Chapped lip season is here, which means you've likely been reaching for your favorite chapstick. But not all lip balms are made the same, and some can even make a dry lip situation worse, experts say.

NEW YORK (AP) — A tube of lip balm may seem like the perfect antidote to dry, cracked lips. But do these over-the-counter products soothe flaking or can they make it worse? Though dry lips can happen ...

Living in an arid climate, I’m no stranger to dry skin, including chapped lips (or worse, cracked lips!) After trying a number of chapsticks and lip balms that didn’t seem to help at all, I finally ...

Chapped lips are more than just a nuisance. While it’s easy to attribute dry, cracked lips to cold weather or dehydration, persistent chapping can actually be a sign of underlying health issues.

Kiss those cracked lips goodbye. Dr. Mark Strom, a New York City dermatologist, says his super simple three-step method is the key to banishing chapped lips for good, even as the dry, cold winter ...

Your Lips Are Different From the Rest of Your Skin The skin on your lips is very thin and delicate. It does not have oil ...

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Have you noticed your lips becoming dry after applying lip balm? It feels as if the very thing that is supposed to add moisture is doing the opposite. To get to the bottom of this, we turned to two ...

Dealing with dry, cracked lips? That seems to be a given this time of year. Lips don’t have a great ability to moisturize themselves, says Dr. Chris Adigun, a board-certified dermatologist based in ...

Though dry lips can happen year-round, they're most common during the winter. The cold outdoors paired with the low-humidity indoors can strip moisture from soft, pillowy lips. Lip balm can help seal ...