Lip balms and masks that actually work ?

[HollyIvy89]

My lips are a mess. They are dry and flaky constantly. The skins so thin that I am in a cycle of flake heal flake.

what are your absolute lip balm or mask holy grails. I have tried laneige mask. I regularly use nivea lip balms, bliskek, Vaseline.

nothing is helping.

Is it just dryness or could it be an allergy to existing skincare or lipstick? I was allergic to lipstick for years. If I wore it, my lips would just crack and the skin peeled off. After about 8 years of this, either the allergy went away or all lipsticks suddenly stopped containing whatever the irritant was. I used to find the Nuxe lip balm the most soothing though

Having some success with an overnight lip exfoliation serum from The Ordinary with a layer of anything over the top.

I got some Hyluronic acid lip balms from Temu that are great! I also really like the o’keeffe’s overnight lip balm.

are you drinking plenty? I always get really sore lips if I’m dehydrated.

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https://amzn.eu/d/7HAO8Tq - like this one too!!

Forever Aloe lip balm. I always go back to it - latest lot from eBay.

Lanisoh nipple cream overnight. Bert's Bees during the day when out and about.

Burts Bees is my favourite

never thought of nipple cream overnight, thankyou @TheDandyLion

nivea lip balms the original one is ok, the others are drying.
Vaseline - only keeps moisture in, it doesn't moisturise.
Blistex is good.Blistex Relief Cream - 5g - Boots

Lanolips. Any lanolin based lip balm will do the job.

Lanolips!

lanolips for during the day, laneige sleep mask for overnight 🙌

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream. Bit ££ but lasts for ages

Lanolips is great but my favourite is Byoma lip mask. I put it on my lips at night before bed and when I wake up my lips are really plump and smooth. And it doesn’t sting like Too Faced lip injection. 🙂

Charlotte Tilbury Life Changing Lip Mask is really good. I mean, it hasn’t changed my life in any significant ways as promised but I’m running out and would definitely buy it again.

well when my lips cracked badly one winter I happened to have By Terry rose lip balm from an advent calendar handy which worked miracles and sorted them out by the morning. It’s bloody expensive though

Neutrogena.

Are you dehydrated? As long as I drink plenty of water my lips are fine. It's not all external factors.

You want the Nuxe Reve de miel lip balm in a pot. I have tried everything recommended and this is the best.

My lips were cracked and bleeding one winter and I was in so much pain, posted on Mumsnet and bought pretty much everything that was recommended. This was the winner and I am never without it now.

Nuxe Reve is the absolute best but only the pot, not the stick.

99% of lipbalms are crap because they have irritants in them so make your lips sore and trap you in a cycle. You could be allergic to the lipbalm ingredients which is why this happens.

Bepanthen is cheap and lanolin based, Cerave healing ointment is also good.

O’Keeffe’s Lip Repair is the only lip balm that works for me.

99% of lipbalms are crap because they have irritants in them so make your lips sore and trap you in a cycle. I agree. The irritant soothes the lips so you keep applying it.

Palmers cocoa butter lip balm, best I've found without spending too much.

I have terrible problems with my lips. I get cheilitis along the bottom, and they swell up making me look like I've had fillers. The best balms I've found are Akamuti Honey & Chamomile Lip Balm and Burts Bees Lavender and Honey.

I got my daughter Honey Balm at Christmas. It looks very nourishing.

Carmex every time - the trad one in the yellow metal tin.. Burts bees is also nice.

I like the Carmex in the round pot (but it does contain irritants) but prefer a Blistex one. I also like ChapStick.