What to do about dry lips?

To make your lips soft again, you can actively prevent or take care measures in acute cases. Here are the best tips for maintaining soft lips.

Prevention
Drink enough: Sufficient fluid intake is generally important for maintaining health. Doctors recommend two to three liters of beverages daily for adults.
Eat a balanced diet: Prevent deficiencies that affect lips with a varied diet. Vegetarians and vegans should pay particular attention to getting enough iron, zinc and vitamin B12 and, if in doubt, supplement their diet with supplements.
Good indoor climate: Make sure there is enough humidity in the rooms you spend time in. Indoor plants or water evaporators are helpful.

7 Lip care products
As unpleasant as the feeling of taut lips is, constant moistening with saliva is counterproductive. By licking your lips, you remove the already thin lipid layer on them. Much more effective is lipid-replenishing and moisturizing skin care that is tailored to the needs of the lips. Fats, waxes, oils and anti-inflammatory substances from nature or pharmaceuticals (for example chamomile or dexpanthenol) are useful against dehydration.

Lipsticks: The classics are practical to use and fit in every handbag. Some products not only care for the lips, but also add a chic shade to the make-up.
Lip Balm: These products have similar formulas, but a softer consistency compared to lipstick.
Lip Butter: Such care products have a creamy texture and are spread with the finger or a brush.
Creams: Ointments in small tubes and jars can be portioned and applied selectively.
Lip oils: Roll-on applicators are practical for applying liquid care products.
Lip gloss: Similar to products from the beauty sector, you apply these products with a sponge on a stick.
Lip masks: Even as a care mask specifically for the lip area means against chapped skin are available.

Make sure that the selected care cosmetics or ointments are free of mineral oils and kerosenes. You are on the safe side with natural cosmetics.

Extra tip for the summer
If you are outdoors in the sunshine, the sunscreen for the lips should also offer a good sun protection factor, just like a sunscreen. After all, the skin of the lips is just as exposed as the rest of the face and should receive sufficient sun protection.