Here are some recommendations for preventing chapped lips:
Here are some recommendations for soothing chapped and sore lips:
See your health care provider if you have sores that won't heal on your lips.
Lips - chapped and dry
Habif TP. Atopic dermatitis. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 5.
Habif TP. Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 12.
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