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2. What’s With the Dry, Cracked Corners of Your Mouth ... - AOL

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   When the skin on your lips, which is already thin and sensitive, comes in continuous contact with saliva, it increases dryness, irritation, and skin breakdown. So, licking your lips can make it worse.

3. Cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   Counterintuitively, constant licking of the lips causes drying and irritation, and eventually the mucosa splits or cracks. [2] The lips have a greater tendency to dry out in cold, dry weather. [citation needed] Digestive enzymes present in the saliva may also irritate the lips, and the evaporation of the water in saliva saps moisture from them. [8]

4. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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   It can also be itchy or painful. [2] The condition can last for days to years. [2] Angular cheilitis is a type of cheilitis (inflammation of the lips). [6] Angular cheilitis can be caused by infection, irritation, or allergies. [2] Infections include by fungi such as Candida albicans and bacteria such as Staph. aureus. [2]

5. How to cure chapped lips in winter weather - AOL

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   Select a lip balm with SPF to protect against sun damage, which can dry out the skin. Refrain from licking, picking or biting your lips. These habits can exacerbate dryness and lead to irritation.

6. A Head-to-Toe Guide to Treating Dry Skin - AOL

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   If the thin, delicate skin in that area gets dry and itchy, it can be a sign of a product allergy or irritation, he says. Lips If your lips are very dry and cracked, start by using a damp ...

7. Lip licker's dermatitis - Wikipedia

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   Lip licker's dermatitis is a type of skin inflammation around the lips due to damage by saliva from repetitive lip licking and is classified as a subtype of irritant contact cheilitis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The resulting scaling, redness , chapping , and crusting makes a well-defined ring around the lips .