Dry lips, or chapped lips, occur when the thin, delicate skin on your lips loses moisture and becomes dehydrated, irritated. Lips do not have oil glands, so they need extra care to keep them moisture.

NEW YORK — A tube of lip balm may seem like the perfect antidote to dry, cracked lips. But do these over-the-counter products soothe flaking or can they make it worse? Though dry lips can happen ...

Winter is finally upon us, which means lots of fun things like grabbing your favorite spiced latte and layering up in cozy sweaters. However, there's another far less enjoyable factor that tends to ...

Once the weather turns cooler, many of us experience the all-too-human misery of dry, chapped lips. We apply cheap lip balm (bad idea) or lick them (even worse idea), then wonder why they’re always ...

Living in an arid climate, I’m no stranger to dry skin, including chapped lips (or worse, cracked lips!) After trying a number of chapsticks and lip balms that didn’t seem to help at all, I finally ...

Kiss those cracked lips goodbye. Dr. Mark Strom, a New York City dermatologist, says his super simple three-step method is the key to banishing chapped lips for good, even as the dry, cold winter ...

Expert advice from a musician, a model and an aesthetician. By Hannah Coates Beauty School answers common beauty questions with help from creative people who’ve become experts on the job. Sign up here ...

As the temperature shifts from balmy to cold to cool, I’ve come to a painful realization: Dry, chapped lips can occur at any time, not just in the winter. I’m talking about the soreness on the outer ...