7 natural remedies to lighten dark lips

There are many factors that can cause your lips to go darker. One of the main causes of dark lips is sun exposure, other causes like UV rays, allergies, smoking, caffeine intake and hormonal imbalances can result in dark looking lips.

Rosy lips are most important element of a woman and man’s charm which add to their appeal. There is no doubt, naturally rosy and pink lips look visually appealing. There is no time to wear lipstick or lip balms at all times. Many of us shy from public appearances. There are a number of reasons but darker lips are one of the common problems affecting people of all ages. Dark lips can tarnish personal image and can cause embarrassment. However, there are many ways to lighten dark lips. Here are some natural remedies to help and treat lighten dark lips.

1. Honey is a natural ingredient to treat lips that have turned dark with age and other external factors. Honey has many beauty benefits, one of the benefits is that it can soften lips and give your lips a pink glow. Apply honey over night, every day. Apply it all over your lips and let it dry. Don’t wash off.
2. Lemon is used commonly to treat darker patches and spots of skin. But did you know you can also use lemon to naturally lighten dark lips. While, nights are the best to apply lemon juice on your lips. Massage freshly squeezed lemon juice on your lips overnight before you go to sleep.
3. For naturally smooth and pink lips, use one tablespoon of strawberry juice with two tablespoons of petroleum jelly on your lips. Use this mixture as lip balm daily on your lips.
4. There are many berries like strawberries and raspberries that can solve your problems of dark lips. You need to make a paste by mixing raspberries along with pure honey and aloe Vera juice. Apply and leave it for at least five minutes. Rinse it off and apply a home made lip balm. Raspberries contain vital minerals and vitamins, needed for your lips to remain healthy and vibrant.
5. Some oils can be good for the lips, like olive oil, mustard oil, tea tree oil. Clove oil is also used who have dark and patchy lips. Olive oil is the best among the others because it does not have any harmful effects. Apply one of these oils onto your lips before going to sleep.
6. Massage your lips with ice cubes. It will keep the lips nourished, moisturized and fresh.
7. Apply the mixture of castor oil and almond oil to massage your lips to make them pinkish naturally.
8. Follow any of these tips regularly until you are fully satisfied with your result. 

Personally, below are my weekly routine to lighten my face hand, lips and armpit.
i mix a blend of 50% citric acid with 50% honey until it form a gel-like substance and then i keep it refrigerated and rub it on my face, lips, hands and armpit ones a week in form of body scrub.when applying the one for my hands i add a bit of castor oil on my palm and rub it all over my hands i do this only to soften my hands. However, I prefer to do this routine at night just for 30mins this is because the use of honey is sticky also NOTE that the use of citric acid helps tone the skin area you apply it on this is because citric acid is an astringent derived from citric fruits such as lemon, orange and so on. However, the only Con to this solvent is the burning sensation it has on the skin. For example it feels like sprinkling salt on open wound, that is how citric acid feels on the skin but the use of honey in the mix ease the burn. This concoction works well like magic.