During the summer we spend a ton of time outside, which means were constantly exposed to wind, sun and salt water?all of the elements that leave us scrambling to figure out how to get rid of chapped lips.
Stocking up on lip balm seems like the easiest route to go when battling dry, cracked lips, but’s it’s not the only?or even most effective?remedy. Try one or all of these brilliant chapped lip cures instead.
1.  Before you wash your face, apply a balm to your lips. Your cleanser may actually be drying out your lips?both salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide disrupt your pH balance and can cause chapping.
2. Use almond oil. The hypoallergenic moisturizer pops up in Kiehl?s Lip Blam #1, which also contains free radical-fighters vitamins A and E. 3. Turn on a humidifier at night?it helps keeps your lips (and skin) moisturized.
4. For chapped and sore lips, slice up a cucumber into thin pieces and leave them over lips for five minutes (try it while you?re watching TV). It helps rehydrates your lips and feels fantastic.
5. Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate. Use a lip exfoliator like ILIA Balmy Nights Lip Exfoliator, or make an at-home paste with sugar and honey. For very sensitive lips, use a clean, soft toothbrush and brush back and forth.
6. Don?t lick your lips. We lick our dry lips to add some moisture, but it actually dries them out even more. Your saliva contains acids that break down food, but they also irritate your lips. Plus, continuously licking will re...