I have tried Castor Oil on my lips for about a week and a half, and I really didn't think that it helped all that much. Also, castor oil is extremely greasy and didn't seem to soak into the skin on my lips well. I used organic castor oil and it still remained shiny on my lips after about 2 hours. For the past few days, I've been using a liquid folic acid product applied topically followed by an application of Triple Antibiotic Ointment. This has really seemed to help, the peeling areas on my lower lip are much smaller. Hopefully I'll continue to see improvements, we'll see... I've actually gone out a few times in the last few days with friends (and ate and drank in front of them!). I know it's still too early to claim that this method will work, but I'm hopeful after seeing the results from the first few days.