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Title: lip remedy
Post by: Ioanna on December 16, 2009, 11:11:00 am

my lips are cracking and peeling like crazy!  i'm guessing it's the cold weather?

my hands are particularly dry too.   (I wash them a lot, and this always happens in winter months.)

any curative ideas?

Title: Re: lip remedy
Post by: RawZi on December 16, 2009, 11:20:14 am

    Use as hydrating foods as possible.  Try to wash your hands less.  Put raw fat on your lips?

Title: Re: lip remedy
Post by: TylerDurden on December 16, 2009, 05:15:29 pm

I once used raw marrow(the soft, creamy kind not the dry, sawdust-like version) on my chapped lips before going skiing. Worked OK.

Title: Re: lip remedy
Post by: carnivore on December 16, 2009, 07:27:20 pm

coconut oil is good for the cracking lips!

Title: Re: lip remedy
Post by: wodgina on December 16, 2009, 07:39:26 pm

I use suet, chewed, then cover my lips with it. Do it all the time as I my lips dry because I always work outside at heights so I'm exposed to the wind.

Title: Re: lip remedy
Post by: PaleoPhil on December 16, 2009, 08:26:51 pm

I used to get cracked, sometimes bleeding lips and very dry hands. It didn't clear up until I eliminated all plant foods and increased my fats to around 75-80% of calories. I still get a small amount of dry skin in the winter in my eyebrow/forehead area. Here I apply melted suet or coconut butter before bed (drying from heater) and before going outside (drying from wind and dry winter air). I also use melted suet on my hands before and after washing dishes or wear dishwashing gloves to avoid drying the hands.