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Brilio.net - Lately, the use of sugar scrubs to brighten dark lips has become increasingly popular. Many people are turning to this natural ingredient because it is considered safer than chemical products. In addition, sugar is easy to find and cheap, making it a practical choice for caring for lips to make them look brighter and healthier.
Sugar scrubs work by lifting dead skin cells that build up on the surface of the lips . When rubbed gently, the sugar granules help stimulate new skin regeneration, leaving lips feeling smoother and looking fresher. Some people also mix it with honey or natural oils to provide extra moisture for maximum results.
However, the use of sugar scrub still needs to be done carefully. Scrubbing that is too rough or too often can actually cause irritation and make the lips drier. Therefore, it is important to know the right way to use it so that the benefits can be felt without causing side effects.
If you want to be safer, you can use other more natural kitchen ingredients. In this case, cucumber can be used as a substitute for granulated sugar to brighten dark lips to make them redder. Compared to granulated sugar, the texture of cucumber tends to be softer, so it can minimize irritation.
Nutritional content and benefits of cucumber for lips.
how to lighten dark lips with cucumber
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Cucumber is often used as a natural ingredient to lighten dark lips because of its rich nutritional content. This vegetable contains lots of water, vitamin C, and antioxidants that help moisturize and rejuvenate the skin of the lips. In addition, its soothing properties can also reduce irritation or inflammation that may be the cause of lips appearing darker.
One of the main benefits of cucumber is its ability to brighten skin tone naturally. Vitamin C in cucumber plays a role in inhibiting excess melanin production, which often causes lips to appear dark. In addition, the silica content in cucumber helps stimulate the regeneration of new skin cells, so that lips look fresher and naturally rosy.
Using cucumber for lip care is also quite easy. To find out more, see the following review on how to brighten dark lips that has been summarized by briliobeauty.net from YouTube Pauline Wahyuni, Thursday (3/13).
Ingredients:
how to lighten dark lips with cucumber
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- Cucumber, sliced or cut into two parts
How to use cucumber to brighten lips.
how to lighten dark lips with cucumber
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1. Immediately take one piece of cucumber.
2. Then apply to lips for 5 minutes.
3. Once done, let it sit for 10 minutes so that the contents of the cucumber can be absorbed into the lips.
4. With regular use, lip moisture will be maintained, and dark lip color can gradually become brighter and healthier.
(brl/ola)
