I swear my Mom says I was born with chapped lips, I have suffered with them since I can remember. Lip balms, ointments only do a temporary fix, they always come back. I hate it and want help! I have been to a dermatologist many times only to be back in the same boat. I know somewhere, someone in this crazy Org must have a remedy for me, help!!!

damn the phone is ringing, I have to go..please leave any ideas you may have, be back later. And please no crude jokes.

Maybe you could skip petroleum-based lip balms and go for beeswax or some other kind.

I know a lot of people (myself included) who only get drier skin when they use petroleum stuff.

The big guns...

Genesia said:

Is this something I can buy in a drug store? or is it an online product. I am going to a big hoity-toity party this Saturday, and I dream of not thinking about my lips.

INSATIABLE said:

I've used beeswax base products, they work for a day or two, but my pathetic lips keep creaping back.

Go to a natural foods store that has a vatimin/drug area.

Ask them if it might be nutritionally related.


Do you eat healthy?

Imago said:

I do eat healthy, and my Mom said I waas born with dry lips.

thanks for your help guys damn boss keeps walking in, so I keep minimizing the screen. doesn't he know I have problems!!!! BBL

Vaseline is fantastic for chapped lips. I swear by it.

luv4u said:

I try and keep a thin layer on my lips while I sleep at night, problem is I wake up with it on my pillow case.

i have a nervous habit of biting my lips so i'm in the same boat as you a lot of the time. it sucks! this is the best stuff i've ever used-

http://www.amazon.com/Ros...B000BSEPDO
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Do you exfoliate your lips?

I never travel anywhere without ChapStick in my pocket. I use it several times a day.

I feel your pain!

MoniGram said:

Excellent advice. Lips are skin.

littlemissG said:

Genesia said:

kiehl's is good stuff - their products don't mess around. not the easiest to find...i dunno if they have a web site you can order from now???

luv4u said:

Agreed, I use that stuff all the time because my lips are chronically chapped during the winter. I keep some on at all times, during the day, and at night while I sleep. I put a good, thick layer on before I go to bed. Sometimes it stays on, sometimes not.

Do you drink enough water? Constant dryness of the skin can be from two things, dehydration, and eczema due to allergies. If you suffer from allergies you may also want to remove allergins from the home as best you can. Chapped lips and dry skin are symptoms.... look at the cause of your cronic condition, oh and if you are a smoker that could be another reason why your lips are so dry.

Yes beeswax is great first step, as well as drinking more water and keeping overall skin well hydrated.

stop licking, sucking, biting your lips

drink MORE water

try a medicated lip balm

once in a while, brush your lips with oil and a soft tooth brush

do you breathe through your mouth?

ZombieKitten said:

Ocean said:

I'm serious! I get the worst chapped lips when I have a cold and my nose is blocked, and sleeping with my mouth open.

ZombieKitten said:

Sorry for some reason that just sounded hilarious .....

Ocean said:

ZombieKitten said:

Well at least my day is improving ...ooh and I got a massage last nite! and a I'm sorry
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Ocean said:

woohoo!

I like to play massage therapist with the master. He is the masseur and I am the victim patient.

ZombieKitten said:

Ocean said:

I find lip balm helps (I like Burt's Bees), but it also creates dependence. I keep rubbing my lips together and need more lip balm. It's a vicious cycle.