Lips tingly, burning and dry. PLEASE HELP!!!

A couple of weeks ago I started noticing my lips where feeling really dry which is very unusual since I use chapstick everyday. I rarely where lipstick on, I have naturally pink lips and I just like leaving them bare but never without chapstick on.

Since the problems on my lips started, I begun applying chapstick and vaseline more often than usual, however they were not getting any better, as a matter of fact they started getting worst. Now they feel tingly all over, they are very red, a little swollen and they feel hot. They are very sensitive to the touch and they feel very dry even though they do not look dry or chapped, just a little scaly.

I am 35 years old, I do not smoke, do not drink alcohol and I always keep myself very hydrated by drinking plenty of water every day.

Please help me, I hate this awful burning, tingly feeling :( I want my lips back so I can kiss my 3 year old daughter again :(

Thanks

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It can be due to cheilitis skin. Avoid licking the lips as saliva evaporates quickly resulting in them being drier than before. Drink plenty of water and take multivitamin supplements and do not apply lipstick or other cosmetic products for some days. Use a humidifier to moisturize the air in your home and apply shea butter or Vaseline on your lips.You can also use a homemade ointment mixed from 1 tsp glycerine, 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp castor oil. Spread on lips overnight, refrigerating the leftovers for future use. Eat foods high in calcium, magnesium and flaxseed oil. If a week of compresses and emollients don't do the trick, you can add over-the-counter 1 percent hydrocortisone ointment to your regimen.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[Sophiasmommy07]

Thanks so much, I will try that.
I have made an appointment with a Dermatologist however he cannot see me for another week.

Thanks again :)

[free3667]

It can be you are about to break out in "fever blisters" or cold sores.  Right before you actually see them your lips will tingle, you may feel ill, maybe even flu like symptoms. I know this first hand because that is exactly what happened to me. My lips felt hot too because its the herpes virus.  A prescription of Zovirax single dose usually helps the duration lessen.  You will always have the virus but it will lay dormant until something triggers it.  Many say stress cause it.  I hope this helps.  I would not kiss anybody because it is contagious, especially in the early stages