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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Thursday, September 24, 2009
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