What causes itchy and peeling lips

Peeling lips is very common. Many people don’t know what causes peeling and itching lips. Simple peeling may be caused by dryness, and accompanied by itching symptoms, this may be a disease factor. For example, cheilitis may cause lip peeling.

1. Cheilitis

Cheilitis is often more common among young people. Some bad habits are the cause. Licking or biting the lips when they are dry will cause increased pain, lip bleeding, infection, difficulty in healing the wound, and repeated attacks, forming a vicious circle. After a few days of delay, it will develop into chronic cheilitis.

2. The weather is cold and dry, and the body lacks water

The climate in the north is dry in autumn and winter, and there is a lack of moisture, so lips are prone to chapped lips. At this time, many people will lick or bite their lips with their tongue, but the moisture quickly evaporates, taking away the already scarce moisture on the lips, leading to a vicious cycle of the lips becoming drier and the more they lick, the drier they become, causing cracks and peeling of the lips. The specific manifestation of chapped lips caused by lack of moisture is the accumulation of dead skin on the lips or corners of the mouth.

3. Lack of vitamins in the body

Due to the poor blood circulation of the human skin and mucous membranes in autumn and winter, if you eat less fresh vegetables, the body's intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A will be insufficient, and your lips will also become dry and cracked. If the corners of your mouth start to crack and there is white secretion at the corners of your mouth, it is a sign of vitamin deficiency and you should pay attention to internal conditioning.

4. Lifestyle and physical factors

People who are allergic to certain cosmetics or sunlight, people who have mood swings and are easily irritated, certain diseases (diabetes) that cause a decrease in the osmotic pressure of the body's tissue fluid, resulting in excessive drainage and lack of water in the tissue fluid, staying up late, smoking, drinking, and spicy food can all easily cause chapped lips.