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14 Home Remedies For Lip Infections

In lip infections there are sores, lesions, blisters, swelling, small ulcers inside and outside the lips. They are very painful and bleed sometimes. They may be caused by stress or weak immune system.

Fortunately, there are some home remedies for lip infection that we will share with you today.

They can also be caused by due to viral infection (herpes virus), deficiency of vitamin B 12, iron, zinc, folic acid, food or any chemical allergy and fungal infections.

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Lip infection caused by herpes can recur and are highly contagious. Lip infections cause extreme pain and there is much difficulty in talking and eating.

How to reduce lip infection? Today, Boldsky will share with you some effective home remedies for lip infection. These home remedies relieve pain and infection. Have a look at some natural remedies for lip infection.

Yoghurt

Yoghurt

It contains good bacteria (probiotics) that help in combating lip infections. It has antiseptic properties and kills infections. It heals lip sores and ulcers. Apply yoghurt on your infected lips to heal them.

Gargle With Salt Water

Gargle With Salt Water

It helps to kill infection as salt acts as an antiseptic. Mix some salt in luke warm water and gargle with it. It relieves pain and infection. This is also an effective mouth yeast infection home remedy.

Garlic And Onions

Garlic And Onions

They are used to treat fungal infections on lips. You can use them both externally and internally. Make a paste of onion and garlic and apply on lips. You can also include them in your diet or make a juice and have it.

Using Castor Oil

Using Castor Oil

This is among the effective natural remedies for lip infection. It is very effective in treating infections. Mix one or two teaspoon with warm milk and have it. You can also apply it on infected lips for pain relief and infection treatment. It is an effective lip sores treatment.

Milk

Milk

How to reduce lip infection? Apply milk on your sore lips for quick healing and pain relief. It can also kill lip infections and treats inflammation. This is among the best home remedies for lip infection.

Golden Seal

Golden Seal

Make a paste of this herb and apply on your lips. It will kill infection, relieve pain and lip infection. It has a substance known as berberine. It has anti fungal properties and treats lip infections caused by fungus.

 Maintain Personal Hygiene

Maintain Personal Hygiene

This is very important, if you will not keep yourself clean, the fungal infection can invade your lips again. Also you need to have a well balanced diet to prevent the deficiencies of important nutrients.

Increase Iron Intake In Diet

Increase Iron Intake In Diet

Iron helps to combat fungal lip infection. Have foods rich in iron such as spinach, sesame seeds, dairy products, organ meat and jaggary.

Increase Intake Of Fluid

Increase Intake Of Fluid

It helps to flush out toxins from the body. This helps to remove infections from the body. It will also keep your lips hydrated and will offer relief from pain.

Increase Intake Of Vitamin C

Increase Intake Of Vitamin C

Vitamin C is very effective in healing sore and wounds. It also helps you to cope up with the infection of lips and gums. All citrus fruits contain vitamin C such as lemon, strawberry, oranges and pineapple etc.

Avoid Biting The Lips

Avoid Biting The Lips

This will aggravate the lip infection and sores. If the blisters on lips will burst, they can spread infection to other areas of face.

Using Turmeric Paste

Using Turmeric Paste

How to treat bacterial lip infection? Turmeric kills bacterial infections on lips. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-septic properties. Apply a paste of turmeric on your lips to relieve pain and inflammation.

Use Tea Tree Oil

Use Tea Tree Oil

It has anti-septic and anti-inflammatory properties. It gives relief from sores and blisters. It reduces inflammation and moisturises the lips. It kills bacterial infection on lips.

Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil

Applying coconut oil on lips can give much relief from pain and swelling of lip infection caused by fungus. It contains a substance called as caprylic acid that kills fungus (candida)

Story first published: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 17:30 [IST]