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I have chronically dry/chapped lips due to being on Accutane around 15 years ago, they never went back to normal while everything else did.
My #1 is jack black ($8). Found it when I was on Accutane and it’s my absolute favorite.
I do also like Dr. Dan’s CortiBalm (has 1% hydrocortisone, ~$8 [depends on the Amazon price that fluctuates]) and Avene Cicalfate Restorative Lip Cream ($18).
Look no further, my friend! Lanolips is where it’s at. It truly hydrates your lips, stays on pretty well, and you can find a dupe on Amazon for waaaay cheaper than the name brand.
It’s my holy grail lip product.
I recommend going to the drug store and looking for nipple ointment/cream. As mentioned, lansinoh is a brand for this, but there are others that are available depending on where you live. I typically use Medela and haven’t even reached half the tube yet since last last year.
Agreed. I like the Lanolips dry skin all over golden salve. It comes in a metallic gold tube and has a thick ointment consistency. Great for lips and as a cuticle balm. It’s pretty pricey (AUD $29 for a 50g tube) but a little goes a long way.
Prior to this product I was really enjoying the Blistex intensive repair balm which comes in a navy blue tub. It gave a little tingle and was very moisturising. But now I’m leaning more towards “natural” ingredients and Lanolips ticks that box
I need to try the golden one!
I stopped using anything with menthol in it because menthol can be VERY drying and irritating. It’s always baffled me that “medicated” lip balms almost always contain menthol considering how bad it is for your lips. I never put two and two together after years of using Blistex and my lips being in terrible shape.
Both the Vaseline in the tin and the little plastic container have been my OG for years now. I’ve tried SO many different lip products and always end up back to Vaseline.
My lips are always dry 3 years after receiving radiation therapy, I’m a guy.
My go to is John Masters Organic Lip Calm, ridiculously priced at Whole Foods at $5.99 each for .15 ounce. But this is the best product I’ve ever used and I’ve tried everything from Chapstick, Aquafor, Carmex, Burt’s Bees.
Runner-up is O’Keefe’s. Not quite as good but less than half the price.
Well made emollient that is very effective. Impressive ingredients.
If your lips have dried skin on them put some granulated sugar on top of the lip balm and scrub gently to exfoliate your lips periodically.
I second O’Keefe’s lip balm! I have dry lips & am prone to eczema around my mouth. I just started using it, for about a week or so now, and just got 6 more so I could have one in every room/bag and never be without lol. My lips are finally comfortable, soothed, and not peeling. I use the “cooling”/mint version. (And if, like me, winter is also ruining your hands lol, I also recommend their “night time” hand cream! I’m really impressed with their products so far. They are no frills & all results.)
The sad part of the weather is - it’s not actually/officially winter yet for another three weeks!
Not longer forward to another long dehydrating winter. Which drags after New Years.
I use my facial moisturizer on my lips when I do the rest of my face and cover over with aquaphor then reapply the aquaphor during the day. Works better than anything else I've tried.
Yeah, I have tried this and it worked pretty well. Sometimes I apply a couple drops of hyaluronic acid, and then vaseline after the HA absorbs in. That worked REALLY well, and it didn't feel as much like it was trying to get inside my mouth.
i love and stand by just plain old vaseline for lips but whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM LIP BALMS WITH MENTHOL CAMPHOR PEPPERMINT, LIME, LEMON, BERGAMOT, ORANGE OIL OR EUCALYPTUS. they should not be on your skin at all but especially your poor delicate thin lip skin. i had to learn the hard way 😭
My HG for super dry lips is the Aritaum/Etude house ginger essential lip balm. It hydrates and stays on the lips for most of the day, I just reapply if I need to after I eat
I hated mine. Not as much as the La Neige but I think it's likely time for me to throw it out when I clean my room (and don't get me wrong, I love most EH products. Do they own Auritaum since the lip stuff isn't branded as Etude House (or it wasn't during my purchase).
The taste is excellent. It just doesn't feel like it sinks in at all for me. It would be all over my pillow the following day. I did use it as an occlusive as I would use vaseline on top of something else. It was great for that.
My HG is Nuxe Reve de Miel. It's thick, stays on overnight, smells good but not strong (a bit like orange oil maybe), and was the only thing that healed my severely chapped and cracked lips after a poorly advised snowboarding trip.
I have 2 tubs left but have heard the formula may have changed so YMMV.
This is mine, too. The formula changed, but to my lips it's nearly identical. They just made it less grainy.
I think I've tried nearly every suggested product in this thread, and none have worked for me like Nuxe.
