when ur lips are chapped, why does licking them make them worse?

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when ur lips are chapped, why does licking them make them worse?

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You have digestive enzymes in your saliva that can irritate your lips. But, more importantly, when the saliva evaporates, it saps moisture from your lips, making them even dryer than they were before.

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