How to Fix a Toddler's Chapped Lips

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Apply an oil-based product to your toddler's lips.. Apply lip balm to your child's chapped lips when they go out in cold, dry weather.. Use a lip balm with an SPF of at least 15 if your child will be going outside.

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1

Apply an oil-based product to your toddler's lips.

Step 1

Apply an oil-based product to your toddler's lips.

2

Apply lip balm to your child's chapped lips when they go out in cold, dry weathe

Step 2

Apply lip balm to your child's chapped lips when they go out in cold, dry weather.

3

Use a lip balm with an SPF of at least 15 if your child will be going outside.

Step 3

Use a lip balm with an SPF of at least 15 if your child will be going outside.

4

Don't tell your child to stop licking their lips.

Step 4

Don't tell your child to stop licking their lips.

5

Encourage your child to breathe through their noise rather than their mouth.

Step 5

Encourage your child to breathe through their noise rather than their mouth.

6

Wrap your child's mouth and nose in a scarf during the winter.

Step 6

Wrap your child's mouth and nose in a scarf during the winter.

7

Install a humidifier in your child's room.

Step 7

Install a humidifier in your child's room.

8

Make sure your child drinks 8 to 10 glasses of water a day.

Step 8

Make sure your child drinks 8 to 10 glasses of water a day.

9

Reduce your child's anxiety.

Step 9

Reduce your child's anxiety.

10

Keep your toddler away from allergens.

Step 10

Keep your toddler away from allergens.

11

Check the label of your child's toothpaste.

Step 11

Check the label of your child's toothpaste.

12

Don't give your child citrus fruits.

Step 12

Don't give your child citrus fruits.

13

Add vitamin B to your child's diet.

Step 13

Add vitamin B to your child's diet.

14

Take your toddler to the ER or call your doctor if they have cracked red lips an

Step 14

Take your toddler to the ER or call your doctor if they have cracked red lips and a fever for five days or more.

15

Call the doctor if your child's condition does not improve.

Step 15

Call the doctor if your child's condition does not improve.

16

Take your child into your doctor if there are white patches on the inside of the

Step 16

Take your child into your doctor if there are white patches on the inside of their mouth.

17

Have your child checked for dermatitis.

Step 17

Have your child checked for dermatitis.

18

Apply Rosen's Ointment to your child's lips.

Step 18

Apply Rosen's Ointment to your child's lips.

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