Do you know a brand of chapstick that works very well?
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*****DO NOT LICK YOUR LIPS UNLESS THEY HAVE SAUCE ON THEM*****
This is the perfect question for me, i have had chapped lips for as long as i can remember until about 2 years ago. First you need to take the right precautions, drink plenty of water and make SURE you always have 2 types of chap stick with you.
1. Being a sunblock chap stick such as (see sources)
2. A high moisturizer chap stick such as Burts BeesWax(see sources)
The first thing you need to do after you have done the above is remove the dead skin from your lips. Now i know this sounds really painful but it is not.
-Take a shower
-As soon as you are done in the shower leave the water on to keep the steam going in the room, and keep the door closed
-Put Vaseline(link 3) ALL over your lips completly covering them
-Take a soft toothbrush and exfoliate(brush lightly) your lips until all the Vaseline is gone.
-Repeat this until your lips are smooth, they might be red and inflamed but they will be smooth
-Now before you open the door take the bees wax and cover your lips with it
-Every time you go out in the sun now you need to put on the SPF chap stick, just put it right over the beeswax so your lips don't get sunburned.
Now that that is done you need to keep the bees wax on your lips constantly, this means every time you turn around or blink your eyes you will put it on your lips. I strongly suggest you get the burts beeswax because it is VERY good it is the only chap stick that i have found that keeps it completly moisturized and because it is not in chap stick form you can be as much as you want on.
You did not say this in your question but if you have chapped lips above your lips like it is red right below your nose and above the top lip i also know how to get rid of that. The important thing is DO NOT LICK YOUR LIPS this drys them out and that is not good. To remove the redness above your lips you need a cream it is called hydrocortisone 1% cream and is made by Equate(link 4 in sources, my own bottle of cream) a brand you can buy at Walmart. Just put this cream on every now and then and the redness will go away quickly. Good Luck and any questions can be asked at my email.
When my lips are dry and cracked, I use Medicated Chapstick. It stops the pain right away and keeps your lips from getting chapped. It also has methol.
Also another of my favorites is Chapstick Naturals made of shea butter and other natural ingredients.
Regular Chapstick brand works well for me. However, stay away from the flavored kind, because it temps you to lick your lips. If it's persistent, use an oil-based lubricating cream, such as Aquaphor Healing Ointment or lip balm containing petroleum or beeswax. Also make sure the balm has sunscreen. Drink plenty of water to keep hydrated. If that dowsn't work, do see a doctor.
I use this kind that is called softlips. It's cherry flavored and is spf 15. Also as the name suggests it gives you soft lips.
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