How do you cure chap lips?

hmmm... i get chapped lips too.. so wat i do.. is at nite before sleeping i put vaseline on my lips and sleep.... yea.. sometimes the skin peels off and it starts bleeding... when the thin layer of my skin starts peeling... i get the urge to pull it off.. but then later i suffer for it.. because having any thing sour or spicy makes it burn like hell... and sometimes the skin irritates me so much i ask my husband to use a nail clipper and cut it off..

Chapped lips are also my problem especially during wintertime... i have tried almost every lip balm in the store but there is nothing really cured my chapped lips PETROLEUM JELLY... Yes, that's all I used. it heals fast and effectively. I just dab a small amount on my lips like a lipstick before i go to bed and that's it. I keep a small jar on my purse that comes handy. try it.

My lips are really chapped right now, too. And, sometimes I think that using chapstick just leads to more chapstick. One thing that did help me was to exfoliate my lips with a dry toothbrush. I don't actually use a dry toothbrush because I always rinse my toothbrush before using. Anyways, before applying toothpaste just lightly scrub your lips for a little while, in circular strokes, with the toothbrush. Also, never go to bed without putting lubricant on your lips because, since you have a cold, you could be breathing through your mouth at night - which will cause your lips to be dry in the morning. You may need something a bit stronger than chapstick like blistex or carmex. Hey, the cold weather will be gone soon enough.

We're told to drink more fluids to keep your lips hydrated but when you lick your lips they dry out. Still don't get the concept of that. Anyway I have always heard that Vaseline petroleum jelly works wonders for chapped lips. Chapstick never helped my lips when they were chapped. I personally like Avon's Moisture Therapy lip balm. I have one in my purse, my nightstand and my car.

I have a Medical Doctor who is also an herbalist, he says use pure Shea butter and this works best for me. You get it at the health food store.

The two best things I have done to get my lips from hurting, one was using Burt Bee's chapstick. it's pretty expensive. But it's always been worth it. My lips use to be badly chapped, then I started using that and they aren't chapped anymore. Also drinking a lot of water. It keeps your lips and body hydrated, and prevents them from chapping. I'd say probably drinking around 6 to 8 glasses a day will help. I've also sometimes rubbed ice cubes on my lips.

What I do is put Olive oil on my lips at night before I go to bed and just periodically thru-ought the day and that seems to help. You can use your finger or a cotton swab to apply it.