What is it that you are possibly deficient in if you have dry cracked skin at the sides of your mouth ??

[CrackerNut]

I am sure I heard somehwre that it means you are lacking in something but can't remember what.

Lacking in vaseline.

sounds like thrush - is it red and cracked in the corners? If so, try Daktarin.

I have this.
Thought the same.
Went to the Dr with it, apparently is fungal infection and have Caneston Hydrocortisone cream for it.
After 2 days it cleared up.

wine?

LOL @ Vasaline, although vasaline is one of the worst things you can out on your lips/skin anyway.

It's not red no, just flakey. I have had it for years now although only in the winter so it may not be a deficiany, and just the crap weather.

I have tried several different creams and them seem to help for a bit and then start to sting and stop working.

Or go to health food shop and buy L-Lysine tablets. Cleared up again within a couple of days.

I do have some Canestan cream somehwre sxo will try that as I just want rid of it now.

Its vitamin B2 (riboflavin). The condition is called angular stomatitis, and can be caused by a number of other things as well.

Will make a note of that Lula, thanks.

Ahh thank you, I recognise it now someone has said it.

I used to have this - most of my life come to think of it. My sis is a herbalist..she says it's a lack of zinc. I have lip balms all over the place - in every coat pocket, every room of the house. It doesn't bother me as much as it used to. Sorry, not sure why, maybe I've been eating more zinc?

Cracker - interesting you say about Vaseline being bad for skin etc, all the magazines always promote it as an economical lip balm, eyebrow smoother, cheek gloss - you name it, Vaseline can do it!

i heard that too about vaseline, not good for newborn babie's lips as it dries them. so presumabley not good for adults either.

Would lack of zinc cause chapped lips as well?

sorry to lower tone

dp calls it 'renters'

'rent boys mouth'

Vitamin BS- take Brewers Yeast tabs- they ar e full of B vits.

I think it's thrush. I get it occasionally and caneston clears it up.