I have had chapped lips for about two weeks now?

Question

I have been applying chap-stick and lip-gloss and it won't go away. I have never had this problem and don't know what it could be coming from. It hurts and the skin peels up. Anyone know any home remedy or any over the counter medication that will cure this irritating problem?

Answer 1

Burts Bees Chapstick has a menthol cooling effect and it works sooo good. Ive been using it for about 2 years now and my lips havent been chapped since I started.

Answer 2

You're pregnant.

Answer 3

Lips become chapped for a multitude of reasons. Wind and cold weather are two of the most common. Obstructed breathing can force patients to mouth-breathe, which also predisposes to chapped lips. Chapped lips may be due to allergic or irritant dermatitis from the use of topical lip products, mouthwashes, or toothpastes. Isotretinoin, a drug used to treat acne, causes mucocutaneous reactions such as cheilitis (severe chapped lips).

Chapped lips are painful and unsightly. If they crack open, the patient can experience pain when performing normal daily activities, including eating, drinking, talking, smiling, or kissing. Furthermore, some patients with chapped lips compulsively and obsessively l**k them in vain attempts to relieve the discomfort. However, this activity delivers irritant salivary and intraoral fluids to the lips, worsening the problem.

Potential treatments for chapped lips include protectants, hydrocortisone, and products of unknown safety and efficacy, such as those containing salicylic acid. Try using: Blistex Complete Moisture, Blistex Medicated Lip Balm, Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment, Carmex, Chap Stick Medicated Lip Balm, CortiBalm, Herpecin-L, Neosporin LT and Neutrogena Lip

Moisturizer

And I recommend that you only use gentle lip balm containing FDA-approved protectants.

Answer 4

i dunno about medince or anything like that but mabey if u drink more water & at the same time wet your lips. it can help it.  Happens to me all the time and water helps tons. Hope this Helped. ♠DaNa♣

Answer 5

The first thing to do is discontinue the Chap-stick.  Chap-stick, if used often, will cause your lips to stop creating it own lubricant and just depend on you putting Chap-stick (or any other lubrication).  It is miserable for a week or so but eventually your lips will start to create it own moisture again.  

Also, don't keep l*****g your lips this will cause them to dry out.  Make sure once you wean yourself off the Chap-stick that you apply some kind of spf 30 to your lips before you go out in the sun.

Answer 6

I know this sounds crazy but i once tried. Vick's vapor rub before i went to sleep and basically when i woke up they were a lot smoother. but like i said its a crazy thing to do, so if you dont try it i wouldn't blame ya. It just worked for me. Hope that helps.

Answer 7

I had this problem and it went on for months.  The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me.  She thought I was allergic to my chapstick (although it felt better to put chapstick on every 10 minutes!).  When that did not work, she thought maybe I was allergic to whatever products I put on my face (like facewash, cover-up, toothpaste, etc). I changed everything I used on my face and that still didn't work (although my dentist did say that the toothpastes with the whitening in it can irrate some people teeth so if you use that change to a non-whitening product. I know it is hard to find now days but it doesn't make your teeth burn as much).  I finally was sent to a dermotologist who figured that maybe I was getting cold sores on my lips that never surfaced the skin.  He ended up giving me an ointment prescription and Valtrex (because cold sores are a type of herpe) for a month and it went away.  Now every couple of months or so I have to use the ointment for a week or so at night and usually sometime in the winter time I have to get the Valtrex but it works for me.  If you lips look pretty normal except for they look slightly redder than usual or get little red dots on them I would mention something to your doctor.

Answer 8

Carmex is good, but also try Mary Kay's Satin Lips; the stuff works wonders.

Answer 9

Try Carmex. Drink lots of water too. You could be dehydrated!

Answer 10

AQUAFINA Lip Hydrating Oil works really well for dry lips

Answer 11

Petroleum jelly! It's the instant moisturizer.

Answer 12

Buy a spare toothbrush, a soft one, and apply a small amount of Vaseline to the brush. Very lightly brush your lips (only for a few seconds) in small circles. It will take off any rough skin and moisturize at the same time.

Do this twice a day (after you brush your teeth) and you should feel a difference in 2 days. If not, see your doctor... you may need something stronger.

Answer 13

hello there!

coincidentally, i have had the same experience as you.

in my case,

it was the combination of the lip moisturizer and the lip gloss that didn't work.

i used this all-purpose beeswax from a Swedish cosmetics company, Oriflame. this beeswax is actually a superb product for preventing dryness, but i discovered that it doesn't go along with any kind of lip products.

the problem lays in the texture of the beeswax.

the beeswax has this creamy and wet texture, a 'heavy' substance.

in a way, it's similar with the lip gloss texture, and this is where the problem came from.

when applied, the beeswax gives a shine to lips.

and this, is a no-no.

if the lip product you use to moist your lips gives a shine on your lips,

then you might want to consider to use it solo,

otherwise it will have a 'fight' with your lip gloss/lipstick,

and the casualties of their fight is the skin of your lips.

it's all about balance, you know.

don't use two lip products that have similar texture,

one has to be the modest one, while the other gets to be the showy one.

if you're looking for a lip care product that goes along with your lip gloss,

i'd recommend Nivea Lip Care - Repair and Protection. it's cheap, available in most drugstore, and of good quality.

now, i don't know about Chapstick, since i don't live in the US.

if the Chapstick you use doesn't have the characteristics of the beeswax i mentioned earlier,

then the problem may either be your health, or the lip products you use.

make sure the lip products you use are not expired,

and in addition to water, try to have more fruits and vegetables in your diet.

in the mean time,

to fix your chapped lips,

try The Body Shop Lip Scrub/Scuff.

it's a bit expensive, but it's great for exfoliating your lips in a gentle way.

or, if you have honey at home, that's even better.

buy a baby/toddler toothbrush, and gently massage your lips with it after you have a shower (when your skin is still damp),

and smear a little bit of honey on your lips afterwards.

i hope that can help you, even only a bit.

cheers,

Answer 14

Use vassline

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