What causes chapped lips in children?

Because mothers spend more time with their babies, they are always the first to discover any problems with their babies. So many mothers will ask, why do children have chapped lips? What is the cause of children’s chapped lips? In fact, not only mom will ask what's going on, dad will also ask. Is the child's chapped lips just caused by lack of dehydration? Are there any other reasons? Let’s take a look together.

Children's lips are often chapped, which is mainly caused by lack of vitamins and trace elements. It may also be caused by cheilitis due to children licking their lips frequently. It is recommended that you let your children drink water frequently, eat more fresh snacks and fruits, and avoid licking their lips. You can apply lip balm or erythromycin ointment topically.

Generally speaking, it is a manifestation of internal heat. It is recommended that children drink more water and pay attention to indoor humidity. In addition, zinc deficiency and vitamin A deficiency cannot be ruled out! Abnormal skin keratinization is related to vitamin A deficiency. To supplement vitamin A, you can eat more chicken, sheep, beef, pork liver, egg yolk, carrots, spinach, tomatoes, etc.

The human skin and mucous membranes have poor blood circulation. If you eat less fresh vegetables, the body's intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A will be insufficient, causing them to dry and crack.

Another cause of dry lips is lack of moisture or dry mouth due to talking too much. At this time, some dead skin will accumulate at the corners of the mouth and where the lips merge. Once this happens, you should replenish water in time. When dry lips are not serious, the lip skin will curl up. At this time, do not tear it with your hands, as this can easily tear your lips, causing pain and bleeding. You can use small scissors to carefully cut off the raised skin on your lips in front of a mirror. Some people have cracked lips, which turn red and bleed. This may be due to nutritional deficiencies, but it is also related to the dry weather. When it is windy or cold, moisture is absorbed by the dry air and the skin surface is not supplied with enough moisture. At this time, it is best to apply lip balm or lip oil.

Considering it is cheilitis, the treatment should first avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, stop using or eating suspicious drugs or foods, avoid dry, hot and windy environments, and change bad habits such as licking lips, which can also prevent recurrence.

The reason is not simple. Children's chapped lips may be caused by long-term dehydration, but this is only one of the unsurprising reasons. Children's chapped lips may also be caused by a lack of certain elements in the child's body. For example, vitamins. Vitamins make up a large part of a child's body, so I want to tell all mothers to pay attention to giving their children regular vitamin supplements. Let your child drink more water.