Besides a mouth that has a pleasant smell and taste, you also want lips that are both visually appealing and feel good to make contact with. Soft, smooth, healthy-looking. Lips entice a romantic partner to draw near, while lips that are dry, cracked, rough, and flaking — in other words, chapped —do not. There are several ways that lips can lose moisture and become chapped, but the summer sun and winter weather are often to blame.
Like the skin on the rest of our body, the lips can dry out and become damaged if left unprotected and exposed to the sun for any length of time. A lip balm that comes with built-in sunscreen (15 SPF or greater) not only helps shield your lips from the sun's rays but also moisturizes the skin at the same time.
In winter, our lips face a double-threat from strong winds and dry air. If you are not prone to developing chapped lips when the weather turns cold, take preventive measures by using petroleum jelly or lip balm on your lips before they dry out. A good time to do this is at night.Before bedtime, massage the lip moisturizer of your choice into your lips and leave it on through the night. To combat the effects of the dry artificially heated air in your home, you might also want to consider running a humidifier during the winter months.
By the way, how the lip balm you select matters? Balms containing camphor and menthol act as counterirritants that are intended to help heal cold sores, but they make chapped lips worse by further drying out the skin. Instead use products such as Vaseline Lip Therapy,Clarins Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm,Burt’s Beesvax Lip Balm or something similar to replenish moisture and provide a protective barrier from the harsh elements, flavored balm can be fun to kissing, but as a treatment for chapped they should be avoided, you tend to lick your lips often after they're applied though it is a common mistake, running your tongue over chapped ups to wet to be a way counterproductive. It not only removes any balm you've applied but also strips away the skin's own protective oils, ultimately making the dryness worse.
Besides, the change in seasons, other possible can chapped lips include dehydration, vitamin deficiences and allergies. Drinking plenty of water and eating a healthy diet can improve your overall health, including your lips. You may also want to try take a break from your cut of lipstick and see if that clears up a persistent chemicals some popular brands of lipstick own to cause allergic reactions in sensitive people
If none of this takes care of your chapped lips, it's a good idea to check with your dermatologist or general health care provider — dry lips that don't heal may be a sign of a more serious health problem.
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