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  2. 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]

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

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    Angular cheilitis typically starts with a red dry patch on the corners of the mouth. It can be on one or both sides, with a dry, scaly appearance, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

  4. Lip licker's dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Cold, dry, or hot wind and weather environments can harden and roughen up the red part of the lips, causing people to develop habitual lip licking to pick at the scales and flakiness that form. [1] [10] Lip chewing, thumb sucking, or excessive drooling can also initiate the inflammatory response. [20] [21]

  5. Angular cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    The term "cheilocandidiasis" describes exfoliative (flaking) lesions of the lips and the skin around the lips, and is caused by a superficial candidal infection due to chronic lip licking. [14] Less severe cases occur during cold, dry weather, and is a form of chapped lips. Individuals may lick their lips in an attempt to provide a temporary ...

  6. Wondering Why Your Lips Are Feeling All Tingly? Here's ... - AOL

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    In short, the reason behind tingly lips can be serious or just frustrating, as well as a fast fix or a slow one. Your best bet is to consider other symptoms and circumstances so you can determine ...

  7. The best lip scrubs for dry, cracked lips, according to experts

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    Ghlee Lip Scrub $ at Ghlee. This three-in-one lip scrub cleanses, conditions and eliminates dead skin using ghee, exfoliating brown sugar and moisturizing vitamin E, according to the brand, and is ...

  8. Actinic cheilitis - Wikipedia

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    With months and years of sun exposure, the lesion becomes chronic and may be grey-white in color and appear dry, scaly and wrinkled. [2] There is thickening whitish discoloration of the lip at the border of the lip and skin. There is also a loss of the usually sharp border between the red of the lip and the normal skin, known as the vermillion ...

  9. Do lip balms dry out your lips?

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    EltaMD UV Lip Balm Sunscreen, SPF 36 Sunscreen Lip Balm with SPF, Moisturizes and Protects Dry Cracked Lips, Water Resistant up to 80 Minutes, Transparent Zinc Oxide Lip Sunscreen, 0.28 Tube ...