lips darker than facial skin!!!

by yase
(south africa)

i used a lightening lotion for a short while which worked great. i havent really changed my complexion, i just became a shade or two lighter. now i am maintaining this complexion and am no longer applying the lotion.im using tissue oil instead.the problem is that my lips have remained dark and look quite awkward against my lighter facial skin.will the lemons work to lighten my lips or what else do you recommend?and how long do you think it will take. i also started using the godiva lightening lip gloss since last week.no results yet.

please help.

Answer:

Hi Yase, you can try lemon for dark lips. Very gently rub on lips 2-3x a day, and moisturize lips at bedtime with a rich lip balm. Lemon can be too acidic and drying for the lips so don't forget to hydrate them.

Sometimes applying the whitening lotion/cream on lips 2x a week (no more than that) seems to help too.

Maria