Hijuliep! Not sure if you went to a primary care physican or a certified dermatologist. I would most definitely find me a good derma Dr. Because they can tell you exactly what is going on with your lips. Have you ever tried to puncture a vitamin e capsule and rub the oil onto your lips? Also if you could mix this oil with aloe vera juice. Both of these have natural healing properties and have helped me tremendously. Hope this helps you!

Vaseline or carmex dosen't help at all? Also...You should try mary kay's satin lips...It comes with a buffing cream that gets all the dead skin off..It may hurt, but then it has a real nice seal stick you put on your lips and keeps moisture in and stays on even when you drink and such.

~sara~

Yes I usually dont meet anyone else with this problem( well not severe), but i"ve tried all brands of lipstick and everything else and my lips still crack and peel! The previous posts seem to have some good info which I will definitely try fasholafay

I'd have to look up the name, but there is a prescription ointment that is great for that problem. I would go to a dermatologist to try and find the reason behind your chapped lips, but to heal them there is a prescription you can get. I used it when I was on accutane for acne, and one of the side effects is severly chapped lips. Nothing otc worked for me but the ointment was great. The doc should know the name.

I have the very same problem but haven't been suffering as long as you have. My length of time has been 1 1/2 months so my heart really goes out to you. I have been doing research and I ran across this woman who suffered for 20 years with this very same problem and she tried 'lansinoh brand lanolin'. It's 100% pure, medical grade lanolin. This product can be found in the breastfeeding supply area at walmart. It is designed and geared for breastfeeding mothers for their dried, cracked skin/nipples. It has no flavor and safe for the breastfed baby. So on a whim this woman tried it on her lips and it helped her to acheive beautiful soft lips even through 2 harsh winters in wisconsin. The cost of this product is under $10.00. She went on to say that she's 'still on the same tube after 17 months'. Few people are allergic to lanolin and lanolin is the closest thing possible to our skins natural lubrication and one of the best things for natually keeping skin soft. Sure do hope this product will be the last thing we will ever have to use to end our problem. Jenz

I had that same problem with my lips. At first they would itch and I would avoid scratching them at all costs, and then I would scratch them and the next morning......Really dry bleeding lips. Chapstick rarely, if ever, worked. The worse problem with my lips however, is when they started pealing at the corners of my mouth. The dry skin got so irritated, that it eventually took over the whole area around my mouth as well. When I would peal the skin (after it scabbed up from some secretion from my lips) it would only worsen. (even when I didnt peel the skin it got worse). I have been reading tons of these message boards and it seems as though chapsticks, oinments, and dermatologist haven't been that successful. This may sound crazy but I simlpy got down on my knees and prayed to god through jesus. I said, "lord, if you were willing to die for me, how much more will you give me the much smaller things that I ask." I am not lying to you guys when I say, my lips were healed within 30 mins. - so much so, that I joined this message board to tell you guys about it (kind of my way of thanking god) i'm not anti-medicine or anything like that, but all I know is that I prayed, and it worked.... What do you have to lose

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Could it be perleche?

To those of you who suffer the same problem as me..... We all know how it feels- we use every lip balm, cream, etc out there, with the hope of it working- and yet again it doesn't. I have had cracked, dry, and annoying lips for as long as I can remember- atleast 10 years. I carry my lip balm with me everywhere I go, as one day with out is like torture! I have read some previous replies- and they all seem to be fixing the problem once it has happened- but what about finding the prevention? I have always thought it was just about the product I was using- like everyone else has thought. However, the more and more I speak to herbologists and alternative medical practicioners, the more I believe that it has everything to do with my internal system.
I have been told to cut down on wheat products, eat more vegetables, and drink aloe vera juice. I believe that if I make my insides feel better, than my outsides, including my lips will feel better. I guess its the age old cliche', "you are what you eat!". Perhaps this might help people for the long run, instead of a "quick fix" like lanolin or potentially damaging fix like the prescription drugs.

I am not sure, but my friend had been under a lot of stress with planning a wedding and her job, she went to her doc and he said it was b/c of stress, sure enough she would find herself biting at her lips and licking them when she was stressed. If I find out what she used, I will let you guys know. Until then, stop stressing!!! :)

I also get very chapped lips due to accutane. I use vaseline!! The jelly kind. And then on top I use neutrogena chap stick which works very well. Use both of thhem together and your chapped lips will turn into soft smooth lips.

I put pure vitamin e on my son's serverly chapped lips every night and morning, within five days they healed. I cut open a pure vitamin e capsule and squeezed out the oil. It really stinks but I works wonders. :lol:

I would like to thank "jenz" very much for the tip on the 100% lanolin. I read the post last night, and immediately went to walmart to get the lansinoh. I found it in the infant section, it's a 2 oz. Tube, and costs about $9.00. I applied it last night to my very chapped lips, and the cracks in the corners of my mouth. This morning my lips felt 80% better, and I can now smile and move my mouth normally. I am so happy and relieved that something finally worked. I also threw away the new toothpaste I bought, because I think that I had an allergic reaction to it, which caused this problem. Also, be careful of allowing very spicy food to get on your lips, it can cause blisters, which has happened to me in the past. Also, I accidentally got essential oil on my lips once, and that caused a big problem too. I suggest trying the lanolin, and once your lips have healed, be very careful of what substances get on them. M.L. :d

I had the same problem! I tried blistex, intensive moisturiser (i got it from superdrug) and it really stung when I put it on, but after just a week or so I really noticed a difference and now its fine!

Hi,,,i have the same problem, although mine was more deliberate. I scrubbed my lips raw and the skin peeled off..Ouch!... Well in your case im not sure what the problem is, but to rectify the damage already caused, apply a generous covering of lansinoh lanolin on your lips. Do not wash it off until your lips have completely healed, this may take a few weeks... As no scab will form over the cuts, the skin heals itself under the lanolin layer....Moist wound healing...

Where to buy?.... Most pharmacies...Its a breast cream, but dont let that discourage you... Hope it heals..It will with this stuff

Ok,

so this totally worked for me twice! I went to the doctor and he told me to use hydrocortisone 1% (over the counter) about 6 months ago. It worked and the lips were fine after less than 1 week.

I can't believe that I even forgot about this when the red/chapped/cut lips started again just a few weeks back. I went back to him and he reminded me of the hydrocortisone, but this time he perscribed the 2.5% (which is by perscription only)


i joined this forum just to share this info, btw. I got it and had read in this forum about 'lansinoh brand lanolin' so I bought that too.

Let me tell you that the it all cleared up in less than a week again and there are no signs of it reappearing. Also, I seem to not need chapstick or the like anymore at all either!! I must have been using lip balm just about 10 times a day for years, no joke. I think the 'lansinoh brand lanolin' really cuts done on the need. Once or twice a day is all I need.
I really hope that this helps people as it really, really worked for me.

Good luck!

I figured I would have to just live with the side affects of accutane (severly chapped lips)! I am so happy to read that there is something out there that will help.

I'm going to try them tonight. Like aforementioned, my lips keep cracking and peeling, the corners of my mouth are the worst. It looks like I have a disease or something. It hurts to open my mouth even.

Anyway, thank you so much for sharing the info!

Sjr

I just want to say thanks! I;ve had this problem for years and didn't htink there was a solution. I'm going to try all of these and hope they help!

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for me. My problem is a cut right in the very centre of my bottom lip. As much as vasaline and chapsticks help with with the soreness, the cut just won't heal because by talking and eating with the cut right in the middle it just splits open everytime it starts to heal over. Is there any kind of paste substance to use? I really don't want to have to get stitches on my lip! Thanks