Most Common Reasons Behind Dark or Pigmented Lips | Aiconic Health
4S that are most common reasons behind dark or pigmented lips:
1) SMOKING- Oxidative damage, heat and nicotine and tar exposure from cigarette increase melanin production and lead to darkening of lips in the long run.
2) SALIVA- Lip licking might feel gratifying for sometime but leads to damage to lip cells by enzymes from our saliva and they tend to dry our lips further leading to dehydrated/ darkened lips.
3) SENSITIVITY- Sensitivity to lip cosmetics/ dark shade lipsticks or lip glosses and even overuse of lip scrubs can cause irritation and darkening of lips in the long run. Its very important to wipe off the lip make up before sleeping and moisturising your lips well with a non tinted lip balm.
4) SERUM Vitamin B12 def- B12 deficiency is common especially in vegetarian diets and it can trigger hyperpigmentation of lips,lip corners, skin folds and even knuckles. Getting the levels tested and corrected helps with preventing lip darkening further.
Two At-home lip care tips for all: 1) Lip balms with SPF 30 or more 2) Depigmenting lip creams like those containing kojic acid, tranexamic acid, alpha arbutin can help reduce pigmentation in the long run.
