Fuller Lips – The Kylie Jenner Effect

If like me, the idea of having needles put into your lips makes you slightly panicky, there are less invasive methods of getting fuller lips, although the results may be more subtle and certainly not as instant.  Traditionally, lip plumpers have relied on irritants such as peppermint oil, wintergreen, capicum (a derivative of chillis), and cinnamon, but Dermatologists are singing the praises of one ingredient above any other – hyaluronic acid (HA).

This ingredient is found in most injectable fillers these days but just as it works inside the lips, when its applied to the surface of the lips it can help to give a natural fuller effect.  The HA molecule can hold up to 1000 times its own weight in water, so applying a hyaluronic serum topically is the fastest way for it to be absorbed into the skin and it works by pulling hydration to the surface of the skin.

Available in the USA and Australia and now launched in the UK, Fillerina Lip Volume is an alternative to fillers and a great way take your lips to their own natural maximum.  It works by combining 6 different forms of topical hyaluronic acid molecules which penetrate the layers of the skin.  The effects build gradually (1 month for max effect) so don’t expect instant pouty lips.  And it’s also recommended you drink lots of water during the period of application to help the action of the HA molecules.

The only down-side beside a little tingling is, it needs to be applied up to 5 times a day, which for a lip balm addict like me isn’t a problem!