skin on lips....

[ApC]

okay, ive had dry chapped lips for long time. and what happens is, throughout the week the skin will start to heal but then it will eventually come off again. it will keep growing but not stick to the lip then just come off. its a cycle that keeps going. it gets so uncomfortable that i'll just have to bite it off anyway. i used to lick my lips alot, like constantly, so im guessing that is what started all of this. so ive been putting an effort not to lick them anymore. and ive been putting that aloe jell stuff on throughout the day. but again today the skin is starting to break up and come off again. if i drink something the skin soaks it up and makes it worse. and when i eat same thing happens. anyone know * * * to do?

[Beec]

I used to have similar issues, then began using the little jars of stuff found in drugstores, like Lip Medex and DCT (Daily Conditioning Treatment) both by Blistex or just plain Blistex or a Chapstick. I kept putting stuff on my lips a lot, and things improved.

 

When they are bad, Lip Medex and Blistex. When in decent shape DCT or Chapstick.

[darkblue]

I suffer from this, too.

I use the same as Beec. Although, when I first started using Chapstick, it healed very fast - now that I have been using it for some time, it takes longer to work.

[Hope75]

I use Blistex Med Ex ointment as well, it keeps them from cracking in the winter. At night I put Vasoline on them to keep them soft as well.

 

You've got to try and stop biting your lips too, that only makes it worse.

[hosswhispra]

I also agree with Beec's and darkblue's recommendations. Another good thing which I use on my lips (at night before I go to bed) is AquaPhor...it comes in a large white jar with blue cap. You can buy it at the pharmacy or on the shelf at a regular supermarket. It's terrific stuff. It gets me through the winter time.

 

Hope this helps.

hosswhispra

[Outcast-Angel]

i'd say definitely pick up some blistex or chapstick, they both work wonderfully. but also, try drinking more water/less coffee and pop. part of the problem could be that your body is dehydrated.

[darkblue]

monett,

It is so you can come and inform us all!

Thanks for the info.

[darkblue]

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LOL

 

You spend too much time in Walmart!

[shes2smart]

I swear by the Blistex...the kind in the tube. Slather on a thick coat at night before I go to bed in the wintertime when the air is dry and never have a problem with dry/chapped/cracking lips.

[ApC]

yeah tonight i bit it off again...was out for dinner with friends...the damn feeling makes you so nervous, wow. so im back to where i started. but yeah i'll start drinking more water. i know i dont drink nearly as much as i should during the day. as for the pop and whatever i dont eat/drink that crap. argghh

[ApC]

Using a room humidifier helps too.

 

what is it/ how much is it?

[ApC]

ohh ic..im going shoppin tomorrow i'll check it out..and it goes through the whole house? or is it mainly for the one room?

[ApC]

ah sounds good. i had bad asthma when iw as younger. and my parents put something in my room that let off this steam or something..it was a unit like you said with water in it. dont know if its same thing hmm