Thursday 24 May 2012

Treatment and tips to prevent chapped lips

There are many things that can cause chapped lips such as exposure to dry/cold air and exposure to sunlight, these can cause dehydration making lips chapped and fragile.

There are many products and ways to help prevent lips becoming chapped, these can include applying lip balm or lipstick - something to keep the lips soft and put some hydration back in, also applying a good lip sunscreen to help protect the lips from becoming damaged in sunlight and drinking more fluids.

Some chapped lip treatments can include over-the-counter lip balms, which contain beeswax and phenol, ingredients these help moisturize the lips and soothe irritation; and Vaseline, which contains the protective ingredient petrolatum, Lip balms containing aloe vera and vitamin E may also soothe dry lips.

Avoid "flavored" lip balms, which may increase irritation by encouraging you to lick your lips, and "medicated" lip balms, which may cause allergic reactions.

One of my all time favourite lip balms
is by burst bees, i have the mango one and it is to die for! I have did a blog post on this if you want to check it out x

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