What causes dry, flaky lips?

There are many reasons for dry and flaky lips, such as lipitis, dehydration, bad habits and dry syndrome.
1. Lipitis: the main symptom of lipitis is dry and flaky lips, which may be related to malnutrition, bad habits or mental factors.
2. Lack of water: the patient is in a hot, high temperature environment, or flat do not like to drink water, etc., will lead to dehydration of the mucous membrane of the lips, so it will cause the phenomenon of dry lips and skin.
3. Bad habits: patients have licking lips or biting lips and other bad habits, can also lead to dry lips and skin, and even induce lipitis.
4. Dry syndrome: dry syndrome can also lead to dry lips and skin, the main symptom is dry, can be manifested as dry mouth, dry eyes and other symptoms.
There are many reasons for dry lips and skin, after the symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to improve the examination, diagnosis of bad habits, if necessary, follow the doctor’s instructions to take standardized treatment.