My Journey Towards Treating Exfoliative Cheilitis- Continued

5) Dr. Dans 1% Hydrocortisone lip balm

Since I knew that using a strong steroid on my lips is not something I can do on a regular basis, I wanted a mild steriod chapstick that I could use on the go. A friend recommended Dr. Dans hydrocortisone chapstick, so I decided to try it. Besides the very mild steroid, the inactive trident is beeswax. It helped with the inflammation just a little but the chapstick itself was pretty hard to apply on your lips. I tried to run it under hot water for a few minutes just to get it into a workable consistency before I put it on, Other than that, it worked pretty well.  

6) Lansinoh Lanolin HPA Grade (It is basically nipple cream)

Of all the products that I used on my cheilitis, this is by far what has helped me the most. I read online about "moist healing", which is basically treating a wound in a moist yet clean environment. Lanolin is a product extracted from wool. YES, WOOL! It is this yellowy greasy substance that is used in many products such as lotion and cosmetics. What makes lanolin super amazing is that its smoothing and soothing effect lasts SO MUCH MORE LONGER than your regular lip balm. Like seriously, one application a day is enough. It can penetrate through several layers of skin maximizing the moisturizing effect (again, amazing for moisture reaching the lip skin beneath the yellow crusty barrier). It also acts as a waterproof agent, so drinking a glass of water or brushing your teeth wont be as bothersome as before. I have been using Lansinoh Lanolin which is, in my opinion, the best and purest kind of lanolin on the market. The product is actually made for breast feeding mothers to be used on very irritated nipples. I thought that it made sense that a product used for nipples could work on lips, since they seem like they are made up of the same kind of skin. Plus, the product is exposed to the lips of feeding infants, so it is pretty safe for us. This product has been a Godsend for me. I still use it till this day. I remember the first time I used it, I immediately felt my inflammation go away. Mind you this does not completely get rid of your crusts. What it does is make it bearable to leave the buildup on, I believe it is the best to use on your inflamed lips because it soaks deep into the lip skin and makes it very easy to clip off.

On my next post, I will go into detail about my routine and I will share some tips I have about exfioliative cheilitis.