Jessie Just Wants To Know: I recently tried a lip plumper while browsing in Sephora. I was skeptical, but then as I walked around the store, I really did notice my lips feeling slightly fuller and very tingly. Is this my imagination? What are lip plumpers and how do they work?
The Right Brain Responds:
Lip plumpers work by temporarily irritating lips and causing them to swell slightly. That tingly feeling is not your imagination, it’s your lips reacting to a menthol type chemical that most plumpers use. The effect is slight and temporary – don’t expect to look like you’ve had a collagen injection. And while these products really do have this effect, the bad news it’s not really good for your lips to use them on a regular basis because it can be damaging to the skin.
Look for menthoxypropanediol on the ingredient list if you’re not sure the product will really plump or not.
Loading ...
{ 4 trackbacks }
{ 0 comments… add one now }