What to do if your baby has chapped lips? Here are some tips to protect your baby’s delicate skin

Due to the dry climate, babies drink less water and are prone to insufficient water in the body, which can cause chapped lips. Babies have delicate skin. If their lips become chapped, you must take good care of them. Do not use adult lip balm casually, as this will have a great impact on the baby's body.

1: After each meal, you can use warm water to wash your baby's lips. Do not use alkaline cleaning products such as soap, otherwise it will be more likely to cause dryness. After washing and drying the mouth, apply moisturizing lip oil. Never use adult lipstick. Adult lip balm usually contains many other chemical ingredients, such as fragrances, which are not good for children. You should choose infant lip balm specially designed for children's small mouths. The natural nutrients in it are more suitable for children's needs, especially children's lip balm containing moisturizing ingredients such as vitamin E is the most ideal.

1: Because it is cold in winter, people are used to closing doors and windows, and in our northern part of the country, there is heating indoors, which makes the indoor air too dry. In such an environment, the skin usually feels particularly dry and easily peels. Children's skin is very delicate and is more sensitive to such a dry environment. Therefore, you should open windows frequently to ventilate and keep the indoor air fresh. You should also pay attention to adjusting the indoor humidity reasonably. For example, you can use a humidifier to humidify the indoor air, which is conducive to children's smooth breathing.

1: If the baby's lips are already chapped, applying lip balm directly may not be effective. It is best to apply hot compress to the baby's lips first. Use a small hot and wet towel to apply on the lips, let the lips fully absorb moisture and then apply lip balm.

1: Honey has detoxification, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and moisturizing effects when applied externally. Therefore, you can often use honey to massage your child's lips. Before the child goes to bed, apply a little honey on the child's lips, and then gently massage with your fingers. This can promote blood circulation in the lip area and allow the lips to obtain nutrients. You can also apply some honey on your child’s lips and corners of his mouth when he falls asleep at night. It has a particularly good moisturizing effect.

1: The main reason for chapped lips is lack of moisture and vitamins. The amount of warm water consumed should be increased, and children should be reminded to drink more boiled water in time to provide sufficient moisture for their lips, especially in the morning and evening. In terms of diet, the intake of vitamins should be appropriately increased. Children's food should be light and low in salt. They should not eat fried, smoked or grilled foods. Children should not be fed hot foods such as peppers, garlic, ginger, scallions, onions, leeks, oranges, etc., because these foods are too hot and can easily cause inflammation. You can prepare more eggs, dried fruits, beans, fresh vegetables and fruits for your children. They are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B2. Eating these foods regularly can make your children's skin smooth and elastic, and can enhance their resistance to dry climate.

2: In the dry autumn, baby's lips can be kept tender by nourishing with vitamin C and vitamin B2. You can feed your baby more eggs, dried fruits, beans, and fresh vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamin C and vitamin B2. Cucumbers, bitter gourds, radishes, eggplants, pears, bananas, apples, etc. are all good products for moisturizing winter. Boiling some rock sugar pear water or rock sugar red dates and white fungus to promote salivation, moisten the lungs and quench thirst for your baby can also achieve the purpose of moisturizing dryness.

Drinks that clear heat, such as stewed white fungus with rock sugar or stewed duck pear with rock sugar, also have good effects.