Chapped lips hamper your personality and appearance. Moreover, it sometimes bleeds and creates pain especially when your lips come in contact of hot and spicy foods. Causes of chapped lips can be many – dry climate, dehydration, smoking, malnutrition, ill health and other problems.
But whatever be the reason, you should treat your chapped lips as early as possible before it gets out of hand. This article contain some tips to take care of your chapped lips naturally. A diet, regular skin care and some habits will make you able to get rid of chapped lips.
Natural Cures For Chapped Lips
Nutritious Diet
If your chapped lips are due to unhealthy diet or lack of nutrition then go for a healthy diet. Give stress on dairy products like milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, butter, clarified butter, etc. Drink full cream milk everyday for the supply of enough cream to your body. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables for the supply of minerals and vitamins. Chapped lips often occur due to lack of these products. Use lots of oil in your every food because lack of oil and fat may make your leaps chapped. Dehydration of body is another cause of chapped lips.
So, drink plenty of plain water (8-10 glasses) every day. Concentrate on fluids like soups, fruit juices, vegetable juices etc. But stay away from drinks that contain added sugar. Too much sugar absorbs water from your body and makes your body drier.
Full Cream Milk
Take full cream milk in a shaker and shake it well. The cream will come out. Eliminate the cream from the milk and store in another place. Drink the milk and after drinking apply the cream on your lips. Leave it as long as possible. Practice this method every day. It will help you to cure your chapped lips very quickly especially when it happens due to lack of moisturizer in dry season.
Coconut Oil
Pure coconut oil (non- fragrant) is good for chapped lips. Coconut oil is very thick and an excellent natural moisturizer. Apply a thick layer of coconut oil on your lips every day. It moisturized, hydrates as well as nourish your lips and cure chapped lips very quickly. After applying coconut oil leave it for 5-10 minutes. After that with the help of a baby brush just rub your lips gently. It will help you to remove dead cells from outer layer of the lips. You need to remove it so that your lips can breathe well.
Cucumber And Honey
Grate one cucumber and extract the juice. Add a tablespoon honey with this cucumber juice. Mix well and apply that on your lips. It will help you to cure your chapped lips very quickly.
Ripe Papaya
Mash a piece of ripe papaya and add some sugar granules in it. Rub it on your chapped lips and leave it for ten minutes. It will help you to cure chapped lips. Papaya has anti aging property which keeps your lips smooth and soft whereas sugar granules help to remove dead skin from upper layer so that it can breathe. Follow these methods to cure your lips naturally. But if the problem aggravates consult a specialist.
Caution: Please use Home Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.