What is the best way of preventing cracked lips?

It happens because your lips aren’t retaining moisture. When you lick your lips, your saliva is pulling moisture out of your lips, causing the cracking. Put vaseline on them at night, and wear chapstick sparingly during the day, just enough to keep them that top layer soft.

To completely prevent it, move to Florida (or a similar warm, humid climate). After a lifetime of hassles with cracked lips, I had none for five years.

It is the dryness of winter (especially indoors). I find that both Chapstick and Blistex work fine. The trick is don’t wait to use them until it hurts. Use them as part of your winter routine.

Just keep licking them.

Try unrefined virgin coconut oil. Lip balms only coat the surface, while coconut oil is absorbed through the skin.

Lots of smooching.

Also drink lots of water. Chapped lips can be a result of dehydration.

Licking and smooching will probably not help your problem, unfortunately. :P As @PandoraBoxx said, licking sucks the moisture out of your lips, making them more chapped. Same goes for kissing.

I just use regular chapstick to keep my lips moist. If your chapped lips are really bad, get some extra-moisturizing stuff. Like @Marina said, the key is using it before your lips start hurting.

I agree with petroleum jelly at night & moisturing lip balm during the day while making sure you remain hydrated. You might think you don’t need to drink as much in winter as in summer since you don’t perspire, but you still need to make sure you’re hydrated. When it is cold outside, you can also try wearing a scarf over your mouth to keep the wind from blowing on & drying out your lips.

eucerin cream. (spelling may be wrong)

Tape.

@sarahsugs is correct. Often chapped lips are a result of dehydration.

Also some chapsticks can make your lips worse. So be careful not to use the cheapies. Essentially it makes them feel better for a minute and then chaps them more. It has the same effect as licking your lips (which you should not do).

What really helps is to put some eyecream on your lips before you got sleep.
Maybe scrub your lips a bit first with a toothbrush.

Goodluck

Never kiss arse!.....

Stop insulting people to their faces.

Who? me, insult whom?, whos face? are you suggesting someones bum is a face?
Its just a statement like, never eat yellow snow.

How about, E45 cream, nappi rash cream, lipbalm or vasilene.

LOL @ratboy

Pazza, he is not talking about you. Think about it…

here’s something a little different, a nasal decongestant. most of the time when my lips are chapped it’s because i’ve got some sinus/mucus thing going on and the chapped lips happen because i’m breathing through my mouth.

Copied from various sources found with google search How to prevent chapped lips
Ensure your body is not deficient in B vitamins, iron or essential fatty acids. Consult your doctor.
Hydrate your body by drinking plenty of water.

Keep the air moist in your home. Dry air is a common cause of chapped lips. Use a humidifier in your home, especially at night, to help keep the lips moist.

Avoid exposure to wind, sun, or cold, dry air, breathing with an open mouth, licking your lips, and contact with irritants or allergens in cosmetics or skin-care products.

Protect your lips. Use an oil-based lubricating cream or lip balm containing petrolatum or beeswax.