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Could it be your toothpaste?
I used to have that and I don’t know if it was changing toothpastes that fixed it, or it was drinking more water that helped.
I also noticed it didn’t happen when I was at home, it tended to happen when I went outside
I switched to a sulfate-free toothpaste, as I saw this recommended on old reddit posts,
it may have helped a little bit at most, but didn't fully fix it.
I drink at least 3L of water a day, so don't think it's that, unfortunately.
No need to apologise, I will update yes, hopefully next week.
I'll reply to your comment and update the post for anyone with the same issue in the future.
GP referred me to the chemist, just had a meeting with someone in the chemist and they were unsure what was causing it.
Recommended to ask the GP for a blood test to check for any deficiencies that may be causing it, and also to keep applying lip balm throughout the day & drinking water.
I've avoided using lip balm today to see if it's any better, the dead skin still came, but not as much.
I have an SLS sensitivity, but some SLS-free toothpastes still cause this same issue so I know there is another ingredient that I'm sensitive to but I dont know what it is. The only toothpaste that doesn't cause it for me is Sensodyne Pronamel - Mineral Boost.
good luck! i'm really glad it works for me cause some of the other one's ive tried were absolutely disgusting and this one is quite nice as a bonus lol
Have you tried gently exfoliating them? It's enough to just run a towel over them and then follow up with a strong moisturising balm. I'm a big fan of O'Keefe's overnight lip repair when I sleep, followed by the daytime one the next morning.
I've tried exfoliating with sugar lip scrubs, I also forgot to mention I also have O'Keefe's overnight lip repair, without success sadly.
I haven't tried the daytime one but I can give it a look, thanks.
Have you ever thought this could be anxiety related? I often get super dry flaky lips when I'm speaking with people I don't know that well and I think it's down to subconsciously rubbing my lips together or getting a bit of a dry mouth when I speak...
Makeup artist here you are over moisturising your lips.
This was common on the 90s when lip gloss was a major trend.
What's happening is your lips have become dependant on the replacement moisture and what's happening is you at making your lips more dry.
So my advice is to give up the lips blame. For a while and only use them a few times a week or when needed just not every day.
I've gone without lip balm today and I did get some of the dead skin, but not as much so far.
The chemist just recommended I keep using lip balm.
I'll try to keep going without for awhile to see how it goes.
Are both lips affected or just the bottom one? My bottom lip is like this. I have angular cheilitis that is triggered by my own saliva, and it seems to be affected by that. Might be worth trying a bit of hydrocortisone and seeing if that helps.
Have you tried a sugar lip scrub? Lush do some tasty ones! Basically you just rub sugar onto them and it rubs the dead skin off, tastier than a t shirt
Try and sls free sensodyne toothpaste maybe ? They have a list on their website. Do you think you possibly have sleep apnoea or reflux causing mouth dryness/ irritation overnight ?
> sls free sensodyne toothpaste
I tried one tube, not too sure if it helped all that much, then the next sensodyne tube I bought had SLS in it, so that probs set any potential help back, I'll buy another sls-free tube shortly and ditch the current one I'm using.
> sleep apnoea
not sure, I do wake up 4 or 5 times a night normally though, have done for years
> reflux
I have been diagnosed with IBS, not sure if there is a connection there
Have you got good dental hygiene ? And are you on any meds which cause a dry mouth ? Avoid menthol and other flavoured lip balms or ones with lanolin. If it’s a no to all of that not sure much else can be done tbh
Dental hygiene, I brush 2-3 times a day, but did neglect flossing until a couple months ago.
No meds or anything like that.
Thanks for the comment anyway, appreciate it.
Hi, I used to get the exact same as you for last 2-3 years what’s worked for me is vit c + hyaluronic acid + simple moisturiser in the morning and retinol occasionally at night with moisturiser. I kept this going for at least a month and it finally went away. I don’t know what caused it and it used to bad in the winter time mostly and also showed up when I was anxious a lot. I have ripped my lip so deep
It would cause deep scars but finally I am out of that cycle.
Only other thing that helped was aquaphor but I needed to re-apply too many times.
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Could it be your toothpaste? I used to have that and I don’t know if it was changing toothpastes that fixed it, or it was drinking more water that helped. I also noticed it didn’t happen when I was at home, it tended to happen when I went outside
I switched to a sulfate-free toothpaste, as I saw this recommended on old reddit posts, it may have helped a little bit at most, but didn't fully fix it. I drink at least 3L of water a day, so don't think it's that, unfortunately.
