A dry patch on the lips can be uncomfortable and throw off your look. Fortunately, a few tweaks to your beauty routine can clear the problem right up. Before you know it, your lips will be restored to their ideal supple softness. Check out these tips to discover how to treat dry spots quickly and effectively.

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Exfoliate Regularly
Gently scrubbing away dead skin cells can rejuvenate your lips so that they feel smooth. For best results, exfoliate twice a week. For a sweet-tasting homemade lip scrub, mix equal parts coconut oil and brown sugar and rub it on the dry spots with a soft toothbrush. The same method also works with store-bought exfoliators, like Lush Mint Julips Lip Scrub, $11, which will leave your lips kissed with a delicate mixture of sugar and mint.

Use Moisturizing Lip Products
A delicate lip oil provides shine and moisture without feeling heavy. These treatments are enhanced with essential oils that will easily nourish a dry patch on your lips.
Yves Saint Laurent Volupte Tint-In-Oil, $32, moisturizes with jojoba seed and three other essential oils and comes in 14 shades.

Just as you should always wear sunscreen, you should always use lip products with sun protection. Sun Bum SPF 30 Coconut Lip Balm, $3.99, slides easily into a purse or pocket, so you can reapply its protective properties throughout the day. Your lips will be all-around healthier when you apply a lip balm with a degree of SPF to them regularly.

Treat Your Lips at Night
Repair your lips while you sleep with more heavy-duty products, such as Neosporin Lip Health Overnight Renewal Therapy, $5. For the next step up in deep treatment for a dry patch on your lips, use a mask overnight. The nourishing and paraben-free Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask, $26, comes in two tints and a clear variety to use while you sleep.

Enhance the effectiveness of your overnight lip treatment by sleeping in a moist environment. Running a humidifier in your bedroom will do the trick.

Stay Hydrated
One of the easiest things to do for your lips is to make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Women need to drink about nine cups of fluid every day. By staying hydrated, you may find that your lips and skin will feel softer and smoother.

Visit the Doctor
If these at-home remedies do not clear up the dry patch on your lips, consider seeing a doctor. The patch could be a precancerous spot related to sun damage, so it is definitely something to get checked out sooner rather than later. Give the home treatments two weeks, and if the problem is not resolved by then, see a health care professional.