Lip Care

• Apply ghee with or without honey on chapped lips. Apply this 2-3 times a day or at bedtime.



• Either mustard oil or coconut oil or sesame oil to be applied or dropped into the navel to attain faster results.



• Cucumber slices or lemon juice can be applied frequently to cure this condition.



• Grind rose petals with milk cream or butter or ghee and apply on the lips to cure severe and chronic chapped lips.



• Glycerine with lemon juice and rose water helps when applied regularly.



• Apply honey and give a mild massage, then wash off using warm water. Following this, apply milk cream or ghee and leave it on for a few hours to have healthy pink lips.



• Gargle either with cooking oil or medicated oil regularly after brushing your teeth. This not only helps in the prevention of oral cavity but also improves the health of your lips.



• Milk cream with or without little turmeric should be applied 2-3 times a day when one has painful chapped lips.



• Bee wax with a little cooking oil or ghee and honey can be used as lip balm to prevent cracked lips.



• Aloe vera gel or fresh aloe leaf pulp with turmeric and honey can be applied on painful, red chapped lips. Apply this 3-4 times a day for a few days to get rid of pain and redness.



• Melt good quality bee wax or paraffin and add turmeric, coconut oil and neem leaf juice.



• When it comes to a cream-like consistency it is ready for application. This cream can be applied every night and washed off in the morning or applied 3-4 times a day and washed off after 15-20 minutes.



• These tips will help you flaunt your million watt smile this winter. So smile, it is after the only second best thing you can do with your lips.
  

Lip care

Vitamin deficiencies or smoking constantly could cause cracked lips or angular stomatitis. Systemic diseases like diabetes, Kawasaki Disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Macrocytosis, sexually transmitted diseases including HIV and other diseases can be an underlying cause of chronic cracked lips. One could try home remedies to get rid of chapped lips and if it does not subside by a week or two it is essential to see a doctor.