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Chapped lips

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CHAPPED LIPS

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Chapped lips

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Lips - chapped and dry

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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.

Some recommendations for soothing chapped and sore lips:

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

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