i tried the toothbrush trick and it worked,but i have a feeling its goiing to come back!
and i also wanna know if vaseline lip therapy is good for your lips
i've been using a whole tube, i smear so much on my lips because is the only thing to stop from hurting! but when i put it on, i get dead skin!
should i stop using it!??
2007-12-02 10:34:32 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Use something designed for your lips that you can take with you. Carmex or chapstick. It's made to moisturize your lips and if it doesn't stop get a medicated lip balm. You should stop using vaseline ... jelly type things hold in moisture but dry out more when it's gone from being openly exposed to air like your lips are if not designed for the exposure. Something that will work in and keep working (like lipbalm) wont do that if you apply it when your lips start to feel chapped. It's an easy fix and chapsticks are cheap. Carmex comes in a sqeeze tube and twist top can, in regular and cherry now too. Chapsticks like the Chapstick brand are really good, cheap and have so many options there is something for most everyone. Check a pharmacy, general store, walmart, anywhere. Look around and find what works.
-Don't use things on your mouth that aren't meant for your mouth. Ingesting some of these things can be really gross and make you sick. Don't use regular neosporn but the lip treatment from neosporn if you want to try that. Chapsticks and like others have said some simple lipgloss are always the best options for maintaining moisture throughout the day. Try not to lick your lips a lot as well.
2007-12-02 10:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first things first, stop licking your lips. This dries them out. I know that naturally people lick their lips and that's fine. But don't do it as often. Instead use the original brand of Chap-Stick. I always use this. I also keep a jar of vaseline around my house. This jar is for my lips only. Use this often. Don't smear a big glob on but put on a layer throughout the day. I've done this for years and my lips never get chapped and are extremely soft. The fellas love it, I might add (lol)
oh and don't stop using what you're using. You actually want the dead skin to come off. It's dead so there is no reason for it to be there. Always keep your lips moist.
2007-12-02 10:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by Bronze Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure, maybe you just shouldn't use so much?
I usually put chapstick on in the morning and once again during the day if it's cold out. Then I use a small amount of vaseline once at night (just enough to cover my lips), and my lips never get so chapped it hurts, they really don't even get chapped at all.
So I would suggest using less and using it more often.
^_^
2007-12-02 10:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by roartwice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your lips are chapped because the humidity is too low in your house. Try putting a kettle on a slow boil with some cinnamon or other spice to up the moisture in the air.
Go with Chapstik or Blistik as they don't wear off as quickly as vasoline would.
2007-12-02 10:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should rub your lips gentley with a warm cloth next time you are in the shower to rmove the dead skin. After a few days of doing this you should be fine. Also you need to drink more water and use chapstick often.
2007-12-02 10:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by danielle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave your lips alone for a few days, let them heal. THEN use the toothbrush trick to get a little of the dead skin and put vaeline on. Don't put on too much, because you'll be rubbing your lips together and it'll agitate them.
2007-12-02 10:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by alexithymia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I took my oldest daughter to the doctor for chapped lips. She has a bad habit of licking her lips when it gets cold outside, and that was only making her lips worse. The doctor recommended Aveno Medicated Chap Stick. We started using it, and it has worked wonders. I strongly recommend it to anyone with chapped lips!
2007-12-02 10:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
CARMEX!!! my lips were so chapped there were cracks in my lips and i was getting canker sores but i used carmed and omg it works soooo good i use it as chap stick now. You can get it in a tube or little jar type thing form like target or CVS. Good luck!!
2007-12-02 10:52:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever tried to exfoliate your lips? They sell them at Bath and Body works...they are called CO Bigelow lip exfoliators...try that with a good lip moisturizer. I recommend something a little more solid than the lip theropy. More like a lip balm. Hope that helps...
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2007-12-02 10:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by bmrs35 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use one part brown sugar to one part Olive oil (this will exfoliate your lips but the oil will hydrate them) then put on either Burt's bees or your favorite chap stick. Also a lip gloss over it will help keep your lips from being chapped
2007-12-02 10:37:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