Nothing can be more annoying than something that makes you lose self confidence. Something restricting your social life and even interfere with the most intimate relations. Nothing could be worse than having dry chapped lips. Being impossible to hide, dry chapped lips become a serious hindrance in going out and confidently carrying out responsibilities. But above all it is the emotional factors that pinch most in such a condition. With broken, aching and dry lips, how to kiss and show affection to most dear ones.

What are Dry Chapped lips?

Lips sometimes have a dry and scaly appearance due to the loss of natural oils from lip skin. Open fissures are visible at lips with increased redness and swelling. Very often this sensitivity of lips is a step towards what doctors call Angular Cheilitis (a fungal infection of lips).

Causes of Dry Chapped Lips

• The basic cause for this condition is loss of moisture under exposure to hot blazing sun, in high fever, or contact with cold dry air.
• Respiratory obstructions forcing to breathe through the mouth.
• Contact allergies due to some chemicals used in make up items or facial creams.
• Reaction of medicines.
• Low hydration level.
• Excess of vitamin A and deficiency of vitamin B.

Diagnosis of Dry Chapped Lips

Loss of moisture from lips necessitates frequent lip licking. Small red spots start appearing around the lips or more often at the corners. This is a sure diagnosis of Angular Cheilitis. A natural lip balm helps ease the irritation by locking moisture on the lips and provides a temporary soothing effect on dry chapped lips.

Treatment for Dry Chapped lips

Experts recommend using natural herbal medicine to treat Angular Cheilitis. These medicines are having special constituents like Calc Flour and Marigold to heal dry chapped lips. For a long term safety against lip infections, vitamin B deficiency should be covered by taking supplements or with a balanced diet.

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