Now that winters have started, many of you must be struggling with chapped, dry, and cracked lips. The cold and freezing air sucks away moisture from our body, leaving it dry.  Since the skin on our lips is thinner, they lose the maximum moisture, leading to flaking and peeling.

Here are a few ways to keep your lips soft and moist.

1. During winters, it is quite natural to lick your dry lips in an effort to moisturize them. But the saliva ends up drying the lips even more.

2. Instead, make it a habit to carry lip balm at all times and apply when your lips feel dry.

3. Brushing your lips with a toothbrush may sound a bit weird, but it actually works. But don't go overboard, just gently scrape your lips using a toothbrush that is dipped in lukewarm water. This can help you eliminate the dry, dead, and dull-looking skin from the lips, and in turn, gives you more shiny skin.

4. While you focus on scrubbing your face try scrubbing your lips, too. Lip scrubs scrub off dead skin and give smoother lips. You don't need to spend a bomb on these scrubs as you can make one at home easily. A honey and sugar scrub, coconut oil and sugar scrub, coffee powder and olive oil scrub are some of the options.

5. Try to resist the urge of biting your dry lips. Apply a thick coat of lip balm at night. You can even use ghee or olive oil as they are natural and keep the skin soft. Also make sure you drink plenty of water.

ISH News had earlier released a video about natural face packs to help dry skin in winters. Click on this link to watch the video and to get soft smooth skin this winter.

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• Health
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• lips
• winter
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