foto: TikTok/@chennai_tamizhachi

If you have dry lips that are peeling, don't lick them. In fact, this method will only make your lips even more dry and irritated.

  17 April 2024 13:10

Brilio.net - Everyone, especially women, wants to have healthy, reddish lips with a soft and moist texture. However, getting those dream lips is not easy. The reason is that there are many factors that cause the color of the lips to turn black, dry and appear unkempt.

It turns out that a person's lifestyle can be one of the causes of black lips that appear dry, so that they sometimes crack and peel . Apart from that, there are other factors that also trigger black and dry lips, namely exposure to UV rays, smoking habits, allergies, excessive caffeine consumption, hormonal imbalances, and age.

Lip color can also appear black if you suffer from certain medical disorders such as anemia, jaundice, dermatitis, lentigo, and even cyanosis. Even fake lip cosmetic products or those with too strong a scent can make your lips darker than their original color.

Not only black lips, a common problem that most people often experience is dry lips. If left untreated, lips that are too dry can tear and bleed. If you have dry lips that are peeling, don't lick them. In fact, this method will only make your lips even more dry and irritated .

So, if you experience something like that, there's no need to worry, because you can overcome it using natural ingredients around you. As shared by one woman via her personal TikTok account @chennai_tamizhachi on March 24 2020, which contains information about how to treat black and dry lips using granulated sugar and the addition of 1 type of fruit. The fruit in question is lemon.

"Lip care," wrote the woman in the caption of the uploaded video, which briliobeauty.net reported from the TikTok account @chennai_tamizhachi, Wednesday (17/4).

Granulated sugar and lemon overcome black and dry lips TikTok

Granulated sugar and lemon treat black and dry lips
TikTok/@chennai_tamizhachi

Benefits of granulated sugar to treat black and dry lips.

Granulated sugar is one of the kitchen ingredients that you can use to overcome the problem of black and dry lips, you know. The granular texture of granulated sugar is an abrasive material that can be used as a scrub. This natural ingredient is also a natural humectant which is very good for maintaining moist and healthy lips.

Apart from that, sugar is also pure glycolic acid to maintain healthy lips. Applying granulated sugar as a scrub on dry lips is very good for removing dead skin cells.

Lemon content to make lips bright and supple.

You can use lemon to brighten and make your lips more supple. Reporting from the Healthline page, lemons are believed to be able to inhibit melanin production, so that they can directly make lips naturally bright again. This is thanks to the fairly high vitamin C content in it. Apart from vitamin C, lemons also contain alpha hydroxy acid which can remove dead skin cells and replace them with new cells.

Relying on these two kitchen ingredients, you can make a lip scrub that is believed to be able to treat black and dry lips. Regular use will also make your lips supple and soft. Here's how to make and use it.

Granulated sugar and lemon overcome black and dry lips TikTok

Granulated sugar and lemon treat black and dry lips
TikTok/@chennai_tamizhachi

Material:

- Enough granulated sugar
- 1/2 lemon

How to create and use:

1. Clean your lips first from dirt and remaining makeup products
2. Sprinkle granulated sugar over the lemon then rub it all over the lip area
3. Make gentle circular movements
4. Continue by rubbing it with your hands for 1-2 minutes
5. Leave it for 3-5 minutes then rinse with water until clean
6. Continue using lip balm
7. Do this method regularly at least once a week to get satisfactory results.

Granulated sugar and lemon overcome black and dry lips TikTok

Granulated sugar and lemon treat black and dry lips
TikTok/@chennai_tamizhachi

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.

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