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8 Things Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health

Our lips have more than a million nerve endings and are much more sensitive than our fingertips. They need special care. Sometimes they can signal to us that we have some real problems with our health and that we need to pay proper attention to these conditions.
We at Trends believe that it’s not just the eyes, but also the lips that can be a mirror of your health and found 8 signs that could indicate that you may have a problem.

1. Cracks at the corners of your mouth

8 Things Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health
When saliva gets trapped in the corners of your mouth, it dries out skin that can crack. You might lick your lips often and warmth and moisture in the corners create the perfect conditions for infections.
Infection is the most common cause of these cracks. If it happens too often, please don’t hesitate to go to a doctor.

2. Dry and chapped lips

8 Things Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health
The dryness of your lips can indicate a lack of moisture in the rest of the body. It can also happen because of the climate or stress. In this case, drink more water and use moisturizing creams.
Also, the reason for chapped lips can be an allergy. Please, pay attention if you have some other symptoms like itching, for example.

3. Bumps on the lips

8 Things Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health
Lip bumps can be painful or uncomfortable, but most of the time they are harmless and can disappear without any treatment.
It can be an injury, for example, after an injection of hyaluronic acid. Reactions to food may also cause these conditions. It is very often the case that the cause is a viral infection, like herpes, and it needs proper medical treatment.

4. Red ring around lips

8 Things Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health
One of the most common reasons for a red ring around the mouth is lip licker’s dermatitis. Repetitive licking of lips dries out the natural oils from the skin around the lips and makes them red and itchy.
Simple moisturizers and getting rid of this habit can solve this problem.

5. Wrinkles on the upper lip

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