Extreme weather is hard on the whole body, but it is particularly hard on our poor lips.
They become chapped and dry much more easily than any other part of our body.
The reason for this is that there are no oil glands in our lips.
Our lips do not produce melanin.
So constant or prolonged exposure to hot sun or cold weather means that our lips get dry, chapped, and cracked, and there is nothing they can do about it.
So we must be diligent in protecting our lips.
A little hydrocortisone cream mixed with a little carmax can work wonders on chapped lips.
It's easy, it's fast, and it's cheap! There are dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of different lip balms on the market today.
All of them are very reasonably priced, and most of them are very effective.
Choose the right lip balm for the job.
If you are going to be indoors, a light vanilla-flavored lip balm will be just fine.
But if you are going to be outdoors engaging in swimming, sailing, skiing, or snowboarding, you need a lip balm that also includes a good sunscreen.
Ladies should always choose a moisturizing lipstick or lip gloss even if their lips are not chapped.
The moisturizers that are in many of the better lipsticks will help to prevent chapped lips.
Excessive lip licking causes self-induced chapped lips.
The weather isn't responsible...
you are.
When you lick your lips too often, you are unnecessarily exposing them to evaporation of moisture, which is a major cause of chapped lips.
Excessive lip licking can be caused by nervousness, or it can just become a habit.
The best way to break this habit or to prevent yourself from licking your lips too often is to purchase a lip balm that has a taste that you really hate.
Each time you lick your lips, you will be reminded not to! That works every time.