Anything else besides chapstick help heal cracked lips?

[MAME]

BOTH corners of my mouth have been cracked and are very slow to heal because the cracks reopen whenever my mouth opens. I've been using a lot of chapstick, and it helps, but is there anything else I can do?

 

[Sheepathon]

KY

 

[hypn0tik]

Try butter.

 

[deftron]

Don't smoke crack

 

[Wallydraigle]

Not...going...to...say it...

 

[DAGTA]

Drink much more water.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
KY

That helps quite a bit, you just need to keep your lips moist.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Not...going...to...say it...

Wuss.

 

[delroy]

Try some vasaline, it usually helps.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Not...going...to...say it...

Wuss.

Fine. I'll say it. Sperm. Skeet skeet skeet!

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Drink much more water.

I drink tons of water

 

[gar3555]

Carmex, plus it tastes good...oops, did I say that out loud

 

[Sentinel]

carmex? neosporin?

 

[mi xiao]

use blistex lip ointment.
works best.
make sure you don't touch your lips too much.
wash your hands often.
drink water.

 

[Rastus]

I've seen a lot of carmex junkies in my day.

 

[MeanMeosh]

use burt's beeswax. i have the most horrible chapped lips, and burt's beeswax fixed it.

 

[KarenMarie]

Carmex is the best.

 

[Nikamichi]

Vaseline.

 

[dullard]

Actually, carmex and other chapstick type products have been proven to help temporarilly but in the long term PREVENT full healing. You body stops producing the chemicals needed in sufficient amounts to heal itself. Thus, you can get semi-addicted to it: using the product causes the problem to get worse, and you use more product, so you have a bigger problem, so you use more, etc.

The best solution is to stop using products and wait out the problem for a week.

 

[BAMAVOO]

I always heard if you kiss a horse on the butt, you will quit licking your lips.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Get some hot rice and burn it. I've done it before or at least my parents made me when I was younger. Seemed to work. Trust me

 

[villageidiot111]

Carmex and vaseline work the best, alot better that regular chap stick.

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: gar3555
Carmex, plus it tastes good...oops, did I say that out loud

I was thikning Carmex too. Didn't even know if they still made it. We always had that tiny littke white jar with the yellow top. heh. Remember it well...

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: dullard
Actually, carmex and other chapstick type products have been proven to help temporarilly but in the long term PREVENT full healing. You body stops producing the chemicals needed in sufficient amounts to heal itself. Thus, you can get semi-addicted to it: using the product causes the problem to get worse, and you use more product, so you have a bigger problem, so you use more, etc.

The best solution is to stop using products and wait out the problem for a week.

I would not be able to open my mouth without much pain if I didn't use something

 

[mesthead21]

Aquaphor! always works for me...