Cute Health

Having dull, dark, discolored lips or dark spots on lips is a pretty common problem that robs you of your charm. More often than not, dark lips are caused by factors like frequent intake of hot, caffeinated beverages such as tea and coffee, over exposure to sunlight, reaction to chemicals found in commercial lipsticks, lip plumpers, and other cosmetic products, hyperpigmentation, and the habit of licking or biting the lips. Besides, issues like iron deficiency, excess iron, low levels of vitamin B-complex, vitamin A, vitamin, C, calcium, magnesium, etc., dehydration, allergies, hormonal discrepancies, and cigarette smoking also contribute in causing this problem. Unusually dark lips, though, may indicate problems like kidney, gallbladder, or liver disease. In rare cases, black lips or dark brown spots on lips may be a symptom cancer or Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (also called hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome). Some individuals, on the other hand, have naturally dark li...

Skin covering your lips is quite thin. Moreover, it does not have sebaceous and sweat glands. Thus, it is likely to become dry, cracked, and chapped as it loses moisture soon. Chapped lips become sensitive, rough, and reddish. Plus, peeling and cracking of dry lips may cause pain and even bleeding. More often than not, the problem is caused by environmental factors, dehydration, overexposure to sun, repeated licking of lips, smoking, ill-fitting dentures, hypersensitive reaction to irritants or allergens, certain medications, and so on. Besides, vitamin and nutritional deficiencies like that of vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin C, folic acid, etc. can also cause the same. Chapped lips are more common during the winter months due to temperature changes and dry air. In addition, individuals suffering from conditions like Diabetes, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Kawasaki Disease, Thyroid Disorder, and other autoimmune diseases. may be prone to dry, cracked lips. ...

Having dull, dark, discolored lips or dark spots on lips is a pretty common problem that robs you of your charm. More often than not, dark lips are caused by factors like frequent intake of hot, caffeinated beverages such as tea and coffee, over exposure to sunlight, reaction to chemicals found in commercial lipsticks, lip plumpers, and other cosmetic products, hyperpigmentation, and the habit of licking or biting the lips. Besides, issues like iron deficiency, excess iron, low levels of vitamin B-complex, vitamin A, vitamin, C, calcium, magnesium, etc., dehydration, allergies, hormonal discrepancies, and cigarette smoking also contribute in causing this problem. Unusually dark lips, though, may indicate problems like kidney, gallbladder, or liver disease. In rare cases, black lips or dark brown spots on lips may be a symptom cancer or Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (also called hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome). Some individuals, on the other hand, have naturally dark li...