Why do cracks arise on the lips? How to treat cracks in the corners of the lips, seizures, heit?

The article says how to deal with cracks on the lips.

Many women dream of beautiful lips. And when cracks appear on them, it brings not only aesthetic inconvenience, but also painful sensations. If cracks occur on the lips, it is recommended to proceed with their elimination as soon as possible.

Causes of cracks on the lips

Cracks on the lips appear by no means from kisses in the cold. Or rather, then not only because of them:

• allergic reaction to lipstick, toothpaste, lip balm
• the lack of vitamins A, E, B. The lack of vitamins in the body leads to the loss of the elasticity of the lips. In such a situation, with active movements of the lips, cracks appear
• licking the lips. Saliva leads to the destruction of the protective layer of the skin of the lips
• dry air in the room where you live. Dry air takes moisture from the surface of the lips, as a result of which elasticity is also lost
• frequent being in the sun, frost. Exposure to sharp temperatures also dries the lips

Important: the most common cause of cracks on the lips is insufficient moisture.

Causes of cracks in the corners of the lips

Cracks in the corners of the mouth are found in the people. The causes of the appearance can be more serious than the causes of a crack on the lip:

• dry skin
• deficiency of vitamins in the body
• non -compliance with personal hygiene
• using fluorine -containing toothpastes
• iron deficiency in the body
• a consequence of problems in the body (gastrointestinal diseases, reduction of immunity, diabetes mellitus, hormonal failure)

Important: often the cause of the appearance of the umbrella is a kind of pathogen that showed himself with weakened immunity

If local treatment of the seizures through various moisturizing procedures and lotions does not help, consult a doctor to take tests in search of the pathogen (streptococcus, mushrooms and others).

What is Heit and how to deal with it?

Heit is a disease of the lips, accompanied by the following symptoms:

• cracks on the lips
• the appearance of a seizure
• peeling lips
• the pink edging of the lips, which is usually completely invisible, becomes bright red color
• bubbles on the lips

Important: if the symptoms indicated above are found, contact the dentist for advice and treatment

This disease cannot be treated with the help of only moisturizing cosmetics. As a rule, drug treatment is necessary.

How to treat cracks on the lips?

Treatment of cracks on the lips comes down to restoration organism from the inside, So and restoration of your skin outside:

• proper nutrition
• restoration of vitamin balance in the body
• moisturizing procedures
• using medications

Food in the occurrence of cracks on the lips

Food in the occurrence of cracks on the lips should be reduced to two main rules:

Important: compliance with water and vitamin balance in the body

Drink every day in 2 l pure drinking water.

Use daily products, containing the necessary vitamins: orange fruits and vegetables (orange, persimmon, carrots, sea buckthorn. Pumpkin), meat, fish, legumes, nuts, any fresh vegetables.

Limit In use, fried, sharp, smoked, fatty dishes.

What vitamins and dietary supplements can be used for lips cracks?

If you do not have the possibility of filling the deficiency of vitamins in the body through nutrition, then you can resort to ready-made vitamin-mineral complexes and dietary supplements. Special complexes or additives to combat cracks on the lips are not provided.

Important: if you decide to drink a vitamin complex or dietary supplement, you can choose universal general strengthening drugs containing vitamins of groups A, E and B.

Aevit vitamin complex is convenient in that it can be used both for skin nutrition from the inside and outside. At the heart - vitamin E and retinol. The drug prevents dry skin, and this is precisely necessary in the fight against cracks on the lips. You can also split the capsule and apply on the lips with massage movements.

Treatment of cracks on the lips: drugs for external use

External treatment of cracks on the lips is reduced to restoring the structure of the skin. Drugs suitable for local treatment of cracks on the lips:

• bepanten Plus. The drug does not belong to the category of cheap. It positions itself as a drug in the form of a cream or ointment that contributes to the speedy healing of damage and cracks on the skin and its additional moisture. The main active substance is Dexpanthenol
• zinc ointment. A budget product that has an antiseptic and healing effect on the skin. It does not allow inflammatory processes to develop. The main active substance is zinc oxide
• syntomycin ointment. The product is an antibiotic and due to this is an excellent anti -inflammatory means
• Bor-plus cream. Also an affordable drug that can boast exclusively by a natural composition: healing plants and herbs. Heals the skin well and does not harm its natural composition

Natural lip balms: recipes

A worthy alternative to purchased skin care products can be the cosmetics you prepared - natural lip balm

Bee wax or petroleum jelly can be the basis.

Babel -based balm recipe.

Composition: 25 g of bee wax, 15 g of avocado oil, lemon essential oil, honey.

Melt the wax in a water bath, add avocado oil and mix for several minutes. Add a little natural bee honey, having previously removed from the water bath. Add a few drops of lemon oil to the mixture and put it in a cool place.

Vaseline -based balm recipe.

Composition: 2 tbsp. Vaselina, bitter chocolate, cinnamon powder.

Add the coat wrapped in a fine grater to the vaseline melted in a water bath. Interfere until the chocolate is completely dissolved. After add a pinch of cinnamon and remove from the water bath. Mixing thoroughly, pour into the prepared container in advance and put it in a cool place

Important: do not forget to conduct a standard test for the identification of allergies to the components of the balm. Apply the components of the balm to the internal bend of the elbow and monitor the reaction during the day

Treatment of cracks on the lips with folk remedies at home

You can treat cracks on the lips at home with folk remedies:

• use avocado or tea tree oil to lubricate cracks
• soften the skin of the lips with fish oil, stomped fat, fresh butter,
• mix cottage cheese with carrot juice in a ratio of 1 to 1. Apply for 30 minutes on the lips, then rinse with warm water
• apply a few drops of aloe juice to cracks
• apply olive or sea buckthorn oil to the lips and hold for 15 minutes
• before going to bed, do lips massage with a honey mask. Apply honey to the lips and pat on the light movements
• rub your lips several times a day with cucumber juice. Grate the cucumber to a fine grater and squeeze it until the juice is obtained
• mix butter and honey in equal proportions. Apply the resulting mixture to the lips
• mix a spoonful of animal fat with rose petals torn into small pieces. Apply to cracks

Cracks on the lips: tips and reviews

Cracks on the lips make you experience certain discomfort. More pleasant and easier to observe prevention measures the appearance of cracks than to treat them later:

• follow the rules of proper nutrition
• drink 2 liters of clean water per day
• follow the hygiene of the oral cavity and hands
• use lips softening with means
• do not apply hygienic lipstick or balm before going out. It is necessary to apply 30 minutes before the release so that the product is absorbed
• do not lick and do not bite your lips

Take care of your lips, eat them from the inside and outside. Then you will not have to fight the discomfort that you can feel when cracks occur on your lips.

Video from the Gubernia TV health school on the topic "Cracks on the lips"