Reasons for dark spots around lips

I believe that many of my friends will find that the area around their lips has become darker when looking in the mirror. Some friends even find that their lips have turned dark purple. What exactly causes this dark lip color? Let’s see what the experts say.

This situation is mostly the result of pigmentation, and skin color is an important indicator of fitness. The color of the skin is related to the amount of melanin in the skin. Dietary adjustments can reduce the synthesis of melanin and help whiten dark skin.

(1) Eat less foods rich in tyrosine. Because tyrosine is the basic substance of melanin. In other words, melanin is converted from tyrosine through the action of tyrosinase. If the intake of tyrosine is less, the basic substance for synthesizing melanin will also be less, and the skin will become whiter. Therefore, you should eat less foods rich in tyrosine, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.

(2) Eat more foods rich in vitamin C. Chemical experiments have shown that the series of reactions that form melanin are mostly oxidation reactions, but when vitamin C is added, the formation of melanin can be blocked. Therefore, eat more foods rich in vitamin C, such as sour jujube, fresh jujube, tomatoes, sea buckthorn, citrus, fresh green leafy vegetables, etc.

(3) Pay attention to the intake of foods rich in vitamin E. Modern scientific research has proved that vitamin E is an antioxidant in the human body, especially a fat antioxidant, which can inhibit the peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and other unstable compounds. The lipofuscin in the human body is a peroxide of unsaturated fatty acids.

It is recommended to pay attention to diet, eat less spicy and greasy food, drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. In addition, you can also use a whitening mask to assist, nourish the skin, improve dull and yellow skin, inhibit the formation of melanin, so that the skin instantly becomes smooth, white, tender and translucent.

There are many different shades of lip color, and different levels of lip color have different factors. It is understood that the dark but red lip color is caused by problems with heart function. For purple lip color, the situation is relatively serious and is caused by blood problems. The specific cause should be found out in time at the hospital.