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Tips From Dermatologists To Heal Dry And Chapped Lips

While it may seem that dry, cracked lips are a phase that you must live with until spring comes; in fact, we are here to tell you that you can have soft, supple lips all year.

Here are some tips from dermatologists that for sure will help you during this winter!

Dermatologists’ recommendations:

Use non-irritating lip balm and other products that you apply to your lips. Many people mistake discomfort, such as burning, stinging, or tingling, as a sign that the active ingredients in a product are working. That’s not what’s happening. You’re irritating your lips, so you want to stop using any product that irritates your lips.

To help chapped lips heal, stop applying lip products that contain any of the following:

  • Camphor
  • Eucalyptus
  • Flavoring: Cinnamon, citrus, mint, and peppermint flavors can be especially irritating to dry, chapped lips.
  • Fragrance
  • Lanolin
  • Menthol
  • Octinoxate or oxybenzone
  • Phenol (or phenyl)
  • Propyl gallate
  • Salicylic acid

Dry

While some ingredients can irritate dry, cracked lips, others can help them heal. Dermatologists recommend products that contain one or more of the following:

  • Castor seed oil
  • Ceramides
  • Dimethicone
  • Hemp seed oil
  • Mineral oil
  • Petrolatum
  • Shea butter
  • Sun-protective ingredients, such as titanium oxide or zinc oxide
  • White petroleum jelly
  • It also helps to use products that are fragrance-free and hypoallergenic.

Do’s and Don’ts: 

  • Apply a non-irritating lip balm (or lip moisturizer) several times a day and before bed. If your lips are very dry and cracked, try a thick ointment, such as white petroleum jelly. Ointment seals in the water longer than waxes or oils.
  • Drink plenty of water.
  • Stop licking and biting your lips. When lips feel dry, it may feel natural to wet them by licking them, but this can worsen the problem. As saliva evaporates, your lips become drier.

By following these tips for chapped lips, you should have noticeable improvement in 2 to 3 weeks.

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Dr. DonikaAbout the Author: Dr. Donika Vata is a medical doctor from Ferizaj, Kosovo. She studied general medicine from University of Hasan Prishtina.
Dr. Vata has been writing about medical and skincare related issue in journals, social media websites, and books. She was working for some well reputed clinics such as Telehealth Pro- Online consultations, German Cancer Center, and AppLMD. Dr. Donika was also volunteering in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Currently, she is working as a medical doctor and researcher in a dermatology clinic.

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