Causes of redness around the mouth

Redness around the mouth is a common problem in our lives, especially in winter. The damage to the lips caused by wind can cause redness around the mouth of some friends. For the redness around the mouth, we recommend that patients apply lipstick appropriately in winter so that you can avoid the occurrence of this disease.

The red area around the human lips is called the "vermilion border". Its moisture is maintained by the local abundant capillaries and a small number of underdeveloped sebaceous glands. Due to the low humidity and strong winds in autumn, the blood circulation of human skin and mucous membranes is poor. If you eat less fresh vegetables, the body's intake of vitamin B2 and vitamin A will be insufficient, and the skin and mucous membranes will become dry and cracked.

Some people like to lick their lips with their tongue to moisten them. In fact, this is a bad habit, because licking the lips can only bring temporary moisture. When the moisture on the lips evaporates, it will take away more moisture from inside the lips, causing your lips to fall into a vicious cycle of "dry - lick - drier - lick again". As a result, the more you lick, the more painful it becomes, and the more cracked your lips become. What's more, saliva contains substances such as amylase. When the wind blows, the water evaporates, taking away the heat and making the temperature of the lips lower. The amylase then sticks to the lips, causing the deep connective tissue to contract and the lip mucosa to wrinkle, making the lips drier. In severe cases, it may cause infection, swelling and pain.

To prevent and treat chapped lips, it is mainly important to eat more fresh vegetables, such as bean sprouts, rapeseed, Chinese cabbage, white radish, etc. Wear a mask whenever possible to keep your lips warm and moist. You can also apply some oil, such as facial oil, sesame oil or other cooking oil, or use honey or frostbite cream. If you feel your lips are chapped, don't lick them all the time, as this will accelerate the occurrence of chapped lips. The most important treatment principle is to adjust the diet.

Chronic cheilitis is a chronic, nonspecific inflammatory lesion of the lips, which is mostly caused by various long-term and continuous stimuli, such as dryness and cold, and especially related to bad habits such as licking and biting the lips. When you lick your lips with your tongue, due to the dry air outside, the moisture brought by the saliva will not only evaporate quickly, but will also take away the little moisture that already exists on the lips, causing a vicious cycle of licking more and more, which makes the lips drier. In severe cases, it may even cause pigmentation on the skin at the corners of the mouth.

Regarding the disease of redness around the mouth introduced in the article, as long as we have a certain understanding of its causes in life, we will know how to treat the problem of redness around the mouth. Generally, redness around the mouth may be caused by dry mouth, chronic cheilitis or frequent licking of lips.