Winter is not the only time when one has chapped lips. Smokers and people who generally have a dry skin, suffer from this problem throughout the year. Here are some home-made remedies for people who have chapped lips.
1. Dehydration is a major reason for chapped lips. So to avoid chapping of lips, try drinking at least 2-3 litres of water everyday.
2. It is important that your diet comprises of green leafy vegetables, carrots, whole grains, tomatoes. This is because all these have Vitamin A in it, and this helps repair damaged skin.
3. Try dabbing a little coconut oil on your lips at regular intervals.
4. Rub a slice of cucumber on your lips. This is quite an effective method for chapped lips.
5. Also applying honey on your lips is a good way to avoid chapped lips. When this dries up, dab a little vaseline over it. After around 15 minute, rub off both the honey and vaseline off your lips using a Q-tip in just two gentle strokes. Do this around twice a day.
6. Aloe vera is known to be a healing agent for damaged skin. Applying aloe vera gel on your lips cures chapped lips.
7. Apply milk cream before getting to bed.
However, if you have a severe condition of chapped lips which bleed and cause inflammation, consult a doctor.
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