Many women yearn for luscious, full lips. There’s something about them that seem so sexy and desirable. Still, not many are willing to spend thousands of Ringgit for plumping injections or to have them surgically altered.
Did you know though, that there are natural ways you can plump up your lips and get that lovely Angelina Jolie or even Renee Zellweger-like look going? We show you how here.
Exfoliate: it makes a difference
Exfoliating your lips is one of the easiest ways to give them a plumper look. Either use a good lip exfoliator or make your own. Here’s one easy recipe to try:
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil.
Mix the two ingredients together and place it in a small airtight container. It may be enough for two or three uses. With your clean finger, scoop up a little and scrub your lips with it and rinse off. Exfoliating may or may not irritate the skin on your lips. If it does, apply some lip balm to moisturise your lips after that. This exfoliating and moisturising if done regularly, will help your lips look fuller and lovelier in time.
Apply diluted clove oil
Using clove oil, or clove essential oil is a safe and natural way to plump up your lips. Sensitive lips might not be able to take the hot sensation of clove oil, so make sure you dilute it with some jojoba oil or olive oil before using it. You can even mix some clove oil with your lip balm for this purpose. Use it a few times a week and watch as your lips get fuller and plumper.
Peppermint oil
Peppermint oil when used on the lips encourages blood flow and circulation under the lips, creating a plumping effect! Mix some with your lipgloss or lip balm and be prepared to attract some adoring gazes. As a bonus, peppermint oil has a delightful, happy scent that’ll keep you smiling too.
Cinnamon leaf oil for instant effect
Here’s one way to get that bee-stung look in a jiffy, and that’s by using a drop of cinnamon leaf oil. Bear in mind though, that it’s even stronger than clove oil, so it will be a good idea to either dilute it as you would your clove oil or mix it with your lip balm.
Make your own lip-plumping serum
Why waste money on expensive commercial lip plumpers when you can make your own chemical-free one with ingredients from your kitchen cupboard?
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 6 drops of cinnamon leaf oil
- 10 teaspoons of jojoba oil
- Liquid content of 1 Vitamin E capsule
Mix ingredients together and store in a clean lip gloss bottle available at stores such as Craftiviti. Use every night before bed for best results.
Lip workout for fuller pouts
Yes, your lips can be exercised to be plumped up ,so let’s get to work. Firstly, ensure that your lips are bare with nothing applied on them. The purpose of these lip exercises are to encourage collagen production to help plump them up.
Lip exercise 1
Fold in your lips as if you were trying to not laugh. With your mouth shut like this, smile as hard as you can, and hold for 10 seconds before relaxing your lips. Repeat this exercise 10 times. Another variation to this exercise is to fold in your lips the same way, and using your index fingers, pull the sides of your lips up, as if you’re indicating someone to smile.
Lip exercise 2
Pucker up your lips as hard as you can and hold for 10 seconds, Relax and repeat 10 times.
Lip exercise 3
Pucker up your lips, and point them upward as far as you can, towards your nose. Hole for 10 seconds, relax and repeat 10 times.
