Lips Chapped

Please consult your doctor before trying anything below

Chapped lips give new meaning to the expression “ crack a smile” when your lips are sore, red and peeling, even a little grin can crack them wide open. No wonder you feel and look like oscar the Grouch. So put those lips back in the pink with these tips. They will help bring a smile to your face, lips chapped.

Try the palm or balm solution
The best way to deal with a chapped lips is to avoid the dry, cold weather that can them in the first place. But since heading for the tropics is not too practical for most people, you can head for the drug store instead Before you go out and several times while you are out coat your lips with a lip balm, since lips do not hold anything on them very well, reapply it every time you eat or drink any thing or wipe your lips.

Use a sunscreen
Remember, too, that the sun fries lips any time of the year So oyu are well advised to choose a product with build in sunscreen Sun damage to the lips can cause dryness and scaliness, the same way sun can damage the rest of your skin. In its simplest form it can harm the lower lip, which takes the brunt of ultraviolet rays. So people should use not just any lip balm, but one that contains sunscreen such as presun15

Wear lipstick
In addition to a sunscreen, a creamy lipsticks would help soothe lips that are already chapped. In fact , just wearing lipstick gives some protection and may help prevent chapping in the first place. Because lipstick is opaque, it filters out light, including harmful visible light.

Soothe and heal
The danger with chapped lips is that the can become infected. To prevent infection, apply an over the counter antibiotic ointment such as bacitracin or polusporin ointment. Over the counter hydrocortisone ointments can also help with chapped lips, but they would not prevent infection. If your lips are severly chapped, you may want to use both. Apply one in the morning and one at night.

Be wise
Nutritional deficiencies such as those of B complex vitamins, and Iron can play a part in scaling of the lips. So make sure you are ok with on that front with a multivitamin supplement.