Serious Lip Peeling Issue

[KennyBee]

Ive been having this problem for a year now, my bottom lip has been peeling and it seems as if the main skin on the lip is peeling away because the skin after that is dry, scaly and white...when i try to wet it with water it seems as if nothing can make it wet....i believe that i have an allergic reaction to something but I just want to know if the skin on my lower lip will grow back or its gone?

I you've had this problem or know someone with it and can help me out, please comment and let me know what i can/should I do?

This has been going on for to long and has affected my life in a way...so please leave comments!

Thanks!

[virtualwalker]

I had peeling lips for many years. Everyone kept telling me I was dehydrated which I know I wasn't as I had been an athlete at the time and had been involved in studies for dehydration and it showed that I wasn't.

I put on PawPaw cream on my lips each night and sleep with it. I also put it on whilst I'm out exercising and both these tricks have stopped my cracked, peeling dry lips. I haven't had any problems now for over a year except when I get lazy and don't apply it.

Hope this helps.

[sport4life]

I'm so glad that there are people who understand the extent of this problem. I am 14 years old and have had dry, cracked, peeling lips that are raised in the corners and also split. I enter into a 3-4 day cycle of them being really sore and splitting and then peeling extensively and bleeding. This has been occuring for about a year now. I am sick of people offering me lip balm as I know it dosn't work. I have tried cortisone tablets, antibiotics, every lip balm and ointment, antihistamines and even an ear ointment that I put on my lips. NOTHING HAS WORKED! Reading everyone elses stories i can see a common factor. Most of us have allergies or imbalences and things to do with metals. This is me aswell. The past year for me has been hell in terms of my health. I was a national meadalist in swimming and started to overtrain. I got several infections in my mouth, throat, ears, eyes etc. and eventually got a blood test. The results showed that I have hypothyroidism and I am now on thyroxine to replace my hormone levels. Eventually all the infections went away but my lips were peeling at a rediculous rate. After a week of this process starting I developed an alergy to chlorine ironically, and after 20 mins of swim training I would break out in a rash all over my body. My lips got worse and worse.The condition also first occured when I got braces and so we think it is maybe the metal that is having a reaction with the chlorine. This is getting really out of control. Being a teenager my self esteem isn't exactly glowing and this condition is making it worse.I constantly think people are looking at them and they are the first thing I see when i look in the mirror. My lips also look identical to the photo that someone else posted. I mean IDENTICAL. WHAT DO I DO? ARE THERE ANY DOCTORS OUT THERE WITH A SOLUTION? Thanks to everyone who has made me feel better already :)

[mail2saswat]

I had same problem for past more then 10 years.

past three days I feel the I am able to save my lips from peeling.
With just small care that like thinking I am different from others and my lips want some extra care.

In Night if you put lip balm before going to bed and after waking up put lip balm before brusing and bath. after bath put lip balm. drink water normally.

While in day if you feel it is required put lip balm.
Take a thick balm which last for some time thats it.
I don't say that got fixed for ever but last three days I am in relief.

[Nandiqueen]

My bottom lip has been peeling since May.  I too have tried every lip balm to no avail.  Two weeks ago I got a scaly patch on my top lip.  Then I was determined to find some help.  For the last five days I have been using two different lip balms that have cleared my lips up 90%!!!!!  I can't believe it...now I am even starting to go hours before I feel like I need to re apply them.  My lips aren't even dry anymore.  Try either one of these and see if they help.  Fix My Skin Healing Balm. Vanillla or
Dr. Dan's CortiBalm
They both have 1% Hydrocortisone in them.  I hope that this will help you.  I ordered both online.

[donaliew]

Now I know I'm not alone with this. When people look at my chapped lips, they'll advise me: drink more water girl. Too tired with their comment I'll say, it's allergy. In fact, I don't even know what I am allergy to or what vitamin minerals I didn't get enough of them.

Like you, my lips just peeled off in huge flakes, I use scissors to cut the flakes off. (Other girls put makeup and lipstick to dinner, I was there trimming my lips with scissors) however, the lips will get smooth maybe once in a week! It's like snake changing skin constantly.

Vaseline, lip balm, organic or natural, ointment, even the cream given by doctors, only cause the situation to go worse. Whenever I apply these cream, it goes perfect for the first & second day. Smooth and kissable. On 2nd or third day, starting to feel numb or somewhat painful. Smilling is difficult since i cant stretch the upper lips. Days later, it cracks, bleed, disgustingly, it swollen and have some weird discharge from the lips. This hold on for 7 days or more until it turn back to my usual non-painful flaky lips.

Doctors said I might be allergy to beeswax, some kind of glue, deficiency of vitamin B12, but I avoid and tried things, nothing helps. I'm living in malaysia, summer all year, no winter, none of a human being I know sharing a same problem.

Honestly, I can't even kiss my boyfriend. Lips go a little numb and painful later. Then start cracking. I'm 24 now, suffering from this problem since the age of.... Not sure... Elementary school? Other than lips, (but only after my 22), my skin starting to get allergy to glue, means I can not wear plaster, my genital area Get itchy and swollen everytime I'm having period. That's the time I deadly wish I'm a boy.

However, my mum had the same problem with me, nonetheless, nothing helps, she said, until the day she gave birth to me. Maybe some kind of hormone changed it cured itself with no medication needed. But I'm not going to get pregnant until I'm near 30 right, 6 more years to go and it's not guaranteed.

I know your post had been four years from now, is your lips getting any better?

[FinallyCured]

It is an allergic reaction to the metals in the foods you are eating! Trust me. My lips looked identical to yours until the dermatoligist found out I am allergic to nickel. When I eat too many foods high in nickel, (or put stupid paper clips in my mouth while busy at work!) my lips crack instantly again but they heal when I get back in control of my diet. Best of luck!