Easy DIY Treatments for Chapped Lips: Get Rid of Chapped Lips Naturally

Who doesn’t love glossy and soft lips? Chapped lips are very common and all of us are effect with chapped lips. Chapped lips occur because of sore, dryness or cracked lips. The skin of on lips is quite thin so that become easily effected by dryness. Our lips don’t have oil glands so it can’t produce natural oil so it get easily chapped. No matter what the season is our lips get cracked ant time. Chapped lips is common for all age group regardless of gender. Our lips are dry due to harsh weather condition, vitamin deficiency, allergic issues, smoking, excessive licking of lips, and some time due to dehydration.

If you are one of them you who wants to get rid of dry and flaky lips, then try these simple and effective home remedies that wound your flaky and dry lips and give your lips bright and soften. These home remedies work like a magic on your lips. All you need is some ingredients to apply on your lips to see the magic. Keep your body hydrate your body by drinking plenty of water. Sometime dehydration is main reason behind dry and flaky lips.

So here are some natural home remedies for your lips.

Honey

Honey is considered one of the best home remedy for dry and chapped lips. Honey contain humectant which pull moisture form air and provide it to your lips. Honey also contain healing properties, so it’s wound the cranky and sores lips. Honey have anti-bacterial properties that prevent you from developing any types of infection occurs due to sores or cracks

Honey is also used as exfoliator for lips which helps to remove dead skin form your lips.

How to apply honey on your lips

Wash your hands properly before applying honey on your lips
Use your figure or cotton, put a thin layer on your lips
Let it for 20 to 30 minutes then wipe it off

Don’t not lick your lips after applying honey on it, or don’t not leave it overnight because it worsen the situation.

Coconut oil

coconut oil is palliative its means that coconut oil locking your moisture of your lips and prevent them from dryness. Coconut oil contain anti-inflammatory properties. It’s helps to wound the sore and dry lips, and helps to reduce the discomfort of your lips. It also contain anti-bacterial properties which help to prevent our lips from any kind of germ, it also preventing your lips from any kind of infection.

How to apply

Take a few drops of coconut oil and directly apply on your lips.
Or
Take little amount of sugar add few drops of coconut oil
Gently apply and rub on your lips
Its helps you to get rid of dead cells from your lips

Sugar

Sugar is considered as a natural scrub for lips, it helps to remove dead skin layer from our lips, and it bring back our lips natural color. Sugar remove dead cells from your lips.

How to use and apply

Take one table spoon of sugar and one table spoon of olive oil or one table spoon of honey
Mix them well before applying the scrub, apply the scrub onto your lips with the help of clean finger
Gently rub your lips in a circular motion for a minute after applying scrub.

After done with scrubbing apply some drops of coconut oil or petroleum jelly on your lips

Make sure to apply moisture after use of sugar scrub on your lips.

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera has healing properties that can help in treating dry lips. It removes the dead skin cells and protects the skin on the lips. Though it has a bitter taste but it can help you achieve those glossy lips you always wanted. Oleo Vera is succulent plant which produces moisturizing gel. Oleo Vera gel contain molecules which helps to pull moisture from air onto the surface of skin. Oleo Vera helps to retain your lips hydrated and prevents them from drying out.it is very helpful for cracked lips later the polysaccharides boost the skin to generate new cells, which relief’s sores to heal quickly.

You can use your own grow aloe Vera plant gel or buy it from your local market, Some experience allergic reactions to aloe Vera, so it's advisable to do a patch test for possible allergic reactions first.

How to use and apply

Take one spoon of aloe Vera gel
Mix it well and apply directly on your lips.

Petroleum jelly

Petroleum jelly is and occlusive which prevent your lips from dryness and lock the moisture. Petroleum jelly is provide protective barrier to lips its lock the moisture. Petroleum jelly is very essential for our lips is considered a natural moisture for our lips.

The best way to use petroleum jelly.

Take a lip balm and apply it on your lips
Lock in the moisture with a layer of petroleum jelly.

In some cases some people might be face some allergic reactions form petroleum jelly. If you experience any stinging and swelling discontinue the use of petroleum jelly on your lips.

Cucumber

Cucumber contain hydrating properties so it’s remove the dryness and cracks from your lips by providing essential minerals and vitamins to your lips. Dry lips are quite common in summer because of excessive sun exposure and dehydration. Cucumber helps you to get back soften lips back.

How to apply

Take a slice of cucumber
Gently apply slice of cucumber on your lips, you can also apply cucumber juice on your lips
Leave it on your lips for 1o minutes then wash it off
After applying cucumber you can also use lip balm to moisture your lips