27 Fast Natural Remedies To Treat & Heal Chapped Lips

Having cracked dry lips is irritating and uncomfortable, especially when the lips stretch. During this period, most people use lip balm to cure their chapped lips. A chapped lip is not a serious medical condition. A sudden change in the weather conditions such as exposure to a lot of sunlight or wind-chills is one of the main causes of chapped lips. Unfortunately, a chapped lip is hard to get rid of, especially if you are dehydrated. However, you can use natural homemade remedies to quicken the healing process. You can start by drinking enough water to stay hydrated. This will help quicken the healing process.

Apart from a sudden change in weather conditions, there are certain factors that cause dry chapped lips. These factors include daily use of cigarettes, frequent alcohol intake, a sensitive lip skin, excessive licking, biting, licking, and chewing of lips, allergies, bacterial and fungal infections, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and intake of drugs such as chemotherapy medications.

Just like any other disease, a chapped lip also does have symptoms. The first symptom to look out for is a feeling of dryness on the lips throughout the day. This is followed by the appearance of several cracks on the lips. The cracks are painful and irritating, especially when eating or talking. On a severe case, bleeding occurs on a cracked lip. If you are experiencing these symptoms, here are some natural homemade remedies that you can use to quicken the healing process.

Petroleum jelly is an over the counter treatment, which is readily available. Most people use petroleum jelly since it is cheap and affordable. The best thing about petroleum jelly is that you can apply it many times a day. To quicken the healing process, apply honey as the base coat followed by the petroleum jelly. Leave the mixture for several minutes and remove it using a clean piece of cloth. For effective results, apply the remedy twice or thrice a day.

Almond oil is a natural treatment that acts as a moisturizer for cracked dry lips. Almond oil contains vitamin A and C, which are free radical fighters. Being a natural moisturizer the treatment will rehydrate cracked lips. Apply the treatment on cracked lips and leave it to cure them naturally. Almond oil is also applied on dry hair to rehydrate it. 

Cucumber is a natural homemade remedy. Cucumber contains vitamins and nutrients that act as moisturizers to your cracked dry lips. Pick a fresh cucumber and cut it into several slices. Rub one of the slices on the cracked lips and leave it there for several minutes. Use lukewarm water to rinse it off from your cracked lips. The cucumber water will restore your lips back to its normal status. To quicken the healing process, repeat the process many times as possible to cure the chapped lips.

Milk cream contains a high content of fat. The fat acts as a lip moisturizer. Use fresh milk cream to apply it on chapped lips. Leave the remedy on for several minutes and rinse it off using lukewarm water. Regular application of milk cream will cure the cracked lips fast.

Castor oil is a natural remedy that cures dry a cracked lip fast. All you need to do is apply the oil on the lips and leave it on. The natural oil treatment acts as a lip moisturizer. It softens and rehydrates chapped and dry lips. To hasten the healing process, mix one teaspoon of castor oil with one teaspoon of glycerin and add a few drops of lemon juice. Apply the mixture before bedtime and leave it on the whole night. Wash your lips in the morning with tepid water. Daily application of this great treatment will work wonders on your chapped lips.

Green tea is well known to cure many diseases among them being high blood pressure. In this case, a wet green tea bag is pressed between dry chapped lips. Green tea contains antioxidant that would heal cracked lips naturally and rehydrates them. The tannin ingredient in tea helps to relieve pain from the cracked lips. Applying a wet green tea bag on chapped lips twice or thrice a day is a fast relief remedy.

Having rose petals on your garden is an added advantage to you. An ingredient of rose petals paste with milk cream and glycerin is a great homemade remedy treatment for chapped lips. Rose petals paste will not only cure a dry chapped lip but will also improve the natural lip color. Apply the paste as often as possible to retain the lip’s suppleness. For best results, apply the remedy before bedtime.

Castor oil is a natural moisturizer that retains the skin’s suppleness. When mixed with glycerin in equal quantities, the remedy will work wonders on chapped lips. Glycerin is an oil product that retains moisture on the lips. It also makes chapped lips supple and soft.

