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How to Treat Chapped Lips

Chapped lips can have several causes, including dry weather, overexposure to the sun, lip biting and sucking, riboflavin (vitamin B-2) deficiencies and ill-fitting dentures. Here's what you can do to remedy the problem and keep your lips from drying out.

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Instructions

    • 1

      Apply lip balm or petroleum jelly. You can also try coating your lips with skin moisturizer, vitamin E oil or aloe vera gel. These greasy products help keep your lips properly moisturized.

    • 2

      Use lip balm that contains sunblock if you are going to be outside.

    • 3

      Avoid licking your lips, since the saliva will evaporate and leave them dry.

    • 4

      Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration.

    • 5

      Consider moistening the air in your home with a humidifier.

    • 6

      Keep in mind that cracks at the corners of your mouth can indicate riboflavin deficiencies; you can treat this with vitamin B-2 supplements.

    • 7

      Have a dentist readjust ill-fitting dentures if you believe they might be the cause of your chapped lips.

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  • bikinigrl Mar 17, 2009
    Labbri Lip Treatment works best for me! Makes my lips so soft and silky!
  • bikinigrl Mar 17, 2009
    Labbri Lip Treatment works best for me! Makes my lips so soft and silky!
  • rubyanwar May 16, 2008
    Warning: don't use any old lip balm. Some lip balms are designed to have to be used over and over again. My suggestion, works for me. Use Vaseline, or Aquaphor. Also one absolutely wonderful remedy is this. Slather on vaseline and massage it into your lips before you take a steamy shower. When you come out, your lips will be soft. But make sure you slather some more on after you come out. Always works!
  • rubyanwar May 16, 2008
    Warning: don't use any old lip balm. Some lip balms are designed to have to be used over and over again. My suggestion, works for me. Use Vaseline, or Aquaphor. Also one absolutely wonderful remedy is this. Slather on vaseline and massage it into your lips before you take a steamy shower. When you come out, your lips will be soft. But make sure you slather some more on after you come out. Always works!
  • momincharge Nov 11, 2007
    I have used Aquaphor and had excellent results with it!
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