I believe this is an important distinction to make. Scabs are made of blood and platelets. If your lips aren’t bleeding, which mine never have as a result of this, how can it be a scab? This is why I don’t think it’s helpful to leave on the skin. It’s just dead skin, sitting there, possibly suffocating the skin underneath it. Thoughts on this idea are welcome.   [End]
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Pretty sure it’s not. My boyfriend didn’t catch it, and neither has anyone who’s tried a drink I’ve been drinking from. It might depend on what’s causing the EC for each person, but I’ve gotten the impression it’s caused by something our bodies are doing and not so much by an outside source acting on our lips (i.e. virus or something else that might be contagious).   [End]
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I think what you have is different from what I’m talking about. It’s not simply dryness, and in fact the lips don’t even necessarily feel dry or sensitive - they just peel, even when I keep them moist with shea butter. I’m certain my peeling lips were caused by my incessant biting of them, which is a nervous habit of mine similar to nail-biting that I have had since childhood. The only parts of my lips affected are the parts I’m able to reach with my teeth. I just caused permanent damage to them.   [End]
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I have had chronic peeling lips for about two years. I bit them for a long time, and finally when I decided to stop, they just kept peeling. For a long time I tried to find a cure, but I’ve resolved myself to simply maintaining them so they don’t interfere with my self-esteem and social life, which were suffering badly when I was really into it. I’ve tried a number of different prescription and non-prescription creams and will note the results to possibly save you the trouble: Non-prescription: Aquaphor - Keeps lips moist and elastic and promotes peeling, but feels very greasy an ...
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I have chronic peeling lips (used to be a biter), and I gave Protopic a brief try last year with very unpleasant results. It actually made my lips peel more during the two weeks I used it, and it made me break out around my mouth. I have had better luck with Elidel as far as prescription creams go. It doesn’t make the peeling stop, but it definitely slows it down.   [End]
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