Due to the cold temperatures and dry air in winter, the water in the body evaporates quickly, and it is very easy to have chapped lips, dry nasal cavity and other symptoms. Do the following points, you can easily prevent.

1、The lips dry cracked prevention tips

Focus on hydration

Under normal circumstances, an adult needs to replenish water about 2,000 millilitres per day, especially in the winter when the temperature is dry, it is more important to replenish water in a timely manner. Due to the thin epidermis of the lips, water evaporation is faster, when the weather is cold, easy to appear dry and cracked symptoms. Adequate drinking water can moisturise the skin around the lips from the inside out, and prevent the lips from drying out.

Reasonable adjustment of diet

Eat more vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, carrots, soya bean sprouts, apples, pears, etc., and eat less spicy, greasy food. In addition, the lack of vitamin B2 in the human body can easily induce keratitis, lipitis and other diseases. If such diseases, can be recommended by specialists, some of the appropriate vitamin B2 supplementation.

Do not get into the habit of licking lips

When the lips appear dry, cracked, peeling and other symptoms of discomfort, many friends are licking lips to keep lips moist. Unbeknownst to them, this is counterproductive, but will damage the skin around the lips, in addition, saliva contains amylase and other enzymes will destroy the acidic protective film of the lips, so that the mucous membrane of the lips become dry folds, and even trigger chronic lipitis. Thus, to eliminate this bad habit of licking lips

Scientific lip balm

Many friends wait until the symptoms of dry and cracked lips, only to use lip balm to prevent and control. In fact, lip care can be done by applying lip balm when your lips are not dry and cracked. It is recommended to use a lip balm that contains beeswax, shea butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil and other nourishing ingredients. If you are allergic to lip balm, you can apply some sesame oil or honey on your lips, which can also moisturise and moisturise your lips, and alleviate the discomfort of dry and cracked lips.

Wear a mask when you go out

Winter temperatures are dry, people go out or long time outdoor exercise, do not forget to wear a mask to reduce the evaporation of water from the lips, to prevent dry and cracked lips. Especially in the current situation of normalised epidemic prevention and control, when you go out more to wear a good mask, can be said to have many benefits.

2、Winter nasal dryness prevention

Smoke the nose with hot steam

In daily life, if the symptoms of nasal dryness, it may be worth pouring a cup of hot water, inhale hard against the mouth of the cup, the use of water vapour fumigation of the nasal cavity, 3 times a day, each time 3 to 5 minutes can be insisted on a few days to have a good effect. It is worth noting that the temperature of hot water to their own tolerable temperature is appropriate, be careful to burn the skin.

Use saline to clean the nasal cavity

Practice has proved that rinsing the nasal cavity with saline is also an effective method, which can play a role in relieving the symptoms of nasal dryness and moistening the nasal mucosa. Remind people to pay attention to is, don’t use tap water directly to clean the nasal cavity, must use medical saline.

Increase indoor air humidity

When the indoor humidity is high, the nose will be much more comfortable. When the weather is dry, use a humidifier to increase indoor air humidity if possible. If you don’t have a humidifier, you can put a basin of water indoors, which can also help to increase air humidity.

Focus on scientific dietary adjustments

Focus on a balanced diet, eat more foods rich in vitamin C, and drink more teas that help prevent nasal dryness and even nosebleeds, such as chrysanthemum tea and honeysuckle tea.

It is worth noting that if the dryness of the mouth and nose can not be effectively relieved through home control, or even the emergence of inflammation of the mouth and lips, herpes, nasal bleeding and other symptoms, should be promptly to the regular hospital for medical consultation, please consult a professional doctor to diagnose and treat.