What to do if your lips are cracked?

Cracked lips are more common in winter. At this time, you should pay attention to drinking more water. Eight glasses of water a day are indispensable. At the same time, you should also pay attention to supplementing enough vitamins and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

1. Winter is the season when chapped lips are most likely to occur. Let’s discuss the causes and then talk about how to prevent chapped lips specifically. The first point is not to sleep in. People lose a lot of water through breathing at night, especially in winter when the nose is blocked and you will breathe through your mouth unconsciously, which will make your lips very dry. But people often don't pay attention to this when they sleep in. This can cause chapped lips.

2. The second point is to drink plenty of water every day (about 8 glasses of water a day), especially drink a glass of water when you wake up. As mentioned earlier, the main reason for chapped lips is lack of water in the body, so hydration is the key. It’s cold in winter and people excrete less, so they tend to drink less water. But you must drink plenty of water. As mentioned earlier, more water is lost through breathing at night, so it is better to get up early and drink a glass of water.

3. Then replenish water and vitamins through food. There are fewer fruits and vegetables in winter, and the water and vitamins in food are reduced. Therefore, it is recommended to eat more winter fruits such as apples, and eat more green vegetables to replenish the body's water. At the same time, fruits and vegetables that have a certain heat-clearing effect can also prevent chapped lips.

4. Use protective equipment. Lip balm is still very effective in preventing chapped lips in winter. It is a must-have for people whose skin tends to dry out in winter.

5. Don’t lick your lips frequently if your lips are dry. Licking your lips only moisturizes them briefly, and they will dry out again immediately. Repeatedly doing this will cause wrinkles in the lip mucosa, thus exacerbating the dryness and cracking.