Weather conditions, humidity and predisposition can make lips rough and chapped. You don't need a grease pencil for beautiful, supple lips; simple home remedies from the kitchen smooth the delicate skin on the lips and prevent cracks and roughness.

The 5 best home remedies for rough lips

1. olive oil moisturises the lips and softens the skin. Apply a drop of olive oil to the lips with your finger. Other vegetable edible oils are also useful against rough lips.

2. vaseline. Vaseline should be in every household, as it is a versatile remedy for rough skin and skin irritations. Apply a thin layer of Vaseline to the lips.

3. often the problem of dry and chapped lips and skin can be solved by increasing the humidity in the house. Switch on a humidifier in the bedroom overnight to prevent dry heated air from making your lips rough in the first place.

4. you can get honey-sweet lips by applying a little bee honey to your lips. The beeswax in honey makes your lips naturally soft and smooth.

5 Vitamin E helps against chapped skin. If you have vitamin E capsules to hand, you can squeeze the oil out of the capsules and apply to your lips.