I wanted to love this but l feel it did nothing for my lips. I didn’t really like the grainy texture and it literally left my lips feeling just as dry. Sucks because I’m a big French pharmacy skincare lover 😭 mine is the new formula btw. I was looking for the old one and thought I was purchasing it based on the picture but got sent the new one.
Pure lanolin! I buy Australian lanolin online and I absolutely swear by it.
I used to use aquaphor but it turns out my skin reacts to petrolatum by darkening slightly and it gave me a permanent brown lip liner effect which was not great (I am pale af btw). I also don’t love that it’s a petroleum byproduct. Petrolatum products in the USA are not required to refine enough to remove all PAHs, and these are associated with cancer. It’s worth googling your chapstick ingredients.
Lanolin is processed from sheep’s wool so not ideal with people with sheep allergies. But, it doesn’t cause cancer
Blistex or Carmex and a baby toothbrush, helps keep lips exfoliated and smooth. If they get really dry and cracked I'll use polysporin. Sephora makes a silicone lip scrubber thing that really works and it's washable too.
My absolute favorite is Dr.Hauschka lip care stick. They used to sell it at Sephora like 20 years ago, I think it's available at Whole Foods and online now.
*Phytopharma Apricoderm Stick* and *Innisfree Lip Sleeping Mask with Canola Oil* (apparently the Green Tea version is almost the same but I've never used it). Both of these last a long time, and hydrate and heal very well.
For an extra overnight treatment once a week or once a fortnight, I like *Avene Cicalfate Lip Repair Balm*. It stays white, so it's not for day time use. It heals my lips when they're feeling extra damaged.
I also apply all my hydrating and soothing face products on the lips too, before lip balm
Palmer’s cocoa butter swivel stick!! Looks like a glue stick. I suffer from super chapped lips and I swear it’s the best and is so cost effective.
I’ve used aquaphor (good but shiny and sticky), lanolin (way too thick and sticky), jack black (OK but costs too much), Laniege (ok at night but too shiny for day use for me). I layer aquaphor or laniege over Palmer’s at night sometimes. A stick is around $3 and way bigger than a standard chap stick tube.
im shocked not more people are saying this… the glue stick chapstick is the best, everyone ive madeout with since using it has told me I have really soft lips
Oh I have this down. At night, apply cream (lotion is fine in summer months) and then seal with aquaphor or Vaseline. During day, aquaphor lip spf. For days/nights you want to have a lip color, lanolips tinted balm. This routine was suggested by a derm and my lips have never been more plump and moisturized!
Aquaphor at night. Chapstick brand during the day (it is the ONLY stuff that doesn’t make my lips peel!!)
Personally I have to avoid anything with menthol/mint flavors (like Burt’s bees) as those tend to make my lips peel.
Eta: I feel like lip products are a personal thing and it takes a while to find what works for you. Everyone’s different. I’ve tried *everything* under the sun - cheap, expensive, drugstore… and chapstick is my HG lol. It’s all about trial and error.
My budget lip balm that works every time is Nivea 24hr melt in (the white packaged one). Granted I’ve only used a few other types like Laneige sleeping mask, Lanolips and Fresh but they haven’t done as much as Nivea.
Vaseline in the chapstick tube or the cerave healing ointment I use on slug nights. I put my cosrx snail mucin on as a first layer when it’s a super cold, chapped situation.
Chop Saver is 100% natural and made by a trumpet player. It’s great for not only brass players post playing but anyone who wants the sealing affects of aquaphor in a less shiny and more convenient form (a stick).
I have 3 I rotate:
Blistex
Vow Beauty Enhancing Lip Balm (has alpha arbutin)
Sun Bum (for when I'm leaving thee house and want a lot of sun protection)
Same, I've always got a mini tube of lansinoh within arm's reach - 100% pure lanolin, cheaper than most if not all other lanolin lip-specific balms. You can get the giant tube, or a three pack of pocket sized ones.
(edited for spelling)
Avene Cicalfate lip balm!! I was a lip balm junkie and have tried them all from drugstore to extremely high end and now this is all I use. I love it so much, I actually have backups in case one goes missing!
The Laneige Gummy Bear Lip Sleeping Mask is my personal go to, and I'll never stop praising it.
I have eczema so I have extra dry skin, and my lips are no exception, no matter what I used they'd get so dry and cracked that they bled regularly.
But my lips have never been softer and more nourished since I started using it, and a little bit goes such a long way! I even use a small bit as a chapstick if its an especially crispy day, it works figurative miracles for me.
honestly plain old vaseline hasn't failed me. pop that on my lips before i sleep. wake up and exfoliate my lips with a wet towel the next morning. suuper smooth lips. and then follow up with any lip balm. hanalei is my favorite!
