We know how much of a problem it is to manage dry and chapped lips. Cracked, and peeling skin on lips needs special care and attention. Lip moisturizer variant or topical lip balm seems to work but in the long run, go for home remedies. Try simple ingredients from the kitchen to improve your lip’s moisture-locking ability which in turn help make your lip skin soft, supple, and smooth. It is time to stop wandering in the lane at the beauty store as we have compiled a list of simple DIY home remedies for chapped and dry lips that can help.
DIYs for Chapped and Dry lips
1. Honey
The antibacterial property of honey is nature’s best healing agent as it reverses damaged skin.
How to use:
- Take pure organic honey and apply it to your lips and leave it on.
- Use it twice or thrice during the day to soften your lips.
- Use it daily or until it helps to get rid of dry lips.
2. Aloe vera Gel
Aloe vera is a versatile plant and a great ingredient to soften, hydrate, moisturize, and brighten dark lips. This plant is a potent moisturizer, that ensures your lips are hydrated for hours simultaneously lightening your lips and making them pink.
How to use:
- Mix 1 teaspoon of Smooth and natural aloe vera gel with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil.
- Apply this gel to your lips and massage it gently. Keep applying several times a day whenever your lips feel dry.
- Aloe vera has healing properties which help to heal any cuts, wounds on your lips. It helps to lock in moisture on your lips for long hours.
3. Ghee
Ghee can help hydrate and nourish dry lips. It exfoliates the dead skin from the surface of the lips and makes it smooth.
How to use:
- Apply desi ghee on your lips and massage it gently for a few minutes. Thereafter, leave it on.
- Ghee can also be applied before going to bed and left on overnight.
- Use it daily for about a week for lasting results.
4. Milk cream
The lactic acid, essential fats, minerals, and vitamins present in milk cream may help deeply condition and nourish dry lips. It soothes your lips and makes them softer.
- Boil raw milk and collect the cream that forms on the top layer. Place this milk cream in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Now Apply a small amount of cold milk cream on your lips and leave it on overnight.
- Alternatively, just leave it on your lips for 10-20 minutes and then rinse it off as it might ruin your pillow covers.
- Use it every day for a few days till your lips are healed.
5. Coconut Oil
The fatty acids in coconut oil condition and hydrate your lips to make them soft and supple. It heals cracked lips and prevents infection.
How to use:
- Apply coconut oil on the dry skin of your lips and leave it on.
- Use coconut oil 1-2 times a day or use it in the nighttime and leave it overnight.
- It seals moisture into the skin and makes your lips soft and smooth.
