No matter what time of year it is or the climate you live in, you could still wake up one day to the painful, flaky and split skin of peeling lips. While cold weather can cause chapped skin, everyday habits of constantly licking lips, not drinking enough water and never wearing lip balm can also be the cause of peeling lips. No matter what time of year this story reaches you, allow this to be the push you need to take control of peeling lips and create a soft lip-care routine that can be easily added to your skincare routine. Get ahead of the dry lips discomfort by adding some moisturizing lip products to your preventative lip-care journey — it’s truly one of the best way to treat peeling lips. To help steer us in the right direction, we tapped medical esthetician Jenn Oakley to answer what causes lips to peel, how to get rid of peeling on the lips and how to prevent them from peeling in the first place.