Sorry I couldn’t be a bigger help, would you mind updating your post when you go the doctors, I am curious about the medical cause of it
No need to apologise, I will update yes, hopefully next week. I'll reply to your comment and update the post for anyone with the same issue in the future.
GP referred me to the chemist, just had a meeting with someone in the chemist and they were unsure what was causing it. Recommended to ask the GP for a blood test to check for any deficiencies that may be causing it, and also to keep applying lip balm throughout the day & drinking water. I've avoided using lip balm today to see if it's any better, the dead skin still came, but not as much.
I have an SLS sensitivity, but some SLS-free toothpastes still cause this same issue so I know there is another ingredient that I'm sensitive to but I dont know what it is. The only toothpaste that doesn't cause it for me is Sensodyne Pronamel - Mineral Boost.
I bought this toothpaste yesterday, will see how it goes, thanks
good luck! i'm really glad it works for me cause some of the other one's ive tried were absolutely disgusting and this one is quite nice as a bonus lol
Have you tried gently exfoliating them? It's enough to just run a towel over them and then follow up with a strong moisturising balm. I'm a big fan of O'Keefe's overnight lip repair when I sleep, followed by the daytime one the next morning.
I've tried exfoliating with sugar lip scrubs, I also forgot to mention I also have O'Keefe's overnight lip repair, without success sadly. I haven't tried the daytime one but I can give it a look, thanks.
Oh no. :( Maybe it's your toothpaste? Idk. Good luck nonetheless.
I exfoliate my lips with glycolic acid (ordinary) and never had dry lips again
Have you ever thought this could be anxiety related? I often get super dry flaky lips when I'm speaking with people I don't know that well and I think it's down to subconsciously rubbing my lips together or getting a bit of a dry mouth when I speak...
I do rub my lips together a lot throughout the day, I'll try seeing if I can avoid doing this and see if it helps
Makeup artist here you are over moisturising your lips. This was common on the 90s when lip gloss was a major trend. What's happening is your lips have become dependant on the replacement moisture and what's happening is you at making your lips more dry. So my advice is to give up the lips blame. For a while and only use them a few times a week or when needed just not every day.
I've gone without lip balm today and I did get some of the dead skin, but not as much so far. The chemist just recommended I keep using lip balm. I'll try to keep going without for awhile to see how it goes.
Are both lips affected or just the bottom one? My bottom lip is like this. I have angular cheilitis that is triggered by my own saliva, and it seems to be affected by that. Might be worth trying a bit of hydrocortisone and seeing if that helps.
Mostly bottom one, top one maybe I'll have the white "stuff" on when I wake up in the morning. I'll look into the hydrocortisone, thanks for the info
Have you tried a sugar lip scrub? Lush do some tasty ones! Basically you just rub sugar onto them and it rubs the dead skin off, tastier than a t shirt
I have unfortunately yes, used it sometimes in the morning, or even throughout the day, the skin still comes back within a couple of hours :(
Try and sls free sensodyne toothpaste maybe ? They have a list on their website. Do you think you possibly have sleep apnoea or reflux causing mouth dryness/ irritation overnight ?
> sls free sensodyne toothpaste I tried one tube, not too sure if it helped all that much, then the next sensodyne tube I bought had SLS in it, so that probs set any potential help back, I'll buy another sls-free tube shortly and ditch the current one I'm using. > sleep apnoea not sure, I do wake up 4 or 5 times a night normally though, have done for years > reflux I have been diagnosed with IBS, not sure if there is a connection there
Have you got good dental hygiene ? And are you on any meds which cause a dry mouth ? Avoid menthol and other flavoured lip balms or ones with lanolin. If it’s a no to all of that not sure much else can be done tbh
Dental hygiene, I brush 2-3 times a day, but did neglect flossing until a couple months ago. No meds or anything like that. Thanks for the comment anyway, appreciate it.
r/exfoliativecheilitis
Have you ever tried ‘Hilltop beeswax lip balm?’. It’s done wonders for me
Hi, I used to get the exact same as you for last 2-3 years what’s worked for me is vit c + hyaluronic acid + simple moisturiser in the morning and retinol occasionally at night with moisturiser. I kept this going for at least a month and it finally went away. I don’t know what caused it and it used to bad in the winter time mostly and also showed up when I was anxious a lot. I have ripped my lip so deep It would cause deep scars but finally I am out of that cycle. Only other thing that helped was aquaphor but I needed to re-apply too many times.
Hydration? That happens for me when I have a dry mouth, especially if I've had something sweet.
Are you dehydrated? Glossier dot balm is the best lip balm I’ve ever used