Recommended Ingredients for Lip Treatment

For addressing dark lips and providing sun protection, the following recommended ingredients can be helpful:

Skin Brightening Ingredients:

• Alpha Arbutin: This is a water-soluble synthetic ingredient that helps brighten the skin and promote an even skin tone. It works by reducing the activity of the Tyrosinase enzyme, which is crucial for melanin production. Various grades are available, such as Alpha Arbutin (Switzerland) or Alpha Arbutin (China).
• Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide): Helps reduce redness and dark spots (hyperpigmentation), increases moisture, and strengthens the skin barrier. Different grades are available, including Safe-B3™ or Extreme-B3™.
• GlucoBright™ (Acetyl Glucosamine): When combined with Vitamin B3, it helps brighten skin tone, reduce dark spots, and stimulates the natural production of Hyaluronic Acid, leaving lips soft and moisturized.
• Various forms of Vitamin C: Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, helps brighten the skin, stimulates collagen synthesis, and reduces melanin production. Different forms offer varying stability, such as Ascorbyl Glucoside (AA-2G Stabilized Vitamin C), Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C SAP), or Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate (Vitamin C Hyaluron). The choice depends on the desired formula type and stability requirements.

Sun Protection Ingredients:

• Zinc Oxide: This is a popular physical sunscreen commonly used in lip products. It helps protect the skin from UVA/UVB rays, which are a contributing factor to discoloration. It is available in various particle sizes and dispersion forms, such as Zinc Oxide 200nm EasyDisperse™, Zinc Oxide 35nm Liquid, or Zinc Oxide Transparent Dispersion, offering different levels of transparency. The selection depends on the desired opacity and ease of incorporation into the formula.

These ingredients can be incorporated into a Lip Treatment formula to help reduce darkness and protect the lips from sun damage, which is one cause of discoloration.