Lip neutralisation is a process to make dark-toned lips neutral. In order to have similar tones for both the upper and lower lips.
Why is the skin on your lips different from the rest of your body? It is said the skin on the lips is thinner and more sensitive than the skin on the body. Including face. As the stratum corneum or the outermost layer of the epidermis is far thinner than the skin on our body. This makes our lips more prone to discolouration, dryness and flakiness.
While we reach out for our trusted lip balm every time our lips develop cracks. There is not much that we do for discoloration. Dark-toned or discoloured lips can be a result of hyperpigmentation. That’s how the concept of lip neutralisation has come into being.
Exposure to UV rays makes the lips tan and dark. It causes hyperpigmentation due to an increase in the production of melanin. Apart from the sun, other reasons for hyperpigmentation include skin trauma, medications, nutrient-related deficiencies and hormonal changes.
One of the ways to tackle this issue is with the help of semi-permanent make-up. The lip neutralisation procedure lightens the dark-toned lips. It works best on people with brown, blue or purple undertones. The lip neutralisation technique adds pigment to the skin on the lips. Along with a permanent make-up machine. Thereby adding bright sheer colour to your lips.
Speaking about lip neutralisation, Raman Chohan, Co-owner, Victress Beauty Academy, elaborates, “Dark lip neutralisation is a procedure with multiple treatments. It will help us reach a desirable brighter lip colour tone. With the use of Fitzpatrick colour scale to, the procedure to cancel out dark and/or blue toned colours is completed.”
She further explained that during the span of multiple sessions, the therapist is able to cancel out the dark colouring. With the appropriate warm tones. This effectively cancels out unwanted pigmentation. “Most procedures on average will need 2-3 sessions to achieve desired results of warm tone lips,” she asserts.
Lip neutralisation procedure is helpful for women who use make-up daily, especially concealers and lipsticks. In order to cover up their dark-toned lips. It gives a natural look while saving time on applying. And re-applying lipstick throughout the day.