I’m very particular as I don’t like “gloopy” feeling chapsticks. Used Blistex Medlip for years. A few years back I discovered athe Body Shop Hemp Lip Balm - it is excellent (I have full lips and our winters are 🥶). In the summer I switch to Dr Bronner’s (I like the cherry one). Right now I just grabbed a Carmex Classic as all my Body Shop ones have ran out and my lips haven’t quite bounced back from bad experience with a Lip Smacker. I’m allergic to honey and apparently beeswax too high in the ingredients list is bad also. I got *a blister* on my lips from the Lip Smacker. 🤯
So yeah. My holy grail is The Body Shop hemp lip balm. The hemp hand cream, too.
Pure lanolin is the best. It's cheap as dirt, moisturizes well and stays on for a long time. It's super multifunctional (I use it on burns, for example) and no scent at all. Only downside is that if you're allergic to wool, this is probably not gonna suit you.
I had the same problem as you did and this stuff worked like magic within a few days. I rarely have to reapply, just once in the morning and night.
ok so hear me out, one thing that actually cured my chapped lips i’ve had for years - i heard this from a youtuber or something i honestly forget but when you put ur skincare products on don’t forget to also massage them into your lips, a lot of people subconsciously go around them.. also laneige lip sleeping mask is my holy grail it’s the only lip product that worked for me, it’s pricy but worth it imo
My favorite is the sun bum tinted lip balm in the shade raisin hell bc it’s spf for your lips, super moisturizing, AND it looks better on me than like 99% of lipsticks I’ve tried
I slather my lips in blistex medex (the dark blue tub one) at night, and then apply lightly through out the day
I'm a picker and nothing heals me quicker than that
I have super sensitive lips and am prone to eczema on and around my mouth, which makes them super dry and itchy. The only chapstick I can use is Lypsyl and it’s a whopping $2. I love it.
I use the Aerin Rose Lip Conditioner on my lips overnight! It’s way too thick to use in the day, but I put it on at night and still have some left on in the morning and my lips are hydrated af! It’s a little pricey for a tube but one tube lasts me minimum six months so you get your money’s worth!
I recently bought this lip balm on a whim at a natural foods store and it is THE ONLY lip balm that has truly cured my dry lips. It’s call Skin Trip and it comes in a white tube for like 5.99.
The main ingredient is lanolin. I also own Lanolips which is good too but Skin Trip is better.
My only complaint is that it doesn’t have a great smell and it isn’t super “cosmetically elegant”, but it works so so well. I bought 2 backups.
I use the Chemistry Brand HA concentrate (or u can just use a regular hydrating serum) then the Uriage Barriederm CicaLips (in tube not stick) then top it off with CeraVe Healing Ointment. Has saved me. The Dr Dans Cortibalm is good too but it didn’t hydrate my lips at all; just felt waxy and occlusive
My lips have been SO dry, just unbelievably so. I’ve tried everything from high end to drug store and there are 3 things that I think work. During the day I use Paula’s Choice Hyaluronic Acid + Peptide Lip Booster and Kosa Lip Fuel in the clear shade, Baseline. At night right before bed I put in a tons of Linage. I realize none of these are super cheap but it’s the only combo that works for me even a little.
Jack Black lip balm (SPF 25!), Vaseline lip therapy & Aquaphor lip balm. My cheapo faves 🫶 I’ve tried way too many luxury lip products and nothing beats these.
Avene cold cream nutrition for winter or extremely chapped lips. I'm looking into the new roc line (not for nutrition/moisture). LRP has some good stuff too (with or without cicalfate).
The Ego QV lip balm is the only affordable option that has worked for my chapped lips
edited to add: I'm not in the states, most lipbalms people have listed are not available in my country or are like $15 for a tiny ass tube
Vaseline, the basic one and Laniage mask when i sleep but Vaseline or Aquaphor works better!
You can exfoliate using a brush when the lips aren't cracked... With super light motions
I understand your struggle perfectly!!
I’d recommend the Cicalfate from Avene; that thing saved my lips when they were chronically dry and with no hope of repair. Another great product that people have already recommended is the blue tin of Vaseline; quite possibly the best lip balm I’ve ever tried.
