What do you do when your lips are chapped and peeling and nothing helps?

Answer 1

1st Answer:

DO THIS:

* When brushing your teeth rub your toothbrush across your lip for 15 seconds very mildly

*Use a lip balm that is not scented!

DON'T DO THIS:

*Lick or scratch your lips

*Pull your lips apart with your hands

*Don't touch your lips with your hands/fingers

2nd Answer:

Use a Toothbrush Get your toothbrush and get it wet with mildly warm water. Don't get it too warm or too cold, because that's the reason your lips get dry and chapped. Rub the wet toothbrush against your lips very gently; this will remove most of the dead skin hanging around on them.

Stay Hydrated Try to drink the amount of water you need to get in your body. Ever heard the phrase, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day?" The first sign your body is in need of water is chapped lips. You lose a lot of the water you take in, so keep replenishing it. Find it hard to drink the amount of water you need? Try to start by drinking two glasses of water when you wake up and when you get ready for bed, and of course, drink when you're thirsty!

Keep In The Moisture Whenever our lips are chapped, you instinctively lick them to get them water in the fastest way. It's like a dog licking it's nose in order to smell better. Truth is, it doesn't help; it only makes them even more chapped. Although it's hard, try your best to not get them wet with your own tongue. Try water instead! Throw some mildly warm water on your lips to get them moisturized. Next step? Go get lip balm, but stay away from heavily scented or flavored ones. That's right, that bubblegum or peppermint balm you have laying around won't do. Fragrance is the #1 allergen for skin, so it will only irritate it further. "Carmex" is a great lip balm, but if you have eczema, do not use it (or any other balm that contains lanolin.) If you would like some informations/suggestions on the best and the worst lip balms, go here: http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gallery/best-worst-lip-balms/p96152/page15#15

What are you Using for your Mouth Disruption in the pH balance in your skin (which needs to be a bit acidic in moist areas such as the mouth) can be caused by the type of toothpaste, mouth wash or skin cleanser you use. To prevent this, apply your lip balm after cleaning your face or brushing your teeth.

I Need an Expert Used anything and everything for your chapped lips, yet you still don't see a difference? Other than changing your lip balm for ages to find the right one, make an appointment with your dermatologist or any other expert advice to see if something is going on with you that you don't know about. You could have an allergic reaction. It doesn't hurt to check.

Repeated Warnings

-Do not use cold or hot water. Use mildly warm water whenever it comes to your lips (except of course if you're drinking something.)

-Stay away from heavily scented or flavored lip balms. Fragrance is the #1 allergen for skin and will only irritate your lips further.

-If you have eczema, do not use any lip balms with the ingredient lanolin, such as Carmex.

-Do not lick your lips. It will make your lips even more chapped.

Good luck! Follow the advice you'd been given, and it'll most likely turn out fine for you. Remember to stay hydrated!

Answer 2

Okay, to answer your question properly, I need to know what you've used.

You could also be talking about a cold sore that occurs usually on the corners of your lips which is harder to treat.

I used (and really worked):
- Petroleum Jelly (as much as you need)
- Granulated sugar ( a teaspoon is all. No need for measuring though)
- Canola Oil (you can use olive oil too)
- Lemon Juice (Not lime juice, and only a halfs worth of juice)
- Any chap stick (ChapStick brand works great)
- Toothbrush (optional)

Mix the canola oil and lemon juice together in a little bowl. You only need a tablespoon or less of both. Using a toothbrush or your hand, rub the liquid on your lips for a few minutes. To make it more effective, put only the lemon juice in your palm and soak your lips in it (The lemon juice will burn, so deal with it). Wash off. Then, rub sugar onto your lips to give it a scrub to take off the dead skin and the oil residue. Rinse off. Put your chap stick on and rub more sugar. While the sugar is still on, put more chap stick on. Wash that off. Put petroleum jelly on your lips lastly to give it more moisture.

After that process, keep moisturizing your lips with petroleum jelly, chap stick, or lip balm. It should become better (mine did after 10 minutes).

DO NOT:
- Lick your lips
- Peel the skin
- Put salt on your lips

You've probably already heard to drink a lot of water. To me, water does not work and it probably won't for you either.

Carmex and Natural Ice work nice too. If your lips do get better, keep using more chap stick and even some conditioning lip gloss.

IF this does not work, then look at some other places for answers or experiment with different materials.

Answer 3

you can do this process i had really chapped lips and this works you may need to do it daily until your condition is gone

get a toothbrush wet. put vaseline on it. scrub lightly. this is getting rid of all of the dead skin cells. once you have scrubbed for a min or so apply an all naturals lip balm to your lips make sure there is no artificial flavoring. use an all natural lip gloss or vaseline and mix it with some sugar. apply to lips gently rub together until smooth. use a towel to gently wipe it off. wet a towel and put it in the microwave. mix together butter and water. apply to lips. take the towel out and put it over your lips for a min or so. apply aloe vera and rub lips together. make sure that the towel is still warm and put it over your lips. wipe off excess aloe vera and apply spf moisturizing lip balm.

hope that helped!

Answer 4

A Natural Remedy Is Organic Coconut Oil. You Can Find It Online Or At Organic Stores. It Melts As Soon As It Hits Your Finger, So You Have To Rub It On Fast. Any Old Carmex Containers Will Do Just Fine To Put The Coconut Oil In... Just Make Sure That The Carmex Is Gone, Or Else You Are Gonna Have A Funny Taste! Your Chapped Lips Will Clear Up In 5 Days - 1 Week.