How to care your lips in winter

How to Care your Lips in Winter

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Lips tend to dry fast during the winter time. It is the sensitive body organ and as we use lips for speaking, eating and smiling, it is advisable to take greatest care of the lips. As lips are extremely sensitive skin, crack appears easily, bleed and get red. Like skin, lips are made up of epidermis and dermis.

However, it does not have any hairs or sweat glands like it is found in other part of the body. Thus when the lip is directly exposed to environmental conditions with almost no protection, it turns into chapped lips.

Some of the useful tips are:

Use oil based lubricating cream or lip balm containing petroleum or beeswax. Before going out in cold or dry weather, apply lip balm which contains sunscreen protection.


Saliva evaporates quickly leaving lips drier before you licked them. If there is a habit of licking lips then use flavored lip balms.

How to Care your Lips in Winter Always breathe through nose not from mouth.Avoid contact with irritants or allergens such as fragrances, any cosmetic or skin care products.


Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated including lips especially during winter season.

Often cracks in the corner appear due to deficiency of vitamin B 2, so take vitamin supplements in this case. Foods and vegetables provide vitamins which are necessary to maintain healthy lips. So incorporate it in your diet on a daily basis.



A good quality lip balm usually contains moistening agents like Jojoba oil, shea butter and also vitamin E. Additionally; lip balm also contains sunscreen SPF6 to protect the lips from sun.

By using sunscreens people can protect their lips from harmful and dangerous ultra violet rays.


One should give up smoking and alcohol to keep their lips healthy and lovely. Smoking can cause lip wrinkles while alcohol dries up the lips.


Exfoliate your lips with a mini brush to remove the flaky, dead skins of lips. Then apply your favorite lip gloss for beautiful lips in a flash.



For severely chapped lips, honey is the best option. It won’t hurt your skin as it is the natural and antiseptic cleaner that you can find around. Its ingredients will penetrate the skin and will nourish the lips wonderfully. While your lips are hurt avoid using lipstick as this will irritate the injured lip surface.



As for balsams avoid using the one that contains glycerin, petrochemical products, alcohol, menthol or retinol. It is only suitable during summer times. Look for hyaluronic acid ingredient in the balsams during winter time.

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How to care your lips in winter

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