For plump lips, people usually go to a cosmetologist. He gives injections fillers – hyaluronic acid preparations, which give volume to the lips. But not everyone is ready to face a medical needle. Then outlandish Chinese inventions, lip glosses with pepper and other methods are used. Unfortunately, their effect is usually temporary, but the harm can be quite serious.
Hyaluronic handles
These devices have become popular during the covid pandemic. They are pushing hyaluronic acid into the tissue using compressed air. There are no needles in them. The operating principle is approximately the same as in insulin injectors. The device contains a cylindrical tube filled with hyaluronic acid. The tube is pressed against the lip on one side, and high pressure is created on the other. It pushes hyaluronic acid through the skin.
Dermatologists And plastic surgeons They believe that such handles are dangerous. First of all, because no one regulates their production. The FDA (American Food and Drug Administration) even released official statement about how dangerous they are. And not only at home, but also in medical offices. This is because they were not tested properly. Handles can cause infection and injure your lips.
Injectors that use hyaluronic pens are designed for water-based or fat-based medications. Hyaluronic acid is more of a viscous gel. Whether it is safe to “press” it into the skin in the same way is unknown. The danger of the procedure is that it is difficult to control. The handle does not allow you to adjust how much hyaluronic acid you inject and how deep it penetrates into the tissue (and everyone’s lips are different). In addition, no one guarantees that there will be high-quality and safe hyaluronic acid inside. In this regard, even conventional fillers are safer.
Vacuum cleaner for pores and “suction” devices
With the help of such a vacuum cleaner they clean the face – remove blackheads and particles of dead skin. The gadget literally sucks them out. But on TikTok he found Another application is lip augmentation. American dermatologists and authors of the YouTube channel Doctorly explainedwhy is this a bad idea. Yes, there will really be an effect: your lips will swell for a while. But first, it can happen unevenly: you’ll leave the house with a lip that’s half swollen and half normal. Secondly, such lip enlargement is easy to injure. This is because they have a lot of vessels. And they differ from the rest of the skin – the protective stratum corneum is very thin, but there are no sebaceous glands (which means there is no natural hydration). Because lips are so delicate and vulnerable, they can be easily damaged. Rough mechanical impact may leave bruises that will not go away in a couple of weeks.
According to American dermatologist Andrea Suarez, the same applies to other devices with a similar operating principle. For example, popular “sucker” for lips. They work like this: a plastic cap is placed tightly against the mouth, and then air is sucked in. This creates a vacuum effect. Due to the flow of blood, the lips temporarily swell – this is the coveted plumpness. The benefit of this is doubtful. Moreover, constant “suction” can thin the lips, and they will begin to lose the main building protein – collagen. In addition, you can earn statewhich called suction purpura. This is when pinpoint grouped hemorrhages appear due to the rupture of small blood vessels – capillaries. Not to mention the banal bruises around the mouth.
Lip plumpers
“Plumpers” called cosmetics that enlarge lips. These can be balms, lipsticks and glosses. They make your lips look quite large fast – in about 15 minutes. At the same time, they may burn and tingle.
Plumpers have two mechanisms of operation – moisturizing and dilating blood vessels. For the latter they are responsible:
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Non-immunological contact urticaria. Occurs due to the effect of cinnamon and cayenne pepper on the metabolism of prostaglandins (substances that, among other things, answer for an inflammatory reaction in the body).
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Cheilitis upon contact with irritants. This is also a reaction to cinnamon and cayenne pepper, but when they act on the receptors that release substance P (in the body it activates immune cells).
All of the above actually causes your lips to swell. And due to the blood flow, they may even turn a little red. It would seem like a great effect, but there is nothing good about it. This is simply the body’s reaction to irritation. According to dermatologists, plumpers can cause an allergy to the same cinnamon. And also constant irritation – true path to dry chapped lips. That is, you will get rid of one problem, but you will create another one.
By the way, on the Internet there was happeningwhen erection cream was used as a plumper. Here (in addition to the irritating effect) there is another danger. Everything that is applied to the lips can, in theory, be swallowed. And if the product is not intended for this at all, lip augmentation may end in hospital.
How to keep your lips beautiful without harm to your health
Miracle remedies that will help you safely enlarge your lips and avoid the cosmetologist’s office have not yet been invented. But you can take good care of your lips, and then they themselves will look fuller and more nourished. Some tips on how to achieve this: gave in her video, American dermatologist Andrea Suarez.
Protect your lips from the sun
There is very little melanin pigment in the lips (it is what protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation). Therefore, they need additional protection from the sun. In principle, the usual Sanskrin, which you apply to your entire face, will do. But due to the fact that the skin of the lips is different from the skin of the face, it can dry it out and even irritate it. This applies to the greatest extent to chemical Sanskrins with oxybenzone. Therefore, special lip balms with SPF will come to the rescue.
Sunscreen lip balm SOME BY MI V10 HYAL LIP SUN PROTECTOR, 577 rubles
erid: 25H8d7vbP8SRTvJ4Q27doN / YANDEX LLC
Sun protection stick for lips URIAGE SPF 30, 670 rubles
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Neutrogena “Norwegian Formula” lip balm, 351 rubles
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Try to quit smoking
Smoking not only spoils your health, but also the appearance of your skin. Because of it, pigment spots and characteristic wrinkles around the lips appear (they are also called – “smoker’s wrinkles”). According to Andrea Suarez, they have several reasons: constant “suction” puffs on cigarettes, plus harmful substances in nicotine and tobacco smoke.
Apply Vaseline to your lips before going to bed
Sleep is a time of restructuring of the entire body. It also affects the skin – it turns pale from lack of sleep. At the same time, when we sleep, the skin (including the skin of the lips) loses moisture. If a person drools during sleep, this effect is enhanced. Constant dryness and irritation harm your lips, which can even cause them to lose volume. Lips cannot moisturize themselves; they do not produce sebum. Therefore, you can apply Vaseline at night. It works as an occlusive substance: it creates a film on the surface of the skin and locks moisture inside it. It turns out like a second skin on the lips.
Lip balm VASELINE LIP THERAPY ORIGINAL, 283 rubles
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Vaseline for sensitive skin of the face and body COME’ON, 579 rubles
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Healing ointment for lips Blistex Medicated Lip, 632 rubles
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Study the composition of lipsticks and balms
You can pay attention to peptides, hyaluronic acid, glycerin. These substances attract water into the epidermis. As a result, lips look smooth and nourished.
Hyaluronic booster balm with sparrow oil. KOROLKOVA hyaluronic lip balm, 1445 rubles
erid: 25H8d7vbP8SRTvJ4Ake3W8 / Ekaterinburg Yabloko LLC
Lip balm librederm hyaluronic 3d filler, 612 rubles
erid: 25H8d7vbP8SRTvJ4Ake3W8 / Ekaterinburg Yabloko LLC
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