What to do if the bottom or upper lip cracked, and most importantly, why is this happening? About the reasons, nothing can be said for sure, they can be very different, from the lack of vitamins to the lack of permanent moisturizing of the lips. But most of the time the lips are cracked by those who smoke often, licks their lips and drinks a little water. Also, cracks on the lips can occur due to malnutrition, namely the lack of vitamin B in the diet, as well as E and A. In addition to such harmless causes, cracks on the lips can be caused by serious diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. Often, the lips crack when strong dehydration, at high temperature, frequent intake of diuretics, diarrhea or vomiting. More cracks on the lips appear in cases of breathing disorders, for example, with a prolonged runny nose or nasal congestion.
How to treat cracked lips?
Having decided with the possible reasons, it is possible and to find out what to do if the lip is cracked. If there is a suspicion of a lack of vitamins (especially this is likely at the end of winter), then you need to increase the intake of foods rich in vitamins E, A and Group B. Deficiency of iron can also cause cracks in the lips, and therefore we lean on fruits, vegetables, liver, fish and meat . If you decide to bite a carrot in search of vitamin A, then note that this vitamin is absorbed only in the fat solution, and therefore carrots will either dunk in sour cream or make tasty salads dressed with mayonnaise or vegetable oil. If you do not want to eat such salads (we follow the figure and count every calorie), then vitamins A and E can be taken in by buying them in the pharmacy. And of course do not forget to moisturize your lips with a nourishing cream, hygienic lipstick or Vaseline.
If the cracked lip does not heal for a long time, then apparently it is still not enough vitamins or moisturizing. To eliminate this shortage, we lubricate the lips with oil solutions of vitamins E and A each day, and also make warm compresses made of fleece impregnated with heated oil. Also, the lips are well lubricated with honey, and apply protective cream or hygienic lipstick as often as possible, and at night, so in general a thick layer. It would be even better to pay more attention to your diet, maybe it's not just a lack of vitamins and trace elements, maybe you eat too much fatty and spicy food, eat on the go, which causes digestive problems. And this, in turn, is reflected on the face, in the form of cracked lips and pimples.
Her child's lip was cracked
Well, with adults, everything is clear, eat as if it were horrible, smoke, we forget to pay due attention to ourselves, so we reap the labors of our carelessness. Actually, here and that to do questions does not arise, at last to pay attention to itself and to stop to eat on the move. And what if the lip cracked in the child, especially in the baby? Here, too, there is nothing terrible, most likely, the lips are simply worn out and they need to be smeared with vaseline, bepanthen, or any other fat cream. Maybe the lip cracked in the baby because of the fact that we do not have enough vitamins for our mother (if the baby is breast-feeding). So, first of all, pay attention to your diet, you eat wrong, and the baby suffers. And also babies, who are breastfed, often appear as a corn on the upper lip.
If the child is older, and you notice that his lip is cracked and swollen, then perhaps it is caused by the excessive activity of your baby. I hit my lip with something and swelled up. Or maybe your lips were frayed when you walked in the cold. In this case, they are also lubricated with cream or hygienic lipstick, only we look to make it childish - without unnecessary dyes and fragrances.