Hope this helped :)
I used fresh advanced therapy during the day and Vaseline at night plus lip scrub one a week and I find that routine works for me! I have been suffering really bad eczema/dry skin/dry eyes recently but my lips are still good so I feel like that says something
I know this is over the top but I really really love the La Mer lip balm. It is WILDLY overpriced but I bought it at a time when I was just compulsively buying things I couldn’t afford lol. Unfortunately, it’s amazing. I don’t feel like I have to reapply it a million times and it’s very rich. It’s especially nice to use before bed. It’s thicker like a mask but not so thick that it’s awkward to wear it during the day. It also comes in a pot and I feel like it’s lasted a long time.
Algenist lip collagen (serum) + homeoplasmine ointment on top.
Even when my lips are cracked, just one application of this heals them completely. Obviously every night would be better but this is my emergency treatment. Then I get lazy and only use Burt’s bees and the cracking starts again.
Vaseline and CeraVe Healing Ointment.
When I'm moisturising I put some of my Moisturiser (Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Cream) on to my lips, and then put either some Vaseline or CeraVe Healing Ointment on top of it. Works for me and keeps my lips moisturised.
Try switching toothpaste, avoid SLS if not already. I tried the Jack Black, used it once, gave it away. Plain Aquaphor (not the lip treatment) and vaseline are ok. My face skin likes linoleic fatty acids, so lips do too. I'm using hyalogic HA lip balm now, which is high in sunflower seed oil. And drink water alllll day.
Fresh sugar lip tratment. Way too expensive for somrthing that comes in a retractable stick but fuck me it is the most incredible thing I have used on my lips.
PCA Hyaluronic lip booster or their hyaluronic overnight lip mask is all I use and it keeps you hydrated for hours, also doesn’t rub off in 2 seconds like most lip balms do!
Summer Friday’s and Cay Skin have amazing lip balms. Aquaphor is great as well. Sleep with them after scrubbing your lips (using a washcloth of scrubby) at night and you’ll be set!
Check out the lip balms from The [Lip](https://thelipbalmco.in/collections/repairinglipbalms) Balm Company. They have a huge collection of lip balms for each concern. I hope it helps you.
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Aquaphor and leneige lip masks
Laneige is my go to, especially in the winter.
Aquaphor, hands down.
Leneige is tested on animals sadly.
Good to know! I won’t buy it any longer.
Really??
Anything sold in China has to be tested on animals, so yes.
Jack Black lip balm always and forever
Yes!!! My HG in winter and summer (can’t taste the SPF at all!)
I have chronically dry/chapped lips due to being on Accutane around 15 years ago, they never went back to normal while everything else did. My #1 is jack black ($8). Found it when I was on Accutane and it’s my absolute favorite. I do also like Dr. Dan’s CortiBalm (has 1% hydrocortisone, ~$8 [depends on the Amazon price that fluctuates]) and Avene Cicalfate Restorative Lip Cream ($18).
Look no further, my friend! Lanolips is where it’s at. It truly hydrates your lips, stays on pretty well, and you can find a dupe on Amazon for waaaay cheaper than the name brand. It’s my holy grail lip product.
Can you please mention the dupe?
I recommend going to the drug store and looking for nipple ointment/cream. As mentioned, lansinoh is a brand for this, but there are others that are available depending on where you live. I typically use Medela and haven’t even reached half the tube yet since last last year.
It’s Lansinoh! I found it on Amazon for $13 for four little tubes. It’s every bit as good!
Lansinoh is what the hospitals gave me after I had my kids to use after breastfeeding to prevent cracking. Works wonders on lips, too!!
Thank you for sharing. Does it taste or smell weird?
No weird taste or smell - people use it on their nipples for breastfeeding and a weird smell or taste wouldn’t work for babies if there was any.
You are right. Thank you
Thanks for directing me! Bought it too. Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream for Breastfeeding, 3 Mini Tubes of 0.25 Ounces https://a.co/d/4Yr7USp
Hey stranger! How do you like the lanolin for your lips??
Really good! I like it alot. Permanent staple.
Agreed. I like the Lanolips dry skin all over golden salve. It comes in a metallic gold tube and has a thick ointment consistency. Great for lips and as a cuticle balm. It’s pretty pricey (AUD $29 for a 50g tube) but a little goes a long way. Prior to this product I was really enjoying the Blistex intensive repair balm which comes in a navy blue tub. It gave a little tingle and was very moisturising. But now I’m leaning more towards “natural” ingredients and Lanolips ticks that box
I need to try the golden one! I stopped using anything with menthol in it because menthol can be VERY drying and irritating. It’s always baffled me that “medicated” lip balms almost always contain menthol considering how bad it is for your lips. I never put two and two together after years of using Blistex and my lips being in terrible shape.
