What's the matter with red lips

If your lips are red, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by dry weather and poor blood circulation in the skin and mucous membranes. If this is the reason, you should pay attention to eating more salty vegetables and fruits, supplement vitamins, use lip balm correctly, and avoid using your tongue and lips frequently.

1. The red area around the human lips is called the "vermilion border". Its moisture is maintained by the local abundant capillaries and a small number of underdeveloped sebaceous glands. Due to the low humidity and strong winds in autumn, the blood circulation of human skin and mucous membranes is poor. If you eat less fresh vegetables, the body's intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A will be insufficient, and the skin and mucous membranes will become dry and cracked.

2. Some people like to lick their lips with their tongue to moisten them. In fact, this is a bad habit, because licking the lips can only bring temporary moisture. When the moisture on the lips evaporates, it will take away more moisture from inside the lips, causing your lips to fall into a vicious cycle of "dry - lick - drier - lick again". As a result, the more you lick, the more painful it becomes, and the more cracked your lips become. What's more, saliva contains substances such as amylase. When the wind blows, the water evaporates, taking away the heat and making the temperature of the lips lower. The amylase then sticks to the lips, causing the deep connective tissue to contract and the lip mucosa to wrinkle, making the lips drier. In severe cases, it may cause infection, swelling and pain.

3. Don’t panic if your lips are chapped. The first thing you need to do is to change the bad habit of licking your lips. Secondly, you should drink more water and eat more fresh vegetables, pears, water chestnuts and other foods that have the effect of promoting fluid production and nourishing yin. Of course, you can also take vitamin A or B at the same time, so that chapped lips can heal quickly. 1. Apply lip balm 2. Apply vitamin E before going to bed 3. Do not lick the cracked area with your tongue 4. Take more vitamins