What does the supply of lips mean
Lip plumping means lightening the color of the lips by removing the dark skin layer and reducing the secretion of melanin pigment in the skin covering the lips. Below we will learn about the best ways to supply lips.
The supply and lightening of the lips is carried out in more than one way such as:
- Use a laser to lighten the lips.
- Peeling to remove the dark layer of skin covering the lips.
- Mesotherapy injections to reduce the secretion of melanin pigment.
- Lip supply products such as home lip balms.
It should be noted that the process of lightening the color of the lips is limited to cases of increased pigmentation of the lips and not to change the color of the lips for pathological reasons such as:
- Blue discoloration of the lips as a result of lack of oxygen.
- Pale color of the lips as a result of anemia.
- Darkening of the lips as a result of Addison's disease.
- Discoloration of the lips due to cancer or other diseases.
Causes of darkening of the lips or discoloration of the lips
Discoloration of the lips is the result of pathological causes and other non-pathological causes such as:
- Smoking and the resulting increased secretion of melanin pigment due to nicotine and benzpyrene.
- Exposure to the sun and the resulting increased secretion of melanin in the lips.
- Pregnancy as a result of changing hormone ratios leads to darkening of the lips and other parts of the body.
- Some drugs such as malaria drugs and some antibiotics.
- Some diseases such as anemia, Edison's disease, hypoxia, cancer.
The best ways to lighten the color of the lips
The use of home products to lighten the color of the lips, such as lip balm, is the best because it is safe, painless and does not have strong side effects like other methods such as Mesotherapy and laser injections.
Cheap and premium products for the supply of lips
- Azure dark lip lightening cream, turmeric lip balm for smokers،
- Minimalist 8% ascorbic acid lip balm with vitamin E for pigmented and dark lips.
- A lip exfoliating and dark lip-opening elixir for smoking men and women.
Sources
- Discolored Lips: What It Means and How to Treat Them (healthline.com)
- Dark lips: Causes and 5 natural remedies (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Er,Cr:YSGG 2780 nm Laser Treatment of Lip Melanin Hyperpigmentation – PMC (nih.gov)
Author of the article
Ibrahim Ammar
More than 15 years of experience in beauty products, skin and hair care
Egyptian Pharmacist
Treatab platform operations manager