White Line Around the Lips

Dear Rebecca: I’m a 20-year-old college student, and I’ve had a white line around my lips for years now. This slams my self-esteem and confidence. Can you help me? —Zoe

Dear Zoe: Im sorry for your discomfort and you’re not alone. In the past decade, we increasingly see different colors around the mouth. This reveals digestive issues according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Although any color of the rainbow can display (see my post Skin Color Above your Lip), white and red are common. 

 Multi-Lip “Liners”

Note the white and red layers of color around both lips of my client, Julie.  These colors provide important information about the gastrointestinal tract and face mapping points us to a resolution as you will see.

Now look at the actual color of Julie’s top lip which is almost white. This pale color results from eating too many cold or chilled foods. Indeed, she breakfasts on a green drink; grazes throughout the day on yogurt, nuts, fruit, and chocolate; and dinner is typically a large salad.

Regaining Normal Colored Skin

Exactly three weeks after her Face Reading and following my recommendations, here’s Julie again. While the white border still shows, it is both fading and shrinking and her red “lip liners” are gone. Plus, in only 21-days, her top lip is starting to pink up. She reported less bloating and better digestion.

Our amazing bodies: they’re hardwired to mend and when we give them what they need, healing happens.

White Surrounding the Lips

In Sally’s photo below we see white all around the mouth but, look sharp, and note the difference in quality between the white above and the white below. There appears to be a loss of pigmentation below her mouth suggesting vitiligo. I gave her recommendations that have resolved this condition for other clients.

Unfortunately, Sally didn’t follow the recommendations. One year later, she sent a new photo which reveals an increased loss of skin pigmentation that now extends all around her mouth.

“Erase” Off Colors

While the first three photos show a relatively thin white line, some people have a wide swath of color which may or may not be white. For such examples see Discolored Skin Around Mouth. Skin issues on and above the top lip primarily reflect Earth Element imbalance; whereas issues on and below the bottom lip are primarily related to the Metal Element in Five Element Medicine.

Zoe, you observed that some days your white lip border is more noticeable than others. Keep tracking this important information and note what exaggerates the color discrepancy. Keep a diet log and you’ll see the cause and effect of what you put in your mouth and what your colors reveal.

Consider that as a kindness, your body giving you a visual cue. So rather than letting your imagination run wild about how bad you think you look, give thanks to this personal “read out” and use it to your advantage! For personal help, consider a Face Reading from me.