Causes and Home Remedies of Cracked, Chapped and Dry Lips
September 15, 2009 by admin
Filed under Home and Garden
Lips are most delicate and sensitive part of our body. Like all other parts, they also need to be taken care of. Cracking of Lips is common when you have a dry skin, Lack of vitamin A in your diet. Lips can present cracked and chapped looks due to the fact that the saliva has enzymes in it which actually the skin on the lips, allowing bacteria to flourish, resulting irritation and itching sensation, when you start biting your lips. In fact sometimes some of the gels also result in chapped lips.
Symptoms of Cracked, Chapped and Dry Lips:
- Loss of moisture in the lips,
- Bleeding,
- Frequent licking of lips,
- Dried looks of the lips, rough and red,
- Skin may peel off, and cause tenderness of lips
- Increased sensitivity.
Causes of Cracked, Chapped and Dry Lips:
- Sun-burn
- Cosmetic allergy
- Dehydration,
- Kawasaki disease
- Deficiency of riboflavin, vitamin A, B and C
- Usage of chemically rich soaps,
- Smoking.
- May be due to ill fitting dentures.
Home Remedies for cracked, chapped and dry lips:
Natural home remedies for this condition include
i) If your lips have cracked because of dry skin or dry weather, make sure from dehydration is done. Lots of water, application of butter on the lips before going to bed, and trying to avoid lips being directly exposed to sun.
ii) Lip biting and sucking, should be avoided, as they provide comfort only till the saliva is present, and instead if this condition has occurred due to deficiency of Vitamins you should supplement your foods containing riboflavin, vitamin A, B and C.
iii) Aloe Vera Plant can be of great help. Slit open a small piece of the plant, and use this part to remain on your lips for a few minutes, repeating this exercise few times can heal cracked lips
iv) Chapped and dry lips can to an extent be treated by sucking on an ice cube, for pain relief from jalapeno burns.
v) For darkened lips, you can try preparing paste by mixing Aloe Vera pulp, Aswagandha Ghrutam and Shatawari Ghrutam, and applying it on the lips repeatedly allowing it to remain at least for 5 minutes; for about a week.
vi) Overgrowth of yeast can cause fungus on the corners of your mouth, for which you should try to remedy the condition causing yeast in the system.
vii) Lips become chapped and crack because of lack of natural oils in the system. Oil can be supplemented through proper intake of riboflavin, and other nutrients.
viii) If your dentures are causing lip irritation consult a dentist.
ix) Avoid smoking.
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