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Best product for chapped lips??

12 years ago

I don't know what's going on with me, but I have had chapped lips EVERY DAY since the weather started getting cooler. I mean 2-3 months now. I have used chapstick, Burt's Bees lip balm, and a couple of other products and nothing seems to be working. It's so bad right now that I have that dry "line" outlining my lips that looks like I have red lip liner on. I am starting to wonder if this is a symptom of menopause or what? Anyway, I need your best product recommendations for chapped lips! Maybe Blistex, which I haven't tried yet? I'm going to CVS later to see what they have in the Chronic Chapped Lips aisle, but wanted to see if anyone has a tried and true remedy!

Comments (26)

  • 12 years ago

    Vaseline! It's always worked right away for me. I put it on liberally.

  • 12 years ago

    Having suffered with a miserable sinus infection and cold for the last few weeks, I have been chap face. I have found that applying Aquafor at night, before I go to bed has done wonders.

    It's very thick, like petroleum jelly. It stays on all night, too. You might try that, and keep reapplying during the day. I originally purchased it on a pharmacist's advice for very dry nasal passages due to using a CPAP machine.

  • 12 years ago

    Me too. Vaseline petroleum jelly. I actually use it everywhere-hands, feet, really everywhere!

  • 12 years ago

    You might need something with a little medicine in it. Sometimes people get candida/yeast in the corners of their mouths and it spreads around their lips.

    I had it a few winters ago and it took a long time to clear. Unfortunately I can't remember what I used. There are plenty of things on Google about it.

  • 12 years ago

    Carmex or Blistex in the green tube usually works for me. Petroleum jelly is the most hydrating thing you can use--just read an article on this last week.

    However, if the chapping has gone beyond your lips to the surrounding skin, as deee mentions, you might have angular cheilitis, which is a big, long name for a bacterial or fungal infection of the skin around your mouth. There are prescription ointments for this, or you could just try any antifungal cream layered with a hydrocortisone cream.

    Also, have you changed your toothpaste lately? I've had problems with certain toothpastes drying out my lips (I can't use whitening toothpastes, apparently).

  • 12 years ago

    I use Carmex lip balm, but if you have any athlete's foot cream at home, gently put it around your lips. If it's a fungus it should go away within a day or two. And if you're licking your lips, don't do that! lol

    I'd also use a humidifier.

  • 12 years ago

    So many lip balms work, but then my lips seem to become dependent on them and I have to keep using more and more often. (I'm not talking about carmex addiction, which I think is an interesting thing - the husband of one of my friends talks about being awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of that little yellow lid going on and off the jar of carmex as she applies it almost in her sleep all night long).

    But the best, easiest to apply (doesn't get too hard and tear your lips) that I've found yet is the Mary Kay lip balm. I absolutely love it. I don't sell it, I don't buy any of their other products, but was gifted some one time and haven't used anything else since. I looked online and I guess you can buy it directly - they have other lip products, but this is the only one I've used:

    Here is a link that might be useful: lip balm

  • 12 years ago

    Dr. Dan's lip balm

  • 12 years ago

    Keep the house humidified with a good unit and you can clear it up. Cerave is my choice, a dermatologist told me to get it and I use it on all parts of my body. They heal overnight.

  • 12 years ago

    Carmex or Burt's Bees lip balm.

  • 12 years ago

    As mentioned, blistex in the green tube. You also need to exfoliate your lips. I've had the same problem and searched online for help. Get the dead skin off first, then moisturize AND protect.

  • 12 years ago

    I know you said you tried Chap Stick but did you try the medicated kind? I used to use the black Chap Stick on a regular basis but last winter my lips ended up horribly chapped. The medicated kind took care of it really fast.

    I've used a lot of other kinds but none have really impressed me. I wish I liked the natural ones I tried of the Burts Bees and Eos but my lips feel filmy and gross to me. :(

  • 12 years ago

    Funny, I just came on here to ask same question as sube and there was her post, but my question is for my 2 year old granddaughter who is always licking her lips.
    Any solutions??

  • 12 years ago

    In the winter my lips get very dry and sore.

    I use Clinique "All About Lips". It is pricey, but the stuff is amazing and one container will last me the whole winter.

  • 12 years ago

    yayagal, I just recently heard of Cerave and was going to buy some face and body moisturizer to give it a try. Glad to hear you endorse it.

  • 12 years ago

    omg, exfoliating my lips sounds pretty painful right now!

    I bought Carmex AND Blistex this afternoon and the Carmex is already helping!

    Humidifier is a good idea, too. I was using it when I had a cough a while back and have gotten out of the habit of using it. Back on it goes!

    Thanks, all.

  • 12 years ago

    I slather mine with Vaseline before bed, and they are better the next day.

  • 12 years ago

    Don't use lipstick, use blistex and drink lots of water...

  • 12 years ago

    DH has always spent a lot of time outside in his excavation and always uses the Mary Kay lip balm that Olychick recommended. It has always worked for him.

  • 12 years ago

    I hate Blistex and Chapstick and Burt's Bees and every other lipbalm I've ever tried. The only thing that works for me is Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter (Dark Chocolate & Peppermint flavor).

    It tastes great, looks amazing (people always think I'm wearing lipstick, even though it's clear), and works beautifully. If my lips are in the state you describe, all I have to do is put some on before bed, and when I wake up, my lips are perfectly moisturized.

    I love it to the point that I buy 10-15 of them when I see them; out here, very few stores have it, but I can sometimes find it at Walgreen's. In the Midwest, Meijer's usually has it. So does drugstore.com. See below.

    Good luck!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter (Dark Chocolate & Peppermint flavor)

  • 12 years ago

    When I first found out I had hypothyroid, I had horrible dry skin and chapped lips. I had to get a prescription from the dermatologist. I used something called Locoid Lipocream which is corticosteroid. Luckily, I have not had to use it in a long time.

    Now I use Chapstick and Vaseline. I also use lipstick while at work, and that helps. I had found one particular brand of lipgloss from Sephora seemed to be drying. Lancome and Benefit are much better.

  • 12 years ago

    After reading the linked article, I switched from Kiehl's to Aquaphor, and have never looked back. :)

    Here is a link that might be useful: ConsumerSearch lip balm reviews

  • 12 years ago

    Carmex or Vaseline. I've used Burt's Bees but the other two are better.

  • 12 years ago

    I use a natural product that has no petroleum in it. It is carried in a local store, but available online from a company called Suki. Best stuff I've ever used.

  • 12 years ago

    Sorry I meant to link it.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Suki