Yes its normal. It is not a sign of cancer, its just irritation from the dip itself.

tobacco products have a rather dehydrating effect and when placed against the mucosal surfaces inside your mouth, they draw moisture away from the surfaces resulting in a wrinkled appearance of sorts. In time, the tissues return to normal in the absence of further use.

Cancerous changes in cells associated with chewing tobacco products usually begins with Leukoplakia, a blanched or whitish lesion that typically has raised borders and doesn't go away.

These lesions are precancerous and excision is usually recommended.

Best regards,

J Cottle, MD

lol thx for the responses bout a year late lol

Ive been off and on since I was 16, im now 21. I heard that the cuts and the burn when i put a dip in is fiberglass in the dip. I heard that its in the to get the nicotine in your system. Is that true????

No, there is no fiberglass in dipping tobacco. That rumor came from people seeing the salt crystals in the dip. A can has about 2300mg of salt so it's quite visible.

I've been dipping for two years, know all the risks, but love it too much to quit. The irritated skin is from the high acidity in dip and the actual tobacco is what damages the skin. Combined with the high levels of acid it feels like your lip is being cut but thats just anti-tobacco propaganda.

I suggest using pouches more often and put the occasional cut dip it, that'll really reduce damage to your lip but you'll still get the wrinkles from the salt drawing water from the skin.