The area around my lips feel dry even when moist?

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I constantly have dry lips, though I don't know why. Anyways, I always keep a stick of chapstick on me at all times and I apply it several times a day. It's been this way for years. The brands I use are usually EOS mint and Burts Bees. I also use vaseline at night for when I go to sleep.

Now then, every few months or so, the area around my mouth would feel dry despite the fact that I've applied chapstick all around my mouth including my lips. Even vaseline only gives me short term relief as after maybe a small while, even though I can still feel the chapstick/vaseline around my mouth and lips, my skin feels dry. It also turns a slight reddish pink just underneath my lips sometimes.

Why does this keep happening and are there any methods to remedy it? Please note that I have extremely sensitive dry skin due to the eczema I was born with.

faraway · Accepted Answer

Do not use vaseline, ever! 
People should educate themselves about the products they use before using them.
Look at the name: vaseline .... gasoline, get the idea?
Vaseline should be only as a last resort, if you don't have anything else. 
Look for natural remedies @ google.com
Coconut oil should help, but first apply some on your wrist and wait 15 minutes, just in case you could be allergic to it.

Read this:
http://www.naturalnews.com/036156_Coconut_oil_superfood_healing.html

BTW. Do not use saliva to moisten area, you will only make it worse. Saliva is basically an acid needed to break down the food we eat, it's not a lubricant and it's full of nasty bacteria.

Danielle · Answer

I use to have that to except I use to have big red blotches as well I also use to use chapsticks and Vaseline and at best would keep the pain away for 10 minutes at best and when they ran out I was in constant pain so I tried a different brand Lucas' PawPaw and surprisingly it worked but it was do expensive so I tried the other PawPaw brands and one of the cheaper ones was even better Coco Island paw paw ointment it's smother and no yards icky bits it lasts the whole day and does not shine (to badly) It has really helped I reccomend it

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The area around my lips feel dry even when moist?

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