Glycerin product will work effectively if mixed with several drops of lemon juice. This great homemade ingredient will heal chapped and dry lips, especially if they are bleeding. Apply the mixture often to the cracked dry lips to retain the softness and suppleness. You can add honey to the remedy to quicken the healing process. Some people prefer using glycerin alone. While this is not a bad idea, but the mixture of glycerin and lemon juice will hasten the healing process.

Glycerin is an oil product that is applied to the body as well as the lips. Most people prefer to apply glycerin on their body due to its beauty benefits. Instead of purchasing expensive products such as lip balm, you can opt to buy glycerin. Applying glycerin on chapped dry lips, leads to soft and moisturized lips, removal of dead skin on the lips, removal of blemishes on the lips, prevent lips from bleeding and peeling and lastly, maintenance of the lips’ natural color. When glycerin is applied to the body, it stops the aging process and maintains the smoothness and suppleness of the skin. Glycerin is also used with other ingredients such as castor oil, lemon juice, rose petals to mention the least to make a natural homemade chapped lips remedy.

When baking soda is mixed with sugar, it creates a remedy for chapped lips. Baking soda relieves the pain associated with chapped lips. It stops the bleeding and flaking of the lips. Vanilla acts as a flavor. The sugar in it acts as a scrubber on chapped lips. It helps to remove the already dead skin on the damaged lips. To have the treatment ready, mix a two teaspoon of sugar, one teaspoon of baking soda, a quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract. You can add two teaspoons of olive oil or jojoba oil to make the remedy more effective. Apply the mixture on the lips daily and leave it on for several minutes before washing it off with tepid water. For fast cure, apply the treatment every day.

Honey is another great treatment for dry chapped lips. Honey has the ability to draw moisture from the air into the dry bleeding cracked lips. This helps to soothe the lips by keeping them moisturized all day. Honey, being a natural remedy contains vitamin C, B1, B6, and B12. Vitamin B1 and B6 help to get rid of the dead skin by forming new skin cells. It also nourishes chapped lips by making them softer and smoother.

Honey also contains an anti-bacterial ingredient. When applied on a chapped lip, it helps to fight the germs off. Mixing vitamin B12 with zinc helps to prevent a chapped lip from further harm from free radical. Vitamin C in the honey acts as an exfoliant. It helps to remove the dead skin cells from chapped dry lips. The great thing about honey is that you can apply it while raw. Leave it on the chapped lips for it to work wonders. You can also apply it many times as required. To achieve effective results, make a paste of honey and glycerin. Preheat the paste and apply it on the lips often. You will get softer and smoother lips in no time. 

Coconut oil is a natural lubricant. When applied on chapped lips, it helps acts as a moisturizer. Just like olive oil, jojoba oil, castor, and almond oil, they all contain fatty acids that help to make the lip skin smooth, supple, and soft. Adding grape-seeds oil, neem oil, or tea tree oil to coconut oil will quicken the healing process. It will also stop the bleeding from the chapped lips. Add a drop or two of neem oil, tea tree oil or grape-seed oil in virgin coconut oil. Apply the mixture on chapped lips and leave it for several hours before rinsing it off with tepid water. For best results, apply the treatment before going to bed.

Aloe Vera is a natural treatment that is used as herbal medicine by many. It has multiple health benefits to the skin. Applying an extract from aloe vera helps moisturize dry chapped lips. It has an anti-inflammatory effect that heals severe cracked bleeding lips. However, aloe vera is harmful when ingested, especially if taken in large quantity. When applying the extract on the lips, be careful not to ingest it. Apply the extract twice or thrice a day and rinse it off with tepid water for fast cure.

