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Chapped lips

Lips - chapped and dry

Here are some recommendations for preventing chapped lips:

• Avoid going out in dry, cold weather without putting on lip balm or lipstick.
• Try to keep the air in your home humid.
• Use a sunscreen on your lips when outside in sunny weather.
• Avoid excessive sun exposure.

• Treat chapped lips with beeswax and petrolatum (Vaseline).
• Drink additional fluids in winter months.

Review Date: 10/23/2006
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.