The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
Protecting Your Lips from the Cold. 1  1. Stay inside on cold, dry days when possible. Exposing your lips to the harsh winter weather may cause chapping. 2  2. Wear something over your face. Covering up the bottom half of your face will help to prevent moisture loss and chapping. 3  3. Breathe through your nose.
The lips are the soft parts of tissue at the front edge of the cheeks that form the anterior boundary of the mouth. They are covered externally by skin and internally by the same mucous membrane (mucosa) that lines the entire oral cavity.