night. Leaving lip make-up on
overnight can cause lips to become dried out and
even discolored.
Make sure you remove lipstick and lip liner with an
effective make-up remover or cleanser before bed.
Incase you run out of make-up remover, a little olive
or almond oil on a cotton ball will effectively remove
any lipstick or liner.
8 Eat fruits and vegetables that are red in color. For
example, Tomatoes, Strawberries as they help
deposit the color in the skin—making lips pink.
9. Apply mustard oil on your navel. I know this
sounds weird.. but one ancient home remedy holds
that a little mustard oil placed on your navel at
nighttime will result in naturally soft, pink lips. Give it
a try.