Dry Lips Remedies Anyone / myLot

United States

February 15, 2024 11:48pm CST

Winter is always the time when I get dry split lips. And those splits hurt. I generally use hand lotion on them, or Vaseline Lip Therapy or whatever it is called. Or even just straight Vaseline. This year it doesn't seem to be helping. Do you get dry, splitting lips? If so, what do you do to help them? Are you able to prevent them?

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9 responses

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382019)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb 24

I do get dry lips but not to the point of splitting. I use lip salve on them. It seems to help but I can't imagine that it would be any better than Vaseline.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112812)

• United States

16 Feb 24

I used to be a Carmex guy. Seems the more I put stuff on my lips the worse it got. I say just drink more water.

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

I already drink probably too much water. Today I am going to boil water for a few hours to humidify the apartment, which I always do in the winter. I just haven't done it in a couple weeks or so. Hopefully that should help. It's a winter heat thing,

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112812)

• United States

18 Feb 24

@capirani That could be part of it too. The air definitely gets dry in the winter with the heat going.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

16 Feb 24

I use a Lip Balm with coconut oil in it.

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

I need to get coconut oil for cooking. I keep forgetting to do it. Thanks.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

16 Feb 24

@capirani It is good for the dry skin.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

16 Feb 24

I read that things like Chapstick make lips even drier. I think that Aquaphor or Vaseline are the best.

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

Yeh, all Chap Stick did was make a waxy paste on my lips. No added moisture. Lips are skin just like the rest of our skin. That is why I like a little lotion.

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sarika bhatia

@sarik1 (7815)

•

16 Feb 24

I use Nivea strawberry shine for lips .

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

Sounds tasty.

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Berend E

@TraveOnWorld (851)

• Georgia

16 Feb 24

Beeswax mixed with jojoba and almond oil does the trick for me. A lower salt intake has helped preventing it.

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

Thanks for the suggestions.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

16 Feb 24

Have you tried chap stick. it works for me.

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CAPirani Photography & Art

@capirani (2817)

• United States

16 Feb 24

I used to use Chap Stick from childhood, but it never worked. It just sits on top of the lips. I like things that soak into the actual skin to moisturize. Lotion has always worked. But at the same time, normally in the winter I boil a big stock pot of water and let it simmer for hours. That helps but I have not done it in the past few weeks. Going to today.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23240)

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22 Feb 24

I think drinking a lot of water helps. In calcutta a lotion called boroline helps

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222310)

• United States

17 Feb 24

I like Chapstick better. I don't go out much so I don't have dry lips anymore. Have a good weekend.