Causes Of Black Lips And How To Overcome Them

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JAKARTA - Just like skin, lip color can vary from person to person. Indeed, having pink and healthy lips will certainly make you look more attractive and make your lipstick color pop.

Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky to have red lips. Some of them have black lips. Dark lips can be the result of hyperpigmentation or excess melanin.

Lip hyperpigmentation is usually caused by sun exposure. Not only can it damage facial skin, sun exposure can also be one of the most common causes of dark lips.

Skin, including lips that are exposed to sunlight can trigger the body to produce more melanin. As a result, the skin and lips can turn darker.

For that, you can prevent this lip discoloration by diligently using a lip balm that contains SPF to keep your lips protected.

The smoking habit is also one of the causes of black lips. The nicotine and benzopyrene content in tobacco smoke can encourage the body to produce melanin, which can then cause lips to turn black. These changes occur gradually over time and the intensity of the smoking habit.

Apparently, health problems also affect the cause of black lips. Reporting from Medical News Today, certain medical problems can cause skin hyperpimentation. One of the most well-known is Addison's disease.

This condition occurs due to damage to the adrenal glands, so they are unable to produce important hormones that the body needs.

As a result, black patches appear on the skin, black lips, or dark gums. Other symptoms include lack of energy, weakness, and having a bad mood.

Do you know? If your body lacks fluid intake, your lips will likely turn black.

Dry lips eventually become chapped and eventually turn black. Therefore, make sure to always meet your body's fluid needs by drinking at least eight glasses of water per day.

In addition to drinking water, caffeinated drinks are also chosen to be consumed every day because they can provide a refreshing and encouraging effect.

But unfortunately, caffeinated drinks like coffee can have a diuretic effect that makes you urinate more often, causing your body to become dehydrated.

When the body is dehydrated, the lips will turn dry, chapped, and appear black. Not only that, consuming too much caffeine can turn teeth yellow.

To overcome this black lip color, you only need to regularly exfoliate your lips two to three times a week before going to bed at night.

In addition, use a lip balm that contains SPF every time you leave the house. Treat your lips like you would treat facial skin. Finally, drink enough water to keep the body well hydrated.