Dry lips in children
Dry lips in children are not uncommon, especially in the winter months. Due to the constant change between cold air outside and dry heating air in the rooms, the sensitive skin of the lips is deprived of a lot of moisture, which leads to dry lips. Dry lips can also occur in children when they have colds, a lack of moisture or as an accompanying symptom in other illnesses.
It is important to treat them adequately and to prevent the lips from frequently bursting and becoming bloody. Frequently used care creams or care sticks on the drugstore market often contain artificial ingredients which ensure that the skin of the lips shines temporarily but does not receive any additional moisture. If children have dry lips, it is especially helpful that they drink enough liquid and that they are told that they should not moisten their lips with their tongue as often as possible when they are in the fresh air, as this leads to a vicious circle and the lips become increasingly dry. If these simple measures do not help, an additional cream can be used, whereby pure fat such as Vaseline or Bepanthen is suitable.
Dry lips and lipstick
Especially in winter, many patients suffer from dry lips. These are not only painful but also disturb many patients for aesthetic reasons. Some patients try to conceal the dry lips with lipstick.The problem is that dry lips are only covered with lipstick, not treated, on the contrary.
Many lipsticks only worsen the fluid condition of the lips and cause the lips to dry out further. Lipstick is therefore not recommended as a form of therapy for dry lips. However, if the lips are only slightly dry, patients can use lipsticks that are moisturizing and thus provide the lips with sufficient moisture.
Even better is lip balm, which can be very helpful for a slight form of dry lips. However, it is important to know that many patients react sensitively to different lipsticks and that the lipstick can cause dry lips. This can be due to the fact that the lipstick removes moisture from the lips. It is important here to use lipsticks that also have a lip balm, i.e. they have a slightly moisturizing effect. This means that the lips do not become dry even after a long time of lipstick application, but look healthy for a long time.
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