What to do about dry, itchy, and flaky (like when the skin is peeling off like chapped lips) on breast?

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For the past week or so, the skin VERY near to my nipples has been flaky and crusty-ish (i dont know how to describe, i just know that with a little scratching it peels off and...think of it like chapped lips and someone picking them). I'm very young, and this has never happened before. I know your supposed to apply Vaseline, which I have been, and it works. But the flaky/itchyness keeps coming back, and I dont want a temporary fix, i want a cure. I also want to know if there's something wrong with me...

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What you're doing is really all you can do.  Especially this time of year (if you live in a colder climate) everything is really dry, which is causing your chapped nipples (same thing happens to me).  I just put some cream on every morning when I get up, and before I go to bed.

Other things that help are not taking very hot showers (it dries out skin) and keeping hydrated by drinking lots of water!  I found putting a humidifier in your room helps with dryness too!

FeelsLikeInsomnia · Answer

What you're doing is really all you can do. Especially this time of year (if you live in a colder climate) everything is really dry, which is causing your chapped nipples (same thing happens to me). I just put some cream on every morning when I get up, and before I go to bed.

Other things that help are not taking very hot showers (it dries out skin) and keeping hydrated by drinking lots of water! I found putting a humidifier in your room helps with dryness too!

Anonymous · Answer

vasaline is fine 

its probably becoause its cold
if you want a full cure you should go to the dermatalogists

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omg i had that too idk what it is plz plz plzzz tell me the answer when ur done

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What to do about dry, itchy, and flaky (like when the skin is peeling off like chapped lips) on breast?

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