Lips starting to crack? It’s not always a sign of cooler weather! Dry and chapped lips can also be a cause of cheilitis, an inflammatory lip condition, which is sometimes a side effect of certain medications.
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FAQ
The most common cause of chapped lips is when lips lose moisture, owing to dehydration, too much exposure to wind or too much sun. Occasionally, chapped lips are a cause of other more serious lip conditions, or a side effect of some medications.
How long it takes for chapped lips to heal depends on how dry and chapped they are. Using the right products, like Aussie’s favourite Dermal Therapy’s Lip Balm, as often as required, means you can see visible results in 1 day.
Some ways to avoid or deal with chapped lips are to drink enough water, make sure your lips aren’t exposed to too much wind or sun without protection, and be careful not to pick, lick or bite your lips too much. Another great thing to use for chapped lips is a dermatologist recommended lip balm for extra hydration.
The short answer is, unfortunately, yes. Since chapped lips are especially common in winter, when your lips are exposed to dry air and colder temperatures, and when your immune system is usually a bit weaker than usual, chapped lips can make you more vulnerable to cold sores and blisters.
You probably notice when you’re sick that you’re not drinking as much fluid as usual, so your skin and body is more dehydrated. This is especially true if you have cold symptoms like a runny nose or congestion, which forces you to breathe through your mouth, therefore creating the perfect conditions for chapped lips.
Winter weather causes chapped lips because the weather is colder, more dry, and there’s often a chilling wind outside. That, combined with the dry, heated air inside, can cause dry and chapped lips.
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People who have this condition have found these products to be helpful
Lip Balm Original
Experience ultimate care with Australia’s number 1 selling best lip balm brand*. There’s a reason why 1 Dermal Therapy lip balm sells every 9 seconds, ultra-moisturising, our Dermal Therapy Lip Balm Original lovers see visible results in just one day.
- Fast acting relief for dry and chapped lips
- Clinically proven to increase lip moisture
- Dermatologist recommended
- No. 1 selling best lip balm brand in Australian pharmacies*
Lip Balm SPF 50+
Want to look after your smile all year round? Soothe and protect your lips, whatever the weather, with Dermal Therapy Lip Balm SPF 50+, the highest SPF formula to offer sun protection from harmful rays.
- Broad protection sunscreen protects from UVA/UVB rays
- Moisturising formula hydrates and softens
- Soothes and treats extremely dry, chapped lips
- Non-greasy and great tasting
- Highest SPF available, with no bitter aftertaste
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It sounds so dramatic but your paw paw lip therapy has saved my sore lips time and time again.
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Forever recommending this @dermaltherapy lip balm to my clients.
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Even though we have just got into spring it’s been quite cold so my lips have needed extra care.
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My partner never leaves home without Dermal Therapy Lip Balm.
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