Minor chronic issue-bad chapped lips

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12. Olive oil can be very soothing to badly chapped hands. Probably worth a try on your lips.

A friend of mine, who is of Italian heritage, told me about this. During a typical day at the pediatric office, I'd probably wash my hands upwards of thirty times a day, and getting to the cracked-and-bleeding knuckles point was pretty common. I used to call myself Lady MacBeth.

I tried the olive oil suggestion, and was astonished at how effective is was. Fast, too. I put it on at bedtime, and there was huge improvement just overnight. Soaked right in, and didn't leave me feeling greasy.

Something to know about Vaseline - it's a good barrier, and helps keep moisture in, but is not a source of hydration on its own.

Also, make sure you are not using something intended to heal cold sores. Those products dry things up. Many an unknowing person has used this stuff the wrong way, and kept applying and re-applying it, thinking they weren't using enough because their lips kept getting dryer and dryer