Why Lips Dry and How To Heal Them

The weather commonly causes dry and cracked lips, as well as UV rays exposure, constant licking, and dehydration. Fortunately, it's possible to heal chapped lips using top-quality skincare products.

Chapped lips can occur to everyone regardless of gender or age.

Many kids and teenagers suffer from dry lips due to the constant licking. People who are usually licking their lips can experience lip licker's dermatitis, an eruption or rash around the mouth.

Also, most people experience chapped lips due to extreme weather conditions. Seasonally chapped lips are most common during winter.

Please note that it's possible to have dry lips due to health issues, such as:

• Thyroid disease
• Vitamin deficiencies, particularly B complex vitamins
• Mineral deficiencies, especially in people with low levels of zinc or iron
• Inflammatory bowel disease, like Crohn's disease
• Angular cheilitis: a medical condition that swollen the corners of the mouth

Usually, chapped lips heal within one or two days. However, if this doesn't occur, it's vital to use lip products to protect and restore the skin. Here are the best remedies to treat dry lips.

1. Use a Lip Balm

Dermatologists recommend using an ointment-based lip balm. This product is the perfect remedy as it seals in moisture and repairs cracks. Make sure to choose an ointment formula with essential oils, glycerin, or petrolatum, like 3CE Plumping Lips.

Plumping Lips balms come in five colours: red, clear, coral, pink, and rosy. These lip ointments are glossy and highly pigmented. They're terrific for nourishing, hydrating, and plumping the lips.

Its top-quality K-beauty formula contains baobab seed, avocado, calendula, and coconut oils.

Make sure to avoid lip balms with menthol, eucalyptus, and camphor. These ingredients usually worsen the problem as they dry out the lips.

Another vital tip is to use a lip balm with sunscreen, especially during summer. Remember, the lips are delicate and can burn quickly.

2. Hydrate

Dehydrated people usually suffer from chapped lips. According to beauty experts, if you're not drinking enough water, the body warns you through the lips. We recommend consuming a minimum of eight glasses of water a day. If your lips and skin are dry, it's time to increase your consumption of H2O.

3. Stop Lip Licking and Biting

Lips licking and biting are the most common reasons for developing chapped lips. Unfortunately, when these actions become habits, they cause harmful and dangerous consequences such as swelling, pain, discharge, and infections.

It's possible to control these harmful habits, but you'll need patience and willingness. We recommend:

• Determining the reasons behind your actions
• Practicing mindfulness and meditation
• Whenever you're anxious or stressed, take deep breaths.
• Chew sugar-free gum
• Keep a lip balm or lipstick near you at all times.
• Apply a lip mask throughout the day and particularly before bedtime. You can try LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask infused with berry enzyme complex and vitamin C. This lip mask can also be used as a lip balm to repair your lips during the day.

4. Use a Humidifier

It's an excellent idea to plug a humidifier in your bedroom to prevent chapped lips. Humidifiers are ideal for people who breathe through the night when they sleep. These apparatus bring the moisture back, stopping the skin and lips from drying and cracking.

5. Treat Chapped Lips

It's vital to treat chapped lips immediately. Dry lips can lead to infections and cold sores. Usually, dehydrated and chapped lips can last up to 3 weeks. However, if the symptoms don't improve, it's time to see a board-certified dermatologist.

Remember, chapped lips might be a warning sign from the body. If you follow the above recommendations and your lips still feel dehydrated, painful, or swollen might be something more severe.

Medical conditions like actinic cheilitis, allergic reactions, yeast infections, and cold sores require proper treatments. Make sure to talk with your health practitioner to prevent severe health issues.

Heal your chapped lips by drinking enough water, protecting the lips from UV rays, and using a lip balm as part of your daily routine. Following these straightforward tips will keep your lips healthy, hydrated, plumped, and moisturised.

Finally, remember to be extra careful during extreme weather conditions, especially winter. Dry, wind and harmful UV rays are primary causes of chapped, cracked lips.