How To Heal Chapped Lips

If you feel something flaky when you go to pucker up, don't think you have to stay inside until the problem takes care of itself, you just need to learn how to heal chapped lips. Chapped lips can occur because of exposure, dehydration, a reaction to medication, a reaction to cosmetics and even more. With all these causes, everyone will have to know how to heal chapped lips as some point. Healing chapped lips a multi-part process that is part cure, and part prevention.

Things You Will Need:

• Lip balm with sunscreen
• Chap stick
• Pot of water

1. Apply a lip balm. Lip balm will add moisture to your lips, which will heal your chapped lips over time. It is important to use lip balm that contains sunscreen, to protect your lips from the drying power of the sun.
2. Rub your lips with chap stick. The chap stick will apply a wax seal over your lips, which will help trap moisture on your lips. When applied over a lip balm, chap stick can greatly improve the balm's chances of healing your chapped lips.
3. Drink more water. Dehydration can not only cause chapped lips, but if your lips get chapped for other reasons, you need to drink water if you want your chapped lips to heal. There are a ton of other good reasons to stay hydrated, so look at this as a lifestyle change.
4. Humidify the air. Dry air will pull the moisture right out of your lips. Use a humidifier if you are going to be somewhere with dry air for an extended period of time. If you don't have a humidifier, you can simply boil a pot of water, and the humidity of the room will increase enough to help you.
5. Visit a doctor. If you have tried all the other steps and you still can't heal your chapped lips, it may be a symptom of a larger problem. Consult your doctor to to get their opinion on your problem. Doctor's can also offer prescription medication and balms that may be helpful.