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For many, the appearance of dryness and cracks on the lips becomes a real problem, especially in the cold season.
Moreover, neither oil nor popular expensive lip care products can save you from this unpleasant and painful phenomenon.
The dermatologist told what reasons, besides airing, can provoke such a phenomenon, and what will help to cope with it.
Dehydration
One of the most common causes of dry lips is dehydration. Therefore, first of all, pay attention to your drinking regime. Perhaps the popular idea of drinking eight glasses of liquid a day does not suit you at all and your body requires more water.
Yes, listen more carefully to your feelings and drink at the slightest thirst (and not less than a liter per hour during active physical exertion). It is likely that by normalizing your hydration level, you will cope with the problem of dry lips.
Ultraviolet burn
The idea that you need to protect your skin from the sun only in summer is wrong. Harmful radiation is always there, even when the sun is hidden behind the clouds, and you need to protect yourself from it regardless of the season.
This especially applies to the skin of the lips, because it is especially sensitive to sunburn (it does not contain melanin), so it reacts with dryness, peeling and the appearance of cracks.
So don't forget to apply products with UV filters on your lips even on gloomy rainy days.
The habit of licking the lips
It is quite natural that when you feel dry lips, you want to moisturize them. That is why some have a habit of licking their lips.
However, this often causes even greater drying of the skin, the formation of cracks and clogging. The fact is that saliva contains acidic substances that cause irritation and inflammation of the thin skin of the lips. Therefore, the "moisturizing effect" lasts only a few seconds, and then even greater dryness appears.
Too dry air
Another reason that is especially relevant in the cold season is over-dried air in the room. Batteries, air conditioners, heaters - all this "burns" moisture from the air, which primarily affects the skin of the lips.
In this case, active moisturizing and nutrition with special balms and lipsticks, as well as indoor air humidifiers, will save.
Mouth breathing
It is quite possible that the lips dry out due to improper breathing, for example, caused by a runny nose. So, when you breathe through your mouth, with each exhalation you "wash" your lips with warm and dry air, and with inhalation - cold and moist. And because of such changes, the skin dries, peels and cracks.
To save the lips in such a situation, you must first solve the problem of nasal congestion.
Lack of vitamins
If none of the above reasons apply to you, pay attention to your diet. It is possible that your diet does not contain enough vitamins, in particular, group B, E and others. Lips can react to their deficiency with swelling, dryness and cracks.
Try adding more oils, fatty fish and fruits and vegetables to your diet. If dietary adjustments have not helped, contact your doctor for a prescription for a multivitamin.
An excess of vitamin A
Manufacturers like to add various vitamins to cosmetics. This is especially true of vitamin A. However, if your body is not deficient in this substance, it will surely react to forced feeding with negative skin reactions.
So pay attention to your cosmetics and care products - perhaps the cause of dry lips lies in them.