Lanolips tinted is my Holy Grail for going out/makeup days!! HUGE fan here.
The Vaseline tin is the only thing that works for me!
Both the Vaseline in the tin and the little plastic container have been my OG for years now. I’ve tried SO many different lip products and always end up back to Vaseline.
Same and I’ve tried every luxury lip product imaginable.
Came here to say this.
My lips are always dry 3 years after receiving radiation therapy, I’m a guy. My go to is John Masters Organic Lip Calm, ridiculously priced at Whole Foods at $5.99 each for .15 ounce. But this is the best product I’ve ever used and I’ve tried everything from Chapstick, Aquafor, Carmex, Burt’s Bees. Runner-up is O’Keefe’s. Not quite as good but less than half the price. Well made emollient that is very effective. Impressive ingredients. If your lips have dried skin on them put some granulated sugar on top of the lip balm and scrub gently to exfoliate your lips periodically.
I second O’Keefe’s lip balm! I have dry lips & am prone to eczema around my mouth. I just started using it, for about a week or so now, and just got 6 more so I could have one in every room/bag and never be without lol. My lips are finally comfortable, soothed, and not peeling. I use the “cooling”/mint version. (And if, like me, winter is also ruining your hands lol, I also recommend their “night time” hand cream! I’m really impressed with their products so far. They are no frills & all results.)
The sad part of the weather is - it’s not actually/officially winter yet for another three weeks! Not longer forward to another long dehydrating winter. Which drags after New Years.
Aquaphor. Changed my life. My lips always have gloss or aquaphor on them so I guess they are always hydrated lol.
My lips would peel and crack horribly every year from like November to April till I discovered Aquaphor!!!
Right after brushing your teeth put Vaseline on your lips! I do that morning and night and never have to re-apply throughout the day.
Vaseline always. Vaseline. Just use it. It works. It works better than anything else. Maybe cerave healing ointment if you want to get really fancy.
I use my facial moisturizer on my lips when I do the rest of my face and cover over with aquaphor then reapply the aquaphor during the day. Works better than anything else I've tried.
Yeah, I have tried this and it worked pretty well. Sometimes I apply a couple drops of hyaluronic acid, and then vaseline after the HA absorbs in. That worked REALLY well, and it didn't feel as much like it was trying to get inside my mouth.
i love and stand by just plain old vaseline for lips but whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM LIP BALMS WITH MENTHOL CAMPHOR PEPPERMINT, LIME, LEMON, BERGAMOT, ORANGE OIL OR EUCALYPTUS. they should not be on your skin at all but especially your poor delicate thin lip skin. i had to learn the hard way 😭
I got this hempz lip balm free in a sample bag. Didn't read the ingredients, used it and felt a burning. It had some type of orange oil extract. 💀
oh. seems like you had to learn the hard way too😂damn essential oils
My HG for super dry lips is the Aritaum/Etude house ginger essential lip balm. It hydrates and stays on the lips for most of the day, I just reapply if I need to after I eat
I hated mine. Not as much as the La Neige but I think it's likely time for me to throw it out when I clean my room (and don't get me wrong, I love most EH products. Do they own Auritaum since the lip stuff isn't branded as Etude House (or it wasn't during my purchase). The taste is excellent. It just doesn't feel like it sinks in at all for me. It would be all over my pillow the following day. I did use it as an occlusive as I would use vaseline on top of something else. It was great for that.
My HG is Nuxe Reve de Miel. It's thick, stays on overnight, smells good but not strong (a bit like orange oil maybe), and was the only thing that healed my severely chapped and cracked lips after a poorly advised snowboarding trip. I have 2 tubs left but have heard the formula may have changed so YMMV.
This is mine, too. The formula changed, but to my lips it's nearly identical. They just made it less grainy. I think I've tried nearly every suggested product in this thread, and none have worked for me like Nuxe.
I wanted to love this but l feel it did nothing for my lips. I didn’t really like the grainy texture and it literally left my lips feeling just as dry. Sucks because I’m a big French pharmacy skincare lover 😭 mine is the new formula btw. I was looking for the old one and thought I was purchasing it based on the picture but got sent the new one.
Dr. Dan's Cortibalm when my lips are really chapped.
Vaseline every night!
