When planning your days in the sun there is one area of the body that you may not think to protect, your lips. For most other parts of the body, you can use sunscreen or clothing for protection from the suns harsh UV rays, but the lips are another story and children are especially sensitive. If you know that, you or your children are going to be exposed to the hot sun for some time you will want to take steps to prevent sun burned lips.
Sun Block for Lips
Preventing sunburn lips is a simple matter of choosing a good sunscreen. For women the choices are endless as a thick coat of gloss or lipstick will do the trick. However, for men and children you will want a specific lip balm treatment that is rated for UV protection.
Like regular sun block lip protection is rated by SPF or sun protection factor. The longer you are going to be in the sun and the closer you live the equator the higher the SPF rating should be. There are several products on the market today that will suffice; some will contain higher levels of zinc oxide for ultimate protection.
Treatment for Sunburn Lips
If you do get sunburn, lips there are effective home remedies to soothe the discomfort. Burns of all types do one thing well and that is produce heat, so your first order of business will be to lessen the amount of heat through cool compresses.
You can create your own compresses easily at home by placing a damp washcloth in the freezer for a few minutes. Leave it in the freezer until it is almost frozen and the use it on your burnt lips as a compress. You will probably want to have several so that you can rotate them as they warm up.
This Aloe Lip Balm have a good sun protection factor: Banana Boat Aloe Vera with Vitamin E Sunscreen Lip Balm, SPF 45 .15 oz (4.25 g)
Aloe Vera has to be the best burn treatment on the planet. For many years, people have been using Aloe Vera to treat all manner of burns. The traditional method of treatment is to use a leaf of the actual plant, simply break it off and open the leaf up to access the healing
Aloe Vera gel
inside. You then smooth the gel on your lips for immediate and effective relief.
Some people find the idea of thick gel on their lips less than appealing and prefer a commercial lip balm. Thankfully, most manufacturers have discovered the healing properties of aloe and offer many products that contain it.
Conclusion
The best thing you can do for your lips is to protect them from the sun in the first place. Nevertheless, sunburn lips happen to the most conscientious people. You can use any of the treatment methods listed above or find thousands more on the internet.
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