lips

[roseyfox]

This is the end of week 3 since i started hormones and my lips are swelling and cracking not to mention they gotten a lot darker in color but also seem brighter is this due to hormones?

[IdontEven]

Yep, when I first started my lips changed color a lot. Some times more than others, it came and went. Now it's settled down, but now it's pretty impossible to keep them from getting dried out. I think the color change now acts as an indicator of sexual...interest? receptiveness? Not sure how to describe it.

[KyleeKrow]

Yup. I have to carry ChapStick around all the time now.

[SofiN]

This happened to me as well!

Around a month ago I caved and got lip balm. No more dryness xD

[KayXo]

Estrogen makes skin drier because it reduces sebum (oil) production, contrary to testosterone. Progesterone can help with this.

Estrogen leads to increased skin pigmentation which can be the reason why lips become darker. People have sometimes asked me if I was wearing lipstick because my lips looked redder and darker. I wouldn't be surprised if it has something to do with receptivity and attracting the opposite sex, this is why men get sexually aroused from women wearing lipsticks.