We just had severe chapped lips with a virus, -likely hand, foot, mouth. Some viruses affect the lips. When the virus passes then the lips heal.

Burt’s bees never worked for me. The more creamy type chap sticks worked better.

So right before I break out with cold sores I get very chapped lips. The very first time I had a cold sores (in law school) it was particularly bad. So watch out fur that

Our kid had really bad chapped lips earlier this year and Vaseline applied regularly did the trick. I think she had been sick, but it probably wasn't that bad because she never got a fever and hid that she felt sick because she didn't want to miss a school activity.

Anonymous wrote:Aquaphor before bed, and throughout the day.

This. He'll be shiny but he'll heal.

Lansinoh - the stuff for chalked nioples works great.

My derm recommends plain ol' vaseline

My daughter was on Accutane and one possible side effect is very dry, chapped lips. My daughter's chapped dry lips were just awful and on a completely other level of bad. Her dermatologist told us to use Dr. Dan's Cortibalm and it literally was like magic. I highly recommend this product.

O'Keefe lip repair is the best chapstick.

I get severe chapped lips in the winter and have always sworn by Carmex

Make sure he’s very hydrated.

Make an exfoliating scrub with olive oil and white sugar (brown sugar can be coarse). Tell him to stand over a sink and rub some gently on his lips. He can lick the sugar a little but after exfoliation he has to dry them with a towel. Then make sure he’s using aquaphor and not licking his lips.

I always found Burts Bees ineffective. Aquaphor works but I have tonremember to keep applying it.

Aquaphor before bed, and throughout the day.

The Vaseline is the best bet, see how he looks in the morning. If he gets worse take him back to the doctor, of course.

My son was diagnosed with strep throat last Thursday. We kept him home all weekend and today was his first day back at school.

He has burts bees chapstick that he has used before but every since he was diagnosed with strep his lips have been severely chapped. I can't exfoliate them, I have Vaseline that I tried tonight but worried that these are fever blisters. Any thoughts? Ideas? Advice?