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Dry chapped lips are when the lips feel dry and cracked, peeling skin. At the same time, the patient also feels like burning, stinging or discomfort. People often think that this only happens in winter, but with proper care, people can still have soft and supple lips all year round. Here are 7 dermatologist tips for healing dry chapped lips.
1. Be careful in choosing lip balm
Lip conditions have a lot to do with the use of non-irritating lip balms and also lipstick or other lip products in general. Many people may experience discomfort, such as burning, stinging, or tingling which are signs that the active ingredients in lip products are having a negative effect. At this point, users must immediately stop using any products that irritate their lips.
For dry lips, avoid lip products that contain any of the following ingredients:
Camphor Eucalyptus Flavour: Cinnamon, citrus, mint and among them, mint can be particularly irritating. irritating dry chapped lips Lanolin Menthol Octinoxate or oxybenzone Phenol (or phenyl) Propyl gallate Salicylic acid In contrast, users need to increase their use of ingredients that can help heal chapped lips, sometimes again found in some products can cause irritation to the lips. Accordingly, when looking for products to use for chapped lips, dermatologists recommend using products that contain one or more of the following ingredients:
Castor Seed Oil Ceramides Dimethicone Hemp Seed Oil Mineral oil Petrolatum mineral oil Shea butter Sunscreen ingredients White kerosene Fragrance-free and hypoallergenic products in general
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2. Use non-irritating lip balm
Once tested as safe for the lips, users should apply a non-irritating lip balm (or lip moisturizer) several times a day and before going to bed.
If your lips are very dry and chapped, try a medicated moisturizer. These fat-based preparations help protect lips from environmental influences longer than waxes or oils.
3. Use lip balm with sun protection
Applying a non-irritating lip balm with SPF 30 or higher before going outdoors is another way to protect your body from getting dry, chapped lips. Even in winter, it's important to always protect your lips from direct sunlight. Indeed, the sun can make dry, chapped lips more prone to burning, which can cause cold sores.
Accordingly, to protect dry chapped lips from the sun, use a lip balm that contains SPF 30 or higher and one (or both) sunscreen ingredients that are titanium oxide and oxide. zinc. At the same time, users also need to remember when outdoors to apply lip balm every 2 hours.
4. Make sure you have enough water
The habit of drinking a lot of water is a simple way not only to enhance the flexibility of the body but also the beauty of the skin, including the lips. Chapped lips are dry lips; So, besides applying a topical moisturizer, providing enough 2 liters of water a day, more if the weather is hot, is also a way to avoid dry lips.
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5. Avoid the habit of affecting the lips
Stop licking, biting and picking your lips. When the lips feel dry, the person may have a natural reflex to wet the lips by licking them. However, this can make the problem worse. As the saliva evaporates, the lips become drier. Besides, picking or biting your lips also makes them more susceptible to irritation, which can cause the wound to not heal.
However, because licking your lips, or even biting your lips, can be a difficult habit to break. Instead, when you find yourself licking your lips inadvertently, try applying a non-irritating lip balm to slow it down.
6. Avoid holding metal objects with your lips
Paper clips, jewelry and other everyday products made of metal can irritate these already very sensitive lips.
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7. Maintain humidity for the environment
It is recommended to use a humidifier in the house, especially when using an air conditioner because it tends to reduce humidity. A bedroom humidifier can be especially helpful, especially for someone with a nighttime mouth-breathing reflex.
8. When to see a dermatologist?
In most cases, if you apply the above self-care methods, dry chapped lips can be healed within 2 to 3 weeks. If not, the patient should see a dermatologist for an examination.
Chapped lips can be caused by something other than dry weather. An allergic reaction, yeast infection, or something more serious can cause lips to become dry, cracked, and flaky.
Furthermore, activating cheilitis can also be a precancerous condition that causes one or both lips to become dry and scaly. Accordingly, a dermatologist needs to diagnose the cause so that appropriate treatment can be given early.
In short, most people experience dry chapped lips at least once in their life. This condition can come back again and again without proper care. However, by following these dermatologist's tips for chapped lips, everyone should see significant improvement within 2 to 3 weeks. In particular, special attention should be paid to prevent the lips from cracking again, continue to apply lip balm whenever the lips are dry, indoors and outdoors.
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Reference source: webmd.com
