Safe & natural alternative for adding volume & rejuvenation to your lips

A sure sign of youth and beauty is full, beautiful lips, however, as we age our lips can begin to thin and marionette lines ( also known as smokers lines) can appear around the mouth. Nowadays there are many methods used in cosmetic clinics for rejuvenating the lips from dermal fillers to fat transfer and lip implants. Semi-permanent make-up can also be used to add colour and shape back to lifeless lips. One of the key things to any lip enhancement procedure is to make it look natural. We have all seen pictures of Hollywood stars with over-inflated ‘trout pouts’ but that is not the look most people are looking for. Also, Horror stories of lip treatments gone wrong to have made many people wary of treatments. While cosmeceuticals products can not be used to add volume to the lips in the same way as fillers, there are now products which claim to be able to enhance lip volume and products designed to reduce the appearance of the fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth often known as ‘smokers lines’ or ‘lipstick lines’ which most commonly appear around the upper lip.

Skinmedica TNS lip plump system
Is a clear plumping gloss that contains three key ingredients combine together to give increased lip volume by increasing blood flow to the lips and enhancing colour.
Benzyl Nicotinate (niacin) imparts a warm, ‘tingling’ effect on the skin by increasing microcirculation, which causes the skin to flush. The red flushing that occurs is due to the increased blood flow to the skin, which enhances natural lip colour.
Glycine Soja (soybean) oil is rich in essential fatty acids and is used in cosmetics for its hydrating and conditioning properties. It is quickly absorbed by the skin and a significant amount remains on your skin even after washing.
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is a non-irritating, non-greasy emollient and moisturising shine enhancer. It also restores skin suppleness, prevents water loss, (waterproofing agent) and serves as a pigment-dispersing agent.


Mene & Moy Yellow Peel Balm
Is the lip-plumping alternative that combines a volumising and moisturising lip treatment in one handy pot. It gently peels away unwanted dead skin and increases collagen for a plumper pout. Yellow peel balm is not superficial, temporary plumper that tricks the lips into swelling, but a product that delivers long term results. The stimulation balm contains retinoic acid that removes dead skin cells, stimulates the fibroblasts and increases collagen production. In turn, this increases oxygen to the lips and stimulates the blood vessels brightening and enhancing the lips. The barrier lip protection balm locks in moisture and provides protection to care for the delicate lip area. Apply yellow peel balm gradually and build up until the desired volume is achieved.


Medik8 pretox pout
Is designed specifically for lip care. Pretox pout hydrates the lips and helps restore glycosaminoglycans and collagen, increasing lip moisture and adding volume to improve the contour of the lips and give better definition to the lip-line. It helps promote fuller, healthier, more voluptuous lips using four active ingredients including:
Palmitoyl-GHK (14.0%)-lip-plumping peptide
Hyaluronic acid (8.0%) – smoothes wrinkles by adding volume under the skin “scaffold plumping”
Matrixyl (5.0%) – pentapeptide proved to stimulate healing of collagen layers
Lipomoist 2036 (5.0%)-induces the formation of collagen IV
These ingredients act to enhance small thin lips and help to balance the asymmetry between upper and lower lip. It significantly slows down the skin ageing process and restores the elasticity and resilience to the lips, leading to an enticing pout and an irresistible appeal.
This boost serum reduces the formation of mimic wrinkles around the mouth and helps to fill out existing wrinkles and fine lines. It contains vitamin A & E antioxidants to prevent free radicals damage to the lips.
Protox pout can be used post-treatment skincare maintenance, after lip enhancement surgery, lip augmentation with various injectable fillers including collagen, hyaluronic acid, botulinum toxin and synthetic materials (acceleration of regenerative processes and consolidation of procedure results). This cream formula helps remodel and refine the shape of lips leading to a dazzling make-over of the lip’s contours, size and shade.

Do you use one of these products? What do you think?
Any feedback back very welcome

Andrea
Cosmetic Nurse Practitioner