How To Prevent Chapped or Cracked Lips, Sore or Dry Lips This Harmattan

What is Chapped Lips

This is that condition where the lips are dry and dead cells are forming scales, breaking, cracking  and peeling out.
In most cases, people with dry lips try to take off the dead skin themselves. If this go wrong, a delicate layer of the skin may be affected, causing sore on the lips.

What Causes Chapped Lips

The most commons causes of chapped or dry lips are;

• weather 
• excessive licking of the lips
• dehydration 
• allergies
• certain medications
• excessive vitamin A intake
• not protecting your lips.
• Some particular beauty products also causes chapped lips depending on the skin type and condition.

We should be to notice which product work better on out lips.

Common ways to prevent chapped lips

We must notice when our lips are felling dry. I am very fond of licking my lips so I often experience chapped lips. I have also used certain product which leaves me with chapped lips.

The common thing that I do to eliminate dead cell and prevent lip dryness are;

Exfoliating with sugar and honey: At least twice a week, put one teaspoon of honey in one teaspoon of sugar. Mix thoroughly. Use you fingers to apply this all over lips, rubbing in gently to loosen dead cells. Wash it off with warm water.

Coconut Oil Massage: This is a natural moisturizer, it can prevent lip dryness if used often. It can also be applied after the above process. Always use virgin coconut oil

Shea Butter Massage:This is also a natural moisturize. i apply every night before i go to bed. at morning, it leaves the lip succulent and moisturized. Always ensure you use good Shea butter.