Chapped lips

Chapped lips
Dry, cracked or sore lips, usually in cold, windy, dry weather and less often in warm weather. Sun exposure can contribute to chapping of the lips. Licking or biting the lips does not help the situation. The lips are more sensitive to chapping than the skin. Unlike the skin, the lips do not produce oils to protect them against drying. To treat chapped lips, use a good chapstick, ideally one containing beeswax, phenol, and a sunscreen. If you don't have a chapstick, use lipstick. And, if you don't have a chapstick or lipstick around, rub your finger over the side of your nose and then wipe the oil on your lips. In winter and at elevated altitudes, drink lots of fluid. Some steps to prevent chapped lips are to: {{}}Do not lick or bite the lips. Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it several times while outside. Use a chapstick that has a sunscreen in it when going outside during the day. Avoid a flavored lip balm. The flavor can tempt the user (children included) to lick it. In bitter or blustery cold weather, cover the lips with a scarf or a ski mask. Stay well hydrated by drinking lots of fluid. Use a humidifier at home and, if possible, at work during the winter months. The word "chapped" meaning "fissured or cracked" dates to the 14th century. "Chapped" can also apply to the parched ground in summer and hands in winter.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chapped lips — Classification and external resources Chapped lips ICD 10 K13.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

  • Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry — Single by Relient K from the album Two Lefts Don t Make a Right...but Three Do Released 2003 Format CD …   Wikipedia

  • chapped — [tʃæpt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: chap to chop, crack open (14 21 centuries)] chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind >chap v [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chapped — adjective dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface For chapped lips, or chapped nipples, the tincture of catechu, or benjamin, ... / For severely chapped hands or face, the oxide of zinc ointment or camphor …   Wiktionary

  • chapped — adjective chapped lips or hands are sore, dry, and cracked, especially as a result of cold weather or wind chap verb (T) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • chapped — adjective used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure chapped lips • Syn: ↑cracked, ↑roughened • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth …   Useful english dictionary

  • chapped — [ tʃæpt ] adjective chapped skin or lips are dry and painful, especially because of cold weather …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chapped — UK [tʃæpt] / US adjective chapped skin or lips are dry and painful, especially because of cold weather …   English dictionary

  • Lip — Infobox Anatomy Name = Lip Latin = labia oris GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Female lips Precursor = System = |non visible organ Artery = inferior labial, superior labial Vein = inferior labial, superior labial Nerve = frontal, infraorbital… …   Wikipedia

  • Mouth ulcer — Oral ulcer Classification and external resources Aphthous ulcer on the lower lip ICD 9 528.9 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”