Q: Increase the amount of needed vitamins in your diet by eating better or taking supplements like vitamin pills. Refrain from eating salty foods, which increase the urge to lick your lips. A high salt diet and salty snacks are very drying for your lips! Similarly, stay away from caffeinated drinks, which urge you to lick your lips. Soda is especially problematic, as it contains both caffeine and salt. Choose another beverage, instead. If you wake up in the morning with dry, cracked lips, it might be because your mouth was open while you slept. The air circulating in and out of your mouth all night can dry out your lips. See if changing your sleeping position helps. Dry, chapped lips can also be caused by breathing through your mouth when you have a stuffy nose. Try to clear your nasal passages so you can breathe through your nose as much as possible. Wearing a mouth guard, retainer or another device that causes your mouth to stay open could also be the culprit. If you can't avoid sleeping with your mouth open, apply a good ointment before bed. If you often find yourself sleeping with your mouth open and you feel unrested, talk to your doctor to make sure you don't have any underlying health conditions. Leaving your lips unprotected in a strong wind can cause damage. Spending time in a very dry place can cause your lips to dry out and crack. If your environment is the culprit, you'll need to take extra care to protect your lips when you go out. Just as the rest of your skin can be damaged by the sun, so can your lips. Yes, you can have sunburned lips, and they hurt! Treat sun damaged lips by applying aloe to help the burned skin heal more quickly. Don't just treat sun damage after the fact! Do your best to prevent it by always using sun protection on your lips, such as a lip balm labeled for sun protection. Look for an SPF of at least 15. Anything you regularly put in contact with your lips can affect their condition. The chemicals in cigarettes, gum and processed snacks can cause your lips to become dry and cracked. Certain vitamins are critical to maintaining healthy skin and lips. These include Vitamins A, B, C, B2 (Riboflavin deficiency) and E. Make sure you're getting plenty of these vitamins to avoid cracked lips. Many cracked and dry lips are the result of negative reactions to ingredients in cosmetics and skin care products. Overusing some products can aggravate the very condition they are meant to alleviate. Switch to a toothpaste that doesn't contain sodium lauryl sulphate. Sodium lauryl sulfate is the foaming agent found in most toothpastes; it can also aggravate mouth sores or ulcers and chapped lips. Certain medications cause dry or cracked lips as a side effect. If your condition coincides with beginning a new medication regimen, consult your doctor about this possibility. If none of the above seems to be the cause of your painful lips, they could also be a symptom of far more serious problems. Consult a doctor if you suspect that your lip pain originates with a seemingly unrelated ailment. Some possible illnesses could be: Diabetes. If you have diabetes or a history of the condition in your family, this may be a cause of your lip pain. Kawasaki Disease. A serious, but rare, blood disorder that is a cause of chronic dry lips. Sjogren's Syndrome. A kind of autoimmune disease which can damage the tear ducts and similar glands. This causes dry eyes, dry mouth, and dry mucus membranes. It's also a common cause of seriously cracked lips. Macrocytosis. A blood condition where the average red blood cell size is increased to dangerous levels. Sexually transmitted diseases. STDs, oral herpes HSV-1, HIV, and other diseases can be an underlying cause of chronic cracked lips.
A: Consider your diet. Try not to sleep or breathe with your mouth open. Protect your lips from drying environments. Treat sun damage. See if smoking or chewing is the problem. Determine whether a vitamin deficiency could be at play. Find out whether you are sensitive or allergic to a product ingredient. See if it's a side effects of your medications. Consider more serious conditions.

Q: The base of the capo is the part that makes contact with the strings on your guitar. You have a few options for the base depending on what office supplies you have lying around. You can use a highlighter, pen, marker, or pencil. The important thing to consider about the base of your capo is that it is long enough to cover the width of the fretboard. If you have a short pencil or another shorter base, test it by comparing its length to the width of the fretboard. You also have a few options with connecting the base of the capo to the guitar. The important part about the tying component is that it has enough pressure to hold the strings. You can either use a strong elastic band like a hair tie or rubber band, or you can use a piece of string. If you use an elastic band, test it to make sure it is strong enough to hold the base against the strings. Test the elastic band by stretching the band. You don't need to stretch it too far, but make sure it doesn't break on an initial test. Tune up your guitar before attaching the capo. You can either tune to standard tuning (EADGBE) or tune to an alternative tuning. Use a chromatic tuner for the most effective tuning.
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Get the base. Find a tying device. Set up your guitar.