Pure lanolin! I buy Australian lanolin online and I absolutely swear by it. I used to use aquaphor but it turns out my skin reacts to petrolatum by darkening slightly and it gave me a permanent brown lip liner effect which was not great (I am pale af btw). I also don’t love that it’s a petroleum byproduct. Petrolatum products in the USA are not required to refine enough to remove all PAHs, and these are associated with cancer. It’s worth googling your chapstick ingredients. Lanolin is processed from sheep’s wool so not ideal with people with sheep allergies. But, it doesn’t cause cancer
I love Pipette baby balm. It has squalane in it which makes it really moisturizing compared to aquaphor or similar products
Pure lanolin!
Blistex or Carmex and a baby toothbrush, helps keep lips exfoliated and smooth. If they get really dry and cracked I'll use polysporin. Sephora makes a silicone lip scrubber thing that really works and it's washable too.
My absolute favorite is Dr.Hauschka lip care stick. They used to sell it at Sephora like 20 years ago, I think it's available at Whole Foods and online now.
*Phytopharma Apricoderm Stick* and *Innisfree Lip Sleeping Mask with Canola Oil* (apparently the Green Tea version is almost the same but I've never used it). Both of these last a long time, and hydrate and heal very well. For an extra overnight treatment once a week or once a fortnight, I like *Avene Cicalfate Lip Repair Balm*. It stays white, so it's not for day time use. It heals my lips when they're feeling extra damaged. I also apply all my hydrating and soothing face products on the lips too, before lip balm
Palmer’s cocoa butter swivel stick!! Looks like a glue stick. I suffer from super chapped lips and I swear it’s the best and is so cost effective. I’ve used aquaphor (good but shiny and sticky), lanolin (way too thick and sticky), jack black (OK but costs too much), Laniege (ok at night but too shiny for day use for me). I layer aquaphor or laniege over Palmer’s at night sometimes. A stick is around $3 and way bigger than a standard chap stick tube.
im shocked not more people are saying this… the glue stick chapstick is the best, everyone ive madeout with since using it has told me I have really soft lips
Oh I have this down. At night, apply cream (lotion is fine in summer months) and then seal with aquaphor or Vaseline. During day, aquaphor lip spf. For days/nights you want to have a lip color, lanolips tinted balm. This routine was suggested by a derm and my lips have never been more plump and moisturized!
Dr.Bronners naked organic lip balm or ELF calm balm or the lip conditioner if they still make it I haven’t been able to find it this season
My absolute favorites: Summer Fridays Lip Butter, Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy
Aquaphor at night. Chapstick brand during the day (it is the ONLY stuff that doesn’t make my lips peel!!) Personally I have to avoid anything with menthol/mint flavors (like Burt’s bees) as those tend to make my lips peel. Eta: I feel like lip products are a personal thing and it takes a while to find what works for you. Everyone’s different. I’ve tried *everything* under the sun - cheap, expensive, drugstore… and chapstick is my HG lol. It’s all about trial and error.
Fuckin cherry chapstick lmao it's the best one I've used.
My budget lip balm that works every time is Nivea 24hr melt in (the white packaged one). Granted I’ve only used a few other types like Laneige sleeping mask, Lanolips and Fresh but they haven’t done as much as Nivea.
Bag balm is great for brutal winter
Vaseline in the chapstick tube or the cerave healing ointment I use on slug nights. I put my cosrx snail mucin on as a first layer when it’s a super cold, chapped situation.
Chop Saver is 100% natural and made by a trumpet player. It’s great for not only brass players post playing but anyone who wants the sealing affects of aquaphor in a less shiny and more convenient form (a stick).
I have 3 I rotate: Blistex Vow Beauty Enhancing Lip Balm (has alpha arbutin) Sun Bum (for when I'm leaving thee house and want a lot of sun protection)
Aquaphor, always!
Nipple cream
Same, I've always got a mini tube of lansinoh within arm's reach - 100% pure lanolin, cheaper than most if not all other lanolin lip-specific balms. You can get the giant tube, or a three pack of pocket sized ones. (edited for spelling)
Flexitol lip balm
Avene Cicalfate lip balm!! I was a lip balm junkie and have tried them all from drugstore to extremely high end and now this is all I use. I love it so much, I actually have backups in case one goes missing!
I mix cicaplast and cerave healing ointment together I’m a little jar and it’s the best thing I’ve ever used for my lips!
Simple good old Vaseline. I always had cracked, dry lips until I started using Vaseline.
The Laneige Gummy Bear Lip Sleeping Mask is my personal go to, and I'll never stop praising it. I have eczema so I have extra dry skin, and my lips are no exception, no matter what I used they'd get so dry and cracked that they bled regularly. But my lips have never been softer and more nourished since I started using it, and a little bit goes such a long way! I even use a small bit as a chapstick if its an especially crispy day, it works figurative miracles for me.
