How to treat peeling cheilitis

The weather in autumn is very dry. At this time, the lips feel particularly dry, and sometimes peeling occurs. The lips often become chapped, causing pain and bleeding. This will affect speaking and eating. These are all caused by cheilitis. When cheilitis occurs, it can be treated through certain methods. Sometimes you can mix lard and honey and apply it evenly to the lips. This can prevent water loss and avoid peeling.

How to treat peeling cheilitis

1. Mix half cooked lard (oil after boiling) and half honey, mix well, and apply it on lips once in the morning and evening. Suitable for dry lips, cracked lips and allergic cheilitis.

2. Boil half a dozen eggs in boiling water, remove the shells and egg whites, then put 6 egg yolks in a dry pan. First fry them over low heat to remove the moisture, then use high heat to roast the egg yolks until they are charred and oil comes out. Store the oil in a small bottle and apply it to the affected area after it cools down. Apply three times a day.

3. Wash two fresh tomatoes that are not too raw, squeeze out the juice, hold it in your mouth for two minutes and spit it out. Repeat three times and then rinse your mouth with clean water. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening. After about three days, the cheilitis will disappear.

The lips are the junction of the human skin and mucous membrane. Although the area is not large, the diseases that can occur are not simple. The most common lip disease is cheilitis, which causes symptoms such as swelling, pain or erosion of the lips. Clinically, cheilitis is divided into many types, such as contact cheilitis, actinic cheilitis, exfoliative cheilitis, glandular cheilitis, granulomatous cheilitis and plasma cell cheilitis, but only the first two have clear causes.

Contact cheilitis is an inflammatory phenomenon caused by contact of the lips or the skin around them with certain irritants. Its cause and pathogenesis are the same as those of contact dermatitis, and it is an allergic disease. Actinic cheilitis is common in farmers, fishermen and outdoor workers, and is related to long-term exposure to sunlight. Symptoms are more obvious in summer. Long exposure to sunlight will aggravate the condition, while reduced exposure to sunlight will alleviate the symptoms. The course of this disease is similar to that of polymorphic light eruption.

Several other types of cheilitis are named after their clinical and pathological manifestations. That is to say, there is no clear cause. However, through observation of patients, we can always find some factors that are related to the onset of the disease or can induce and aggravate the condition. In summary, there are mainly the following aspects: ① allergic reaction; ② mechanical stimulation; ③ infection factors; ④ nutritional deficiency; ⑤ genetic factors.