chapping
Lips getting raw
Chapping is the process of skin becoming cracked, rough, and sore from exposure to cold, wind, or dryness.
Lips and hands are most susceptible: The winter wind was chapping my face.
Chapped skin feels tight and may split painfully.
Moisturizers and balms prevent or treat chapping.
Hydrating skin cream
- balmHealing topical preparation
- salveTopical healing preparation
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- petroleum jellySemi-solid hydrocarbon moisturizer
lanolin · emollient · lip balm · lotion · humectant · barrier cream · beeswax · shea butter
Low temperature state
- windAir current outdoors
- dry airAtmosphere lacking moisture
- harsh weatherSevere outdoor conditions
- frostThin ice coating
low humidity · sun exposure · chlorine · detergent · hand washing · winter · biting · blustery
Tender, painful sensation
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- burningCombustion in progress
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
tenderness · inflammation · sensitivity · discomfort · itching · painful · swelling · bleeding
Breaking without separating completely
- flakingShedding in layers
- peelingComing off in strips
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
moistureless · roughened · scaly · brittle · fissured · splitting · desiccated · shriveled
moisturizer
Hydrating skin cream
petroleum jelly · lanolin · emollient · lip balm · lotion · humectant · barrier cream · beeswax · shea butter · coconut oil
cold
Low temperature state
- windAir current outdoors
- dry airAtmosphere lacking moisture
- harsh weatherSevere outdoor conditions
frost · low humidity · sun exposure · chlorine · detergent · hand washing · winter · biting · blustery · frigid
soreness
Tender, painful sensation
rawness · tenderness · inflammation · sensitivity · discomfort · itching · painful · swelling · bleeding · fissures
cracking
Breaking without separating completely
dehydrated · moistureless · roughened · scaly · brittle · fissured · splitting · desiccated · shriveled · weathered
lips
Mouth's outer edges
heels · elbows · cheeks · face · skin · cuticles · palms · feet · nose · ankles
- dry skinflaking, cracking, scaling, roughness, dryness
- skin problemswrinkles, eczema, acne, lesions, blackheads
- texture changessmoothing, roughening, softening, hardening, wrinkling
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- thermal disordersheatstroke, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, hyperthermia
- exposuresun exposure, light exposure, cold exposure, heat exposure, UV exposure
chappinghealing
Restoration of health
mending · recovering · repairing · soothing · restoring
chappingmoisturizing
Adding water to skin
hydrating · softening · healing · smoothing · nourishing