Dry Lips - Causes

Dry lips is a condition in which your lips become very dry.  Here are some of the causes of dry lips:

·         Environmental factors such as hot, dry weather or cold, dry weather can strip your body (including your lips) of water.

·         Medical conditions such as inflammation of the lips by a yeast, Vitamin B deficiency, and Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency, the common cold, flu, diabetes, Kawasaki Disease, and Sjogren’s Disease can result in dry lips.

·         Frequently licking your lips can strip your lips of the natural oils that are used to protect the lips from water-loss. In addition, your saliva has acids. So, these acids can further damage the skin cells in your lips, leading to cracks/splits.

·         Smoking 

 

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