Talk:Chapped lips

No longer redirecting to Angular cheilitis

The conditions are not the same, though related. I hope everyone agrees. Thus, this article now describes the simple condition of chapped lips instead of redirecting to the more severe, specific condition of Angular cheilitis which generally involves infection and is generally local to the corners of the mouth. --Ds13 05:57, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed "tips"

I've removed the following text from the article. Perhaps it can be presented in a more encyclopedic manner, but as it is, it's a list of uncited medical suggestions/advice. This is clearly something that Wikipedia is not. --Ds13 18:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tips

Apply lip balm or petroleum jelly. You can also try coating your lips with skin moisturizer, vitamin E oil or aloe vera gel. These greasy products help keep your lips properly moisturized.

Use lip balm that contains sunblock if you are going to be outside.

Avoid licking your lips, since the saliva will evaporate and leave them dry.

Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration.

Consider moistening the air in your home with a humidifier.

Keep in mind that cracks at the corners of your mouth can indicate riboflavin deficiencies; you can treat this with vitamin B-2 supplements.

Have a dentist readjust ill-fitting dentures if you believe they might be the cause of your chapped lips.

Licking lips dries them out?

Chapped lips is a medical condition whereby the lips become dry … that may be caused by … licking of the lips ….

If the problem is that the lips become dry, how can it be caused by licking your lips? — Daniel 20:49, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When you lick your lips, the saliva evaporates quickly and robs the lips of moisture. It just makes them drier than before. --ziekerz (talk) 03:36, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Parts sound a little biased (and preachy) to me.

"Lip balm can often provide temporary relief, though it should not be used extensively[citation needed]. Petroleum jelly (or Vaseline) should be avoided - it may cause temporary relief but worsens the problem in the long run[citation needed]"

I might be ordinarily o.k. with the first sentence, but together they just convey the same message that the products don't help. No citation, no scientific reasoning. It just sounds like old wives' tales to me. I think the article could do without it. I'll let it be for a week or so, to see if anyone responds, but this isn't really a heavily-trafficked page, so I might just replace those lines with something like "Commonly used remedies include Petroleum-based substances (such as Vaseline), and lip-balm, though some say this is not an effective solution.

Although I'm sure that last part will get me a [who?].

Landfritter (talk) 05:36, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or someone ( Icarus3) could do it. I don't know. Mine looked prettier, and didn't actually take away anything, so I have mixed feelings about it. Hmm. Landfritter (talk) 01:57, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I cited the shit out of that article. I am now content with this article, and I feel it contains some pretty solid substance.Landfritter (talk) 03:36, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

chap

Are you sure it's only because lips are lacking in moisture? My lips peel but they aren't lacking in moisture, which I am sure of. Maybe your lips shed. 75.164.159.157 (talk) 22:09, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lips, like any other skin on the body does indeed shed. The skin on lips is quite thin (a way of detecting if something is too hot before it enters the body), and because they're naturally a moist area they have the tendency to be more visible as they shed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.153.92.37 (talk) 10:25, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between this and exfoliative cheilitis?

Suspect this is the layterm and the latter is the medical jargon. Not 100% sure they are identical, I will study this a bit more to be sure. Lesion (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merged content to cheilitis#cheilitis simplex (chapped lips)

...but no idea what to do about the talk page comments here, sorry. Lesion (talk) 23:05, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]