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Suggest Treatment For Dry And Chapped Lips With Burning Sensation
Question: My lips have been dry, chapped and burning these past few days. It hurts a lot and there is a red/black ring around my mouth.
Brief Answer:
weather related .slight care advised
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your questions and i understand your. Concern. Chapped lips are a sign of winter. You bundle up in extra
layers during the winter months, but your lips are still
exposed to the sun, win, cold, and dry air.
Your lips only have thin surface layers of skin, so they're
more likely than the rest of your face to dry out, says Los
Angeles dermatologist XXXXXXX Wu, MD. You lose up to 10
times more moisture through your lips than you do
elsewhere on your face or body.
Dry winter air, arctic blasts of wind, and the low humidity
indoors can dehydrate your lips. That can make your lips so
fragile that they develop tiny splits and cracks.
Make this winter different.
here is what you can do.
>Drink plenty of fluids as winter reduces intake.
> don't luck your lips with your tongue as it worsens it. Saliva over the lips when evaporate take the fluids with it and make the lips more dry.
> use balm or emollient for the lips and never keep your lips nude. A petroleum jelly vaseline works like charm.
> when you go to bed put a thick layer of moisturisers and balms to your lips as that is the most often time lips get dry.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and don't forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
weather related .slight care advised
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your questions and i understand your. Concern. Chapped lips are a sign of winter. You bundle up in extra
layers during the winter months, but your lips are still
exposed to the sun, win, cold, and dry air.
Your lips only have thin surface layers of skin, so they're
more likely than the rest of your face to dry out, says Los
Angeles dermatologist XXXXXXX Wu, MD. You lose up to 10
times more moisture through your lips than you do
elsewhere on your face or body.
Dry winter air, arctic blasts of wind, and the low humidity
indoors can dehydrate your lips. That can make your lips so
fragile that they develop tiny splits and cracks.
Make this winter different.
here is what you can do.
>Drink plenty of fluids as winter reduces intake.
> don't luck your lips with your tongue as it worsens it. Saliva over the lips when evaporate take the fluids with it and make the lips more dry.
> use balm or emollient for the lips and never keep your lips nude. A petroleum jelly vaseline works like charm.
> when you go to bed put a thick layer of moisturisers and balms to your lips as that is the most often time lips get dry.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and don't forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
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