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How To Treat Hyper Pigmentation On Lips Naturally?

I feel like this may be hyper pigmentation, but I don't know. I used to lick my lips a lot mainly in the 4th grade when they were chapped and NEVER used Chapstick. That following year in 5th grade I started to notice a black line going across my bottom lip that separated a very bright pink inside from the darker bottom half of my bottom lip. Mind you I'm an African American (dark skinned) 18 year old male now, but regardless since the development of the dark line since 5th grade (which has gotten darker over the years) the pink half of my bottom lip becomes more and more noticeable. Are there any natural ways to at the least get rid of the dark line and/or return my bottom lip to just a natural 1 tone color? My lips aren't huge but naturally big and the bottom half kind of hangs lol so it's quite noticeable. I just wanted to know after 8/9 years if there's a way to go back to a regular bottom colored lip? Is it hydration? Do I need vaseline? HELP.
Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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Dentist,  's  Response
Hi..
Can understand your lips..

As per your complain dark lips in individuals with dark complexion is not an abnormal finding but in case if the darkness has increased over the time it can be due to excessive exposure to sun leading to chapping and darkening of lips due to melanin pigmentation..

Other reasons for darkening can be smoking,UV radiations,too much intake of caffine,allergies etc..

You can rub honey to your lips at night time as they help in lightening the colour of lips..

You can scrub your lips with a slice of lemon with salt on it as it will act as a scrub and lemon also has a bleaching action..

Beetroot juice can also help in lightening the lip colour..

Orange peel scrub also helps in lightening the lips..

You can apply ice packs over the lips as they help in improving the blood flow of the lips and improve the tone and colour..

You should always apply SPF 15 containing lip balms over the lips to preven sun damage.

Avoid caffine and smoking..

Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration and prevent drying of lips..

Avoid sucking the lips..

Avoid heavy chemicals and steroid based creams on lips..

Hope your query is solved..

If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..




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Dentist,  Dr. Harry Maheshwari's  Response
Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern.

As per you query you have symptoms of dark line on bottom lips and you lick your lips alot, its mainly because of dehydration of lips. Continuous dehydration leads to accumulation of microbes and chapping of lips initially and then cracking and formation of dark lines. Need no to worry about it, its just increased pigmentation which is giving these symptoms.

I would suggest you to :-

1) Apply Desi ghee on lips before sleeping and keep it whole night. it will helps you to regain your natural lip color.

2) Re-hydrate lips by drinking plenty of water and keep applying vaselin on them. Don't let them becoming dry.

3) Exfoliate your face or lip once a week to remove dead skin.

4) Apply kojic acid cream twice a day which is natural extract of mushroom as it is safe for use . It is very effective for hyper pigmentation.

5) Also apply vitamin C oil.

If your condition doesn't start getting better within a month then consult dermatologist. There are many steroids creams containing hydroquinone which is better to take after proper prescription.

Micro-abrasion and peeling are other chemical methods to get rid of your problem.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Hi.. Can understand your lips.. As per your complain dark lips in individuals with dark complexion is not an abnormal finding but in case if the darkness has increased over the time it can be due to excessive exposure to sun leading to chapping and darkening of lips due to melanin pigmentation.. Other reasons for darkening can be smoking,UV radiations,too much intake of caffine,allergies etc.. You can rub honey to your lips at night time as they help in lightening the colour of lips.. You can scrub your lips with a slice of lemon with salt on it as it will act as a scrub and lemon also has a bleaching action.. Beetroot juice can also help in lightening the lip colour.. Orange peel scrub also helps in lightening the lips.. You can apply ice packs over the lips as they help in improving the blood flow of the lips and improve the tone and colour.. You should always apply SPF 15 containing lip balms over the lips to preven sun damage. Avoid caffine and smoking.. Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration and prevent drying of lips.. Avoid sucking the lips.. Avoid heavy chemicals and steroid based creams on lips.. Hope your query is solved.. If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..