When your lips sore, red, peeling, and you can’t hardly smile you are experiencing chapped lips. This is also common during winter when lips gets easily dried up due to coldness.
Here are some ideas to stop dryness :
The magic of lip balm. This is effective for immediate relief, make sure that you apply lip balm everytime you go out or eat and drink.
Wear lipstick. Women are more protected from chapped lips because of lipstick than men. A creamy lipstick will do to soothe a dried lips.
Drink more water. It is still best to
take lots of liquids to moisturize the dry lips especially during
winter. ” I recommend several ounces of water every hour” says Dr.
Bihova, M.D, a dermatologist clinical instructor at New
York University Medical
Center. She adds ” as
you age, the ability of your cells to retain moisture decreases, so your dryness problem may
actually increase each winter. Another way to help counter wintertime dry
lips is to humidify your home or office.”
Avoid licking lips to moisturize.
Most people tend to lick their lips trying to stop the dryness to
moisturize, the moisture will only evaporates immedialtely and
the lips gets more drier afterwards.