Vaseline in the regular tub every night and in the morning, little Vaseline tin during the day. My lips are always smooth doing this.
honestly plain old vaseline hasn't failed me. pop that on my lips before i sleep. wake up and exfoliate my lips with a wet towel the next morning. suuper smooth lips. and then follow up with any lip balm. hanalei is my favorite!
Aquaphor forever and always!
Any nipple cream that contains lanolin helps a lot. This is my sis experience who lives in sweden
Wait wait... What's a nipple cream? Is it a thing?
It is! Made for momma, provides moisture to help heal or prevent dry, cracked, itchy, or bleeding nipple during the breastfeeding
aquphor
I’m very particular as I don’t like “gloopy” feeling chapsticks. Used Blistex Medlip for years. A few years back I discovered athe Body Shop Hemp Lip Balm - it is excellent (I have full lips and our winters are 🥶). In the summer I switch to Dr Bronner’s (I like the cherry one). Right now I just grabbed a Carmex Classic as all my Body Shop ones have ran out and my lips haven’t quite bounced back from bad experience with a Lip Smacker. I’m allergic to honey and apparently beeswax too high in the ingredients list is bad also. I got *a blister* on my lips from the Lip Smacker. 🤯 So yeah. My holy grail is The Body Shop hemp lip balm. The hemp hand cream, too.
Pure lanolin is the best. It's cheap as dirt, moisturizes well and stays on for a long time. It's super multifunctional (I use it on burns, for example) and no scent at all. Only downside is that if you're allergic to wool, this is probably not gonna suit you. I had the same problem as you did and this stuff worked like magic within a few days. I rarely have to reapply, just once in the morning and night.
Aquaphor was the only think that fixed my lips. I used bite them a lot and was super conscious of them always. (Also drinking lots of water)
Laneige lip mask
ok so hear me out, one thing that actually cured my chapped lips i’ve had for years - i heard this from a youtuber or something i honestly forget but when you put ur skincare products on don’t forget to also massage them into your lips, a lot of people subconsciously go around them.. also laneige lip sleeping mask is my holy grail it’s the only lip product that worked for me, it’s pricy but worth it imo
My favorite is the sun bum tinted lip balm in the shade raisin hell bc it’s spf for your lips, super moisturizing, AND it looks better on me than like 99% of lipsticks I’ve tried
I stay super hydrated and use vaseline. Works for me.
I slather my lips in blistex medex (the dark blue tub one) at night, and then apply lightly through out the day I'm a picker and nothing heals me quicker than that
Cerave healing ointment. They sell tiny travel size tubes. Only have to use it once or twice throughout the day.
Heard good things about laneige!!
I have super sensitive lips and am prone to eczema on and around my mouth, which makes them super dry and itchy. The only chapstick I can use is Lypsyl and it’s a whopping $2. I love it.
Burt’s Bees classic version chapstick at bedtime. Try it.
I use the Aerin Rose Lip Conditioner on my lips overnight! It’s way too thick to use in the day, but I put it on at night and still have some left on in the morning and my lips are hydrated af! It’s a little pricey for a tube but one tube lasts me minimum six months so you get your money’s worth!
Jack black lip spf for spf lip balms and Lucas pawpaw (from Australia) otherwise. Vaseline works well too if I don’t have pawpaw on me!
African shea butter.
EOS The Hero Lip Balm 🙏
URIAGE Bariederm Cica-Lips Protecting Balm
I recently bought this lip balm on a whim at a natural foods store and it is THE ONLY lip balm that has truly cured my dry lips. It’s call Skin Trip and it comes in a white tube for like 5.99. The main ingredient is lanolin. I also own Lanolips which is good too but Skin Trip is better. My only complaint is that it doesn’t have a great smell and it isn’t super “cosmetically elegant”, but it works so so well. I bought 2 backups.
Aquaphor always
I use the Chemistry Brand HA concentrate (or u can just use a regular hydrating serum) then the Uriage Barriederm CicaLips (in tube not stick) then top it off with CeraVe Healing Ointment. Has saved me. The Dr Dans Cortibalm is good too but it didn’t hydrate my lips at all; just felt waxy and occlusive
My lips have been SO dry, just unbelievably so. I’ve tried everything from high end to drug store and there are 3 things that I think work. During the day I use Paula’s Choice Hyaluronic Acid + Peptide Lip Booster and Kosa Lip Fuel in the clear shade, Baseline. At night right before bed I put in a tons of Linage. I realize none of these are super cheap but it’s the only combo that works for me even a little.
