Those dry, desiccating pieces of washed up fishing net you see at the top of a beach line

[ScribblyGum]

That’s my lips that is.

I don’t need a product I need an intervention. I require a whole life strategy for dealing with these crispy fuckers on an otherwise perfectly normal everyday face.

Please, please help, but don’t just suggest some unguent to rub on them. Believe me, I own it already.

I second lanisoh (cracked nipple cream - I use boots own brand)

slather it on, it's brilliant

Lansinoh cream....(sorry to repeat but it really does work)... Then maybe lanolips when it's back under control

I had awful trouble with my lips during the summer, they were so dry and sore. I spent an absolute fortune on lip products. I went to the gp in the end who prescribed me hydrocortisone and an antibiotic cream. They were better instantly! So don’t suffer for too long you might have an underlying infection or inflammation.

To exfoliate them use some caster sugar with a tiny bit of olive oil (just enough to make it into a really really thick paste) then just gently rub it over your lips, don't scrub at them though and wash it off with lukewarm water (safe to eat but tastes yuck), works better than a toothbrush.