Chapped lips can be a problem at any time of the year. If it isn’t the bitter cold or dry air causing your lips to crack and flake, it’s the harsh effects of the sun or your cosmetic products that are drying out your lips. While lip balms can certainly help, there are also a variety of home remedies you can turn to for relief.
Material required:
Lemon
Honey
Aloevera
Coconut oil
Cucumber
Cotton swab
Exfoliate the lips: The chapped lips are covered with dry skin containing dead skin cells. This prevents the healing ingredients in lip balms and other coolants reach the new skin present underneath. So you should exfoliate or remove the dry skin in your cracked lips with lip scrubs available in the market. While purchasing lip scrubs, look for the ingredients that soothe and hydrate our lips. If you prefer homemade lip scrubs, then follow this. Mix lemon juice and honey in a 1:1 ratio and stir it well. Apply this mixture over your lips and leave it at least 10 minutes before peeling off the dry skin.
Coconut Oil: The essential fatty lipids in coconut oil take care of fixing cracks and water loss in the top layer of skins. It means the oil helps in moisturising the lips. Moreover, the anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties along with minerals, vitamins provide your skin the resilience to fight against bacterial infection.
To put it simply, coconut oil is a powerful moisturising agent as well as boosting the barrier functionalities of your skin.
Apply pure coconut oil on the lips throughout the day. Use your finger or a cotton swab to rub oil on your lips.
Honey: Honey has been used as a natural remedy for skin problems for centuries as it is a good source of moisturising agents, wound healing properties. Meanwhile, it contains antibacterial and antiseptic properties that aid in preventing infection.
It is a mild exfoliator as well as moisturiser to provide you relief from chapped lips. Use your finger or cotton swab to dab honey on your lips.
Aloe Vera Gel: The gel present in aloe vera is well-known for its soothing properties and hence it is recommended to treat common dental problems like canker sores, etc. Meanwhile, it is rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that make the gel an effective remedy to prevent the progression of chapped lips. The enzymes present in aloe vera gel also contains mild exfoliating properties. When you apply the gel, it helps in peeling off the dead cells whilst moisturising your dry lips.
Cucumber: Cucumber is a power source of vitamins and hydrating agents. It provides all minerals to remove dryness in your cracked lips. So it is an effective remedy to treat dry lips. You can massage your lips with a slice of cucumber or extract its juice and apply it over the lips. Otherwise, grind some cucumber slices and dab the paste on lips to hydrate them.