 Honey and sugar paste acts as an exfoliant on cracked lips. Make a fine paste of sugar and honey in the ratio of 2:1. Apply the paste on cracked dry lips and leave it on for several minutes. Use your clean finger to scrub gently the dry skin cells on the lips. Use lukewarm water to remove it after a thorough scrub. By doing this, a new skin cell will grow on the lips again. Exfoliating cracked lips is the foremost remedy you can give your dry cracked lips. Exfoliation helps in removal of dead skin cells and promotes a new growth of skin cells.

Exfoliate chapped lips using a soft bristle toothbrush. Ensure the toothbrush is clean and soft to avoid damaging the lips further. Do not apply toothpaste on the toothbrush to avoid irritating the cracked lips. Scrub the dead skin cell gently and rinse with tepid water.

Cocoa butter is a butter extracted from a cocoa bean. It is pale yellow in color. Cocoa butter acts as a natural moisturizer. It softens the skin by maintaining moisture on the skin. It also has an anti-aging ingredient that slows down the aging process. Shea butter is fat extracted from shea tree nuts. Just like cocoa butter, shea butter is also a natural moisturizer. It retains the skin’s softness. Mango butter is a fat extracted from a mango fruit. It contains natural oleic fat, omega-9 and stearic. Mango butter has the ability to retain moisture on the skin; therefore, retaining the skin’s softness.

When these three butter types are combined, they can make a good natural homemade lip balm. However, you require beeswax and coconut oil to make the treatment effective. Apply the mixture whenever needed.

Lack of a balanced diet can lead to chapped lips. Your body requires a constant supply of vitamins and minerals to be healthy. Vitamins such as B12 help to fight free radicals that attack skin cells. Other vitamins such as vitamin C help to protect the skin from sun damage. Vitamins C and E help in repairing damaged skin cells and slows down the aging process on the skin. All these vitamins are found in different vegetables and fruits.

Acquire a humidifier if you often suffer from chapped lips. Leave the humidifier on at night to moisturize your body. Most people do not like using humidifier due to its moisture content. However, it is the best solution during summer due to dry air.

Drinking eight glasses of water daily will keep your body hydrated from inside. This will help keep your lips from drying as well. Water consumption also helps in metabolism, retains moisture on the skin, and prevents constipation among others.

Most people lick their dry lips to moisten them. What they do not know is that saliva contains acid that helps to break down food particles. The acid removes the natural oil from the lips, therefore, making the lips to dry further. The more you moisten your lips with saliva, the more they dry hence, irritating them more.

While it may sound funny, but breathing through the nose can help prevent chapped lips. Those people who suffer from congested nasal problem should use a humidifier to keep their rooms moistened at night. This will help to keep your dry cracked lips moistened. They should also have a natural homemade remedy for chapped lips ready to use during the day.

Most people who suffer from flaked lips naturally pick on them. This may be the natural thing to do, but it is wrong. The more you pick on flaked lips the more they get irritated. Use natural remedies such as jojoba oil and honey to soften the lips. This will help to exfoliate the dead skin cells.

 A large number of women get cracked lips now and then. This may be caused by the use of lipsticks. Most lipsticks do not contain conditioners such as Shea butter. The conditioners help to keep the lips moistened and soft throughout the day. If you suffer from flaked lips, ensure to try out lipsticks that contain moisturizers such as Shea butter, macadamia oil, and vitamin E. On the hand, if your collection of lipsticks contains no conditioner, purchase a lip conditioner and apply it before.

Most people suffer from an allergic reaction caused by different things. While most are aware of their condition, some do not know what causes it. If you are suffering from dry cracked lips now and then, it may be due to the constant use of toothpaste. Avoid using toothpaste that contains irritating ingredients to your lip skin. Try out toothpaste that has no synthetic flavors and see if it makes a difference on your lips.

Spicy and salty food dries out the natural oil on your lips. Avoid consuming such foods to keep your lips soft, supple, and smooth.

You do not have to suffer anymore from bleeding flaked lips. Try out these remedies to keep your lips soft and smooth. Do not forget to drink enough water and to eat a balanced diet. If these remedies do not work, contact your dermatologist.