On the left side of my lower lip I have a very weak area of skin. i have had recurrent cold sores right there for years, probably a kind of cause/effect result of nervous biting on that side which has left it a little scarred and very thin. You´d never notice to look at it but I am aware it is there.
Last year it just cracked at the first sign of cold, a big split that looked like I´d had a lip piercing pulled right out (nice). It took about 2 or 3 months to heal.
It´s just done it again and I really don´t want it to be there all winter. It´s not a huge blemish really in the scheme of things but it hurts and obviously when it is ´raw´ I am even more susceptible to getting a cold sore there.
Can anyone recommend something that would help it heal? And keep my lips perfectly moisturised once healed so it is less likely to happen? I cannot use anything with petroleum jelly in it as my lips immediately and dramatically flake if i do.
TIA