Dry Chapped Lips

Chapped lips are quite common. Your lips can become painfully dry, red and chapped in colder climates and they can also get sunburned. When your skin becomes dry you use a moisturizer, but when lips are dry you need a extra protection. You can coat the lips for protection against sunburn or the cold by using petroleum jelly, but if you want to moisturize them you’ve got to go a step further and use a moisturizing lip balm.
Aside from environmental reason for chapped lips your lips can become dry due to a lack of water, medication, poor diet, and a vitamin deficiency.
You can avoid dry, chapped lips by:
· Avoid licking your lips excessively. By doing so, your lips can become darker and loose their moistness.
· Ladies, before applying your favorite lipstick apply lip balm. This helps the lips remain soft and moist.
· Get into the habit of using a lip balm to keep lips soft, smooth and kissable.
· Before going out into the cold, protect your lips with petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly is one of the few occasions which I recommend the use of the product. Because petroleum jelly coats the skin rather then moisturizing it, it works well on the lip and on a baby’s bottom when diaper rash is present. Otherwise, use caution as it may clog the pores.
· Keeping the body hydrated by drinking lots of water.
· Avoid peeling the dead dry skin from the lips.
· I’ve never tried this, but I’ve heard a few people say it works. Here goes! Soak rose petals in raw milk for few hours. Then make it a paste and apply on the lips to keep them pink and smooth. This helps the lips to retain their lost color.

I hope I’ve been able to give you some insight on treating your dry cracked lips.

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