Best lip balm for *extremely* dry lips

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I currently like Carmex, Nuxe Rêve de miel, Burt's Bees (original one in a yellow tube).

Any other suggestions?

I'm a firm believer that wearing lip balm leads to having to wear more lip balm! I went cold turkey a few years ago and now I never have dry or chapped lips, even in the winter. But I may just be lucky!

I agree that lip balm usually makes you reliant on using lip balm, and normally I avoid wearing it unless strictly necessary.

That said, I've just started taking a very intense acne medication which makes dry lips inevitable - so there's not really a question about whether to wear it or not, but more which one will do the best job while I'm on these pills!

The best thing I've found if you have really dry lips is to have a two pronged approach rather than get one cream to do everything...

Firstly you need something that will really hydrate the lips and get moisture into them. I used to use a benefit lip cream that was brilliant - you could feel your lips rehydrating as you put it on. I don't think they make it any more - but it could just be using some of your day or night cream or even something like nivea on them if it's moisturising. Only needs a little - you don't want to drench them.

Then when that's sunk in, you need something greasy on top to seal the moisture in. If it also moisturises then that's great too. Best I've found is the lansinoh pure lanolin cream that is recommended for breast feeding but also can be used elsewhere. It's about £10/tube but I reckon mine last for at least a year if not two despite using every day.

Before I started using two different types of cream I had lips that were cracked and horrible and a real mess. Doing this really worked quickly - and these days I rarely need to use two types of cream - only if I forget for several days to put anything on them or get very dehydrated. Most of the time a tiny dot of the lansinoh cream on them before bed is enough to keep them really soft. Sometimes use it in the day too if I feel I need it, but it's not that often.

But even if you just try with your own moisturiser and your favourite 'greasy' cream, it's worth trying this approach.

I've tried so many different creams in the past - Carmex, Blistex, Body shop, burts bees, Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream, and none of them are a patch on the Lansinoh cream.

Clinique moisture balm in the little green tube

I have a tube of Bepanthen in my bag for dry lip emergencies. Anything with lanolin in it works a treat for really dry, cracked, bleeding lips.

Otherwise for just general day-to-day softness I really like balms with a high beeswax content - I have a few Lush ones which taste lovely, or the Body Shop lip butters. I find most of the ones in a stick just sit there and don't absorb.

I must have upwards of 20 different lip balms. I buy them as little treats for myself instead of chocolate. A yummy lip balm is nearly as good.

There is one called paw paw in a red tube that is incredible. It's for hands and lips so as you can imagine it's heavy duty.

Clinique superbalm - pricey but worth it and lasts ages

Another fan of lanolips lemonaid. Also the Nivea hydrate one is great too.

Loccitane and kiehls are my current faves. I have a bit of a lip balm addiction and am always on the hunt for the best one!

Lansinoh worked wonders for my cracked, bleeding, flaky lips. It's rather sticky though.

It is so good even DS uses it, despite looking at me like I was insane when I suggested he use nipple cream on his mouth

See I think waxy ones like Carmex are OK for stopping lips drying out in the first place but if they're already dry you need something to remoisturise.

I used to swear by Nivea SOS in the little tube but haven't been able to find one for ages 🙁

Definitely agree with the two prong approach - I go for a first layer of something that makes dry lips feel better (e.g. carmex, blistex, something which tingles and makes your lips feel instantly less horrible) and then a second layer as a kind of 'seal (e.g. a waxy lip balm like Nuxe or a vaseline-type product which prevents moisture escaping).

I have recently purchased the Lucas Pawpaw ointment (in the red tube, mentioned above) and I'm really liking it.

I was recently sent (I'm a blogger for info) a balm called Sore Fix to test out. I was really impressed with what looks like a fairly bland looking product that I wouldn't have usually given a second look.

I have a very dry lips at times but this has been a savior.

I've just bought the Flexitol one for really sore dry lips due to a cold and decongestants.Its really soothing.
I do recommend the tiny green Clinique lip balm too.

Now I've found Nuxe Rêve de Miel I'll be looking no further.

Your extremely dry lips might be made worse by particular lipsticks. Some brands make mine peel like a mo'fo.

Honestly, I swear by vaseline (in the little tin). It does the job far better than any of the expensive ones I've tried!

Buy pack of 4 Burts Bees on eBay - works out much cheaper than in the shops.

8 hour cream and by terry rose alongside reve de miel which you've already mentioned.

I've recently stumbled upon Amilabs .... One application last the day.. Really de-chaps and leaves the lips moist without looking greasy... Carmex is relegated to the bottom of my makeup pots...

I am a terrible picker so any flakes on dry lips have to be avoided! My best recipe for this is

1. Lansinoh or the reve de miel at bed time.

1. After shower in the morning, rub all dry/flakey bits off with towel.

1. During daytime - more Lansinoh (can be mixed up with old lip stick ends in empty tubs) or moxie lip gloss which is moisturising rather than drying. Keep reapplying.

I had heard that it's best to avoid stuff with mineral oil and use beeswax/lanolin instead but don't know if any evidence for this.

I keep nibbling at the flakes it makes it worse.

You can get something that they call 'lip licker's dermatitis'

Blistex is good when you need healing, and the oily beeswax for cold, dry days.

Another Lansinoh fan here! That stuff is like magic, even stops the corners of my mouth from splitting (which happens in cold, dry weather).

OP which ones did you go for? I've tried almost all listed here (including Lansinoh) due to chronically dry lips and not one is a patch on Eve Lom Kiss Mix. I've been a lip balm addict for some time

mrsvilliers I'm now using a mixture of carmex, nuxe, burts bees, and Lucas pawpaw ointment - all on rotation (hopefully atleast one of them will be working!!) I tried the Eve Lom one a few years ago - it gives immediate relief from sore dry lips and it's tingly and smells nice... That said, I found my lips became quite dependent on it. Have you found that too?