Flaky chapped lips- what to do??

[Anonymous]

My lips have become very dry and chapped, and they feel flaky and almost like there's something gritty on them. No matter what kind of lip balm I put on, or how much I scrub my lips, I can't get rid of this feeling. Usually this happens once a year and I use Blistex in the white tube for a couple of days, which clears it up. This time, it's been like this for a couple of months with no relief.

Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

get hydrated! that makes the biggest difference for me.

and the only lip stuff that seems to actually help is the blue Nivea

[Anonymous]

Put Vaseline (good ol' petroleum jelly) on the every night and every morning, religiously. They will soften up in no time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:get hydrated! that makes the biggest difference for me.

and the only lip stuff that seems to actually help is the blue Nivea

I agree, treat the internal problem first. Drink as much water as you can stand and your skin will become hydrated fairly quickly.

[Anonymous]

1 - drink more water. Seriously.

2 - lanolin before bed.

3 - I'd stay away from Blistex and Carmex. I think some of ingredients are actually a bit drying / irritating. Coconut oil, aquaphor or vaseline would probably do a better job of sealing in moisture. Use something with an SPF if you are going outside.

[Anonymous]

Vaseline at night. Plain old chapstick during the day.

[Anonymous]

Drink more H2O and apply a generous amount of Vaseline on your lips every night prior to hitting the sack.

I promise...within 2 days your problem will be solved!!!!

[Anonymous]

Rosebud lip balm always fixes it for me.

[Anonymous]

I am one who uses Vaseline -- in fact, I suggested it up above in a previous post. But, as an aside: does anyone else wonder about the chemical consequences of putting this on their lips? (?) I don't know if it's totally fine, or absolutely a disaster! I do it, I put it on my DD's lips, etc. But, at the same time, I do wonder. Does anyone know? (?) Thx....

[Anonymous]

Coconut oil is my new solution to everything body-related, just like vinegar is my solution to everything cleaning-related.

[Anonymous]

I also suggest very, very lightly exfoliating your lips ( once they heal a bit) with your toothbrush. I recommend Aquaphor/by Eucerin in the twist top jar (it is the Vaseline like clear ...goop). Ahhhh this helps so much.

[Anonymous]

You could try Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour cream. It's basically like Vaseline. Use it every morning and night - perhaps also in the afternoon. I use the general one - haven't tried the lip one.

Definitely stay away from Blistex.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks, all. I actually do drink water all day, but can try to drink even more. This all got started when I had what I thought was a cold and started taking a ton of Sudafed, but in reality, it was a bacterial infection, so all that Sudafed dried me out and didn't even make me feel better.

I do have various lip exfoliants, have brushed with a toothbrush, etc. I've done Vaseline, Aquaphor, etc, but can try the Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream. I'm desperate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could try Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour cream. It's basically like Vaseline. Use it every morning and night - perhaps also in the afternoon. I use the general one - haven't tried the lip one.

Definitely stay away from Blistex.

I got this idea from a facial I had at the Red Door Salon - the 8 hour cream feels great on lips! Good luck.

[Anonymous]

OP here. EA apparently has an 8 hour cream intensive lip repair balm (for $33!!!). Do you think this would work better than the original?