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Reasons Why You Have Dry Lips

Lips are the most sensuous part of your body. They speak volumes, kiss your tears away literally and convert your smile to a million dollar one. Yes, your lips are beautiful, pretty and adorable. But, what are your lips like? Have you ever given that part enough importance? Have you ever considered knowing more about your lovely lips? Well, not really.

Lips are sensitive too! The skin on your lips is absolutely thin; in fact they are thinner than the skin on the outer portion of your body. There is no absolute protective layer topping the skin of your lips.

Reasons Why You Have Dry Lips

They are sensitive and you will find that when exposed to the environment they tend to cause major issues. You will see that during peak winters, your lips are basically ripped off the skin and become dry. In fact, if they are constantly exposed to this dry environment wherein the skin gets peeled, they tend to inflict pain. The skin starts to tear off and the coating is not good enough to protect you in this exposed environment.

Dry or cracked lips are not really good for a long time. It is always good to cure them as early in time as possible. Here are a few ways using which you can cure dry lips.

Avoid Extreme Climates
What happens when you expose your lips to extreme climatic conditions? The moisture on your lips is removed and you will experience absolutely dry lips. The climate causing loss of moisture could be either peak summers or peak winters. But, the exposure would cause the same issue, dry lips. So, basically if possible avoid exposing the lips by covering it up with something.

Lip Service
If you are looking to get rid of dry lips or cure cracked lips, then you should use some good lip balms. They do amazing lip service at all times. It will soften the skin on your lips and make them appear shiny and lustrous at all times, even during peak climatic condition.

Keep yourself Hydrated
Water is the solution, whatever be the problem. When you keep yourself hydrated, you are actually solving the problem of dry lips too in many ways. Sometimes your lips tend to grow dry because there is lack of water in your body. One of the several ways to keep your lips moisture is keeping your body hydrated.

Body in Acidic State
Sometimes the reason for dry lips could be the acidic state of your body. In such a case you need to make sure your diet contains the required nutrients by which your body gains the necessary moisture to rid dry lips. Fruits and vegetables can bring your body back to alkaline state. Just make sure you avoid taking in a lot of nutrients.

Licking your Lips
You tend to make your lips more dry by licking them to add moisture. Licking your lips is a habit that will ruin the moisture of your lips and make it dry. Sometimes your teeth may also stick to your lips thus making it dry. So, avoid licking your lips if you wish to protect your lips from dryness.

Story first published: Friday, March 7, 2014, 18:57 [IST]
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