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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It’s not water that keeps your skin moisturized (your skin is mostly waterproof), but *oil*. Your lips basically get chapped when the protective oil barrier has worn away. Licking at them only makes this *worse*.

Instead, applying fats like vaseline or lanolin is a much more effective solution.

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