Baker's Best of Health

Between winter’s harsh, icy winds, and dry indoor heat, your lips take a beating and end up chapped, cracked, and sore. So treat ‘em right, and they’ll be kissably smooth, just in time for Valentine’s Day—and beyond! Here’s how:

• Use lip balms that contain beeswax. They’ll protect your lips without creating a glossy oil slick.
• Run a humidifier to add moisture to the air and counteract the lip-drying effects of your furnace.
• Don’t lick those smackers! It’ll dry lips out even more.
• Kick the habit. Smoking makes lips more prone to drying and chapping.
• Whip up a homemade lip scrub by adding a few drips of grapefruit juice to a tablespoon of granulated sugar in a small bowl. Mix it together with your fingers until the sugar is saturated, then rub it onto your lips. After 5 minutes, rinse with cool water and coat your smooth, soft lips with lip balm.