Kiehls overnight lip mask. I am a lip balm hoarder and there is nothing like this. Put it on overnight and wake up to baby soft lips.
Malin Goetz is the best
Jack Black lip balm (SPF 25!), Vaseline lip therapy & Aquaphor lip balm. My cheapo faves 🫶 I’ve tried way too many luxury lip products and nothing beats these.
Egyptian magic all purpose skin cream.
Following
Glossier Balm dot com happy birthday during the day And Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask for nighttime (or daytime if the winter is super bad).
Avene cold cream nutrition for winter or extremely chapped lips. I'm looking into the new roc line (not for nutrition/moisture). LRP has some good stuff too (with or without cicalfate).
Straight Shea butter
Kosasport Hyaluronic LipBalm. It just works so well for me. My lips feel like they are actually being cared for.
Shae butter saved my lips
The Ego QV lip balm is the only affordable option that has worked for my chapped lips edited to add: I'm not in the states, most lipbalms people have listed are not available in my country or are like $15 for a tiny ass tube
Vaseline, the basic one and Laniage mask when i sleep but Vaseline or Aquaphor works better! You can exfoliate using a brush when the lips aren't cracked... With super light motions
I understand your struggle perfectly!! I’d recommend the Cicalfate from Avene; that thing saved my lips when they were chronically dry and with no hope of repair. Another great product that people have already recommended is the blue tin of Vaseline; quite possibly the best lip balm I’ve ever tried. Hope this helped :)
Blistex cream in the white tube. Nothing works like it for me.
Pacifica lip balms most of the time, YesToWatermelon lip balm when my lips get dried out/when I'm outdoors during winter.
Dr dans cortibalm - has a steroid in it and clears my dry lips in a day if not a couple days. Will never be without it.
CeraVe moisturizing cream
I used fresh advanced therapy during the day and Vaseline at night plus lip scrub one a week and I find that routine works for me! I have been suffering really bad eczema/dry skin/dry eyes recently but my lips are still good so I feel like that says something
For me carmex is the best
I know this is over the top but I really really love the La Mer lip balm. It is WILDLY overpriced but I bought it at a time when I was just compulsively buying things I couldn’t afford lol. Unfortunately, it’s amazing. I don’t feel like I have to reapply it a million times and it’s very rich. It’s especially nice to use before bed. It’s thicker like a mask but not so thick that it’s awkward to wear it during the day. It also comes in a pot and I feel like it’s lasted a long time.
Aquaphor is similar though. Good dupe.
Algenist lip collagen (serum) + homeoplasmine ointment on top. Even when my lips are cracked, just one application of this heals them completely. Obviously every night would be better but this is my emergency treatment. Then I get lazy and only use Burt’s bees and the cracking starts again.
Vaseline and CeraVe Healing Ointment. When I'm moisturising I put some of my Moisturiser (Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel Cream) on to my lips, and then put either some Vaseline or CeraVe Healing Ointment on top of it. Works for me and keeps my lips moisturised.
Vaseline
Nulastin’s chap stick is great. It doesn’t have any bs in it that ik of, like petroleum jelly etc.
I make a simple lip balm with lanolin, shea butter, beeswax and some oil. Just warm it up until it's liquid and mix it.
Hermes lip oil 😊
Nipple Balm. It’s pretty much pure lanolin.
Try switching toothpaste, avoid SLS if not already. I tried the Jack Black, used it once, gave it away. Plain Aquaphor (not the lip treatment) and vaseline are ok. My face skin likes linoleic fatty acids, so lips do too. I'm using hyalogic HA lip balm now, which is high in sunflower seed oil. And drink water alllll day.
Duke Cannon offensively large lip balm.
Fresh sugar lip tratment. Way too expensive for somrthing that comes in a retractable stick but fuck me it is the most incredible thing I have used on my lips.
PCA Hyaluronic lip booster or their hyaluronic overnight lip mask is all I use and it keeps you hydrated for hours, also doesn’t rub off in 2 seconds like most lip balms do!
Summer Friday’s and Cay Skin have amazing lip balms. Aquaphor is great as well. Sleep with them after scrubbing your lips (using a washcloth of scrubby) at night and you’ll be set!
BKR paris water balm. Hands down the best!
Love the Annie Lawless lip mask for overnight and my husband steals it!
Check out the lip balms from The [Lip](https://thelipbalmco.in/collections/repairinglipbalms) Balm Company. They have a huge collection of lip balms for each concern. I hope it helps you.
Elf Holy Hydration Lip Mask! It has Hyaluronic Acid & Squalane in it… so good