Apply lip balm daily, especially at night, when you start to experience dry lips. The base of the product should be petroleum gel, mineral oil or dimethicone. Those are the three big ones.The lip balm should have a sunscreen, year-round, even in the winter when you feel like there may not be that much sunlight. This will help to protect your lips from the sun and burning.
Some people get irritated by products that have a lot of additives. Common irritants are eucalyptus oil, camphor and menthol. Be cautious of using lip balms with a lot of additives. If someone has dry, irritated lips and they’re noticing that sting, it may be the product in their lip balm and they should choose something that doesn’t have that added in.
Home products, such as olive oil and coconut oil, also work. However, you want a product that stays on the lips. For this reason, petroleum gel really tends to stand out as a good product to us. Maintaining a healthy diet is helpful in treating chapped lips. Processed foods often contain ingredients and salts that will contribute to dehydration, which are good to avoid when you have chapped lips.
