Video: Home Remedies for Dry Skin Around the Mouth

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Home remedies for dry skin around the mouth include ceasing to use a product you may be allergic to or wearing Vaseline around the lip line at night. Care for red or dry skin on the face with information from a practicing dermatologist in this free video on skin care.

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Hi, this is Dr. Loretta Ciraldo from drloretta.com, board-certified dermatologist and author of "Six Weeks to Sensational Skin". Let's talk about home remedies for dry skin around the mouth. And the first thing I'd like you to do if you do have some dry skin around the mouth is take a look in the mirror. Because we like to divide the group of people with dry skin around the mouth into people who have red dry skin or non-red dry skin. If your skin is both red and dry then there's a very good chance that what you're suffering from is some long term or chronic allergy to a product that you use around your mouth. This would typically be toothpaste, which may have some cinnamon or cinna-made derivative in it. This can also be the whitening strips. We do see some people now who are getting problems with the strips rarely, but it can happen. It can also be dental floss and lipstick. So if you're red and dry, first try to determine the culprit. Be a little bit of Sherlock Holmes and say, "Gee, this problem started at such and such time. What can I do?" You may want to just switch to baking soda toothpaste. Now, if the problem is just dryness not accompanied by redness, then I'm going to suggest that you sleep with something like Vaseline or Aquafor on your lips every single night. If this alone doesn't work after about a week, please see a board-certified dermatologist.

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Home Remedies for Dry Skin Around the Mouth

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