Cold weather comes with all sorts of shortcomings: thermal discomfort, dry skin and lips, frizzy hair or gives us headaches when it comes to choosing what to dress. What I dislike most is the dryness of the lips and skin.
Chapped lips can be caused not only by the cold weather, but also as an allergic response to creams or lipsticks, toothpaste or certain dishes. But these situations are rare and usually wind and cold weather are responsible for dry lips.
What are the best remedies for chapped lips?
- Coconut oil – works as a real balm for lips. You can use it as a moisturizer because it helps them recover.
- Beeswax – is very good when it comes to chapped lips, so go to a store with natural products and buy some. If you can not find beeswax, honey is equally effective.
- Castor oil – is very effective in treating dry, cracked lips. Coat your lips several times a day with castor oil, for a week, and you will see how their health is regenerated.
- Cucumber – is also a handy solution for chapped, dry lips. Rub a slice of cucumber on your lips several times a day and in a week they will heal.
- Calendula cream -you can apply every morning and evening a small amount of calendula cream on the lips and let the substances to penetrate the skin. Calendula cream has a healing action in depth and moisturizes lips, helping them to regain their beauty.
- Aloe vera – promotes wound healing and maintaining health. Therefore, in order to cure chapped lips, you can try to apply several times a day aloe vera gel.
- Honey and Vaseline. Honey has antibacterial properties and may ameliorate the symptoms of chapped lips. Combined with Vaseline, whose skin-protective effects are well known, greatly increases the effectiveness of the product. Experts recommend to put some honey on your lips and allow it to dry for a few seconds. Without moving the lips, apply the vaseline on the top of the lips. Let this combination to act on the lips for 10-15 minutes. Later, soak a cotton wool in warm water and remove the honey and grease with two movements. For best results and lasting effects, we can apply this method daily for 5 days.
