| The juxtaposing winter temperatures
and indoor environments can serve as hard crackly chapped lips.
Winter is no longer the wonderland it was once purported to be.
The whipping sensation of winter winds
coalesced with the arid heat indoors. Winter can play harshly
on one’s lips. An overexposure to the sun wind, dry conditions
and other brutal climates can trigger chapped lips. Although
peeling and cracking lips may occur during any season of the
year, winter serves as the most troublesome season.
The temporary sensation of using ones’ saliva
to soothe the chapped lips can feel worse than doing nothing
at all. When the lips are licked via the tongue, the saliva
evaporates quickly, intensifying the discomfort of chapped lips.
Fortunately, the National Institutes of Health
offers a few recommendations for treating and preventing chapped
lips:
- With a warm and washcloth, rub your lips
to remove any dead skin. This procedure should be down a couple
of times to help the lips heal from any dryness.
- After the lips have been exfoliated, per
se, remember to use a lip balm to treat your chapped lips.
- The lips should be coated with a non-flavored
lip balm or petroleum jelly. Even a skin moisturizer can help
protect lips from the elements. Each of these products aids
in moisturizing and preventing the lips from becoming chapped.
- As tempting as it may be to buy flavored
d lip-balm, avoid them. Because of the scent, people are more
prone to lick their lips. As a result, it makes the balm wear
off rapidly.
- To prevent chapped lips, always apply petroleum
jelly, an unflavored lip balm with sunscreen or face moisturize
before going outdoor.
- Indoors to moisturize the air use a humidifier
prevents both chapped lips and dry itch skin.
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