Cheilitis is inflammation of the lips. It is also referred as chapped lips, where the lips that appear dry, scaly, inflames, and with cracks. The inflammation could be mild to severe. The condition is painful. If the cracks are deep, the lips could bleed.

It can be either acute or chronic. Most cheilitis is caused by acute sun exposure. Allergic tests may identify allergens that cause cheilitis.

Homeopathy helps in treating cheilitis by reducing the cuts and maintaining the flora of mouth and thus reducing the chance of cheilitis and its reoccurrence.