Skin/lips in cold weather

Clare Bear

My lips are in bits since the weather got really cold lately, slapping on the carmex every few hours. So far my skin is okay. Any of you suffering the cold weather? What do you use to protect your skin/lips?

Pigwidgeon

My lips always get really bad in cold weather. So much that my mum has been convinced several times that I'm wearing lipstick and lip liner, but it's just how bad my lips go.
They always end up totally cracked and dry.
I generally use vaseline, but find that can make it worse sometimes.
Might give carmex a try.

Clare Bear

kateos2 wrote: »

My lips always get really bad in cold weather. So much that my mum has been convinced several times that I'm wearing lipstick and lip liner, but it's just how bad my lips go.
They always end up totally cracked and dry.
I generally use vaseline, but find that can make it worse sometimes.
Might give carmex a try.

Definitely do give Carmex a go, Vaseline wrecked my lips, Carmex is the only thing that really works for me. Blistex is good enough too but keep away from Vaseline.

John Mason

burts bees lip balm

miss no stars

elizabeth arden 8 hour cream
also use a sally hansen thing for chapped lips that comes in a gold stick type thing

Styleiser

Stay clear of vaseline, it does more damage than good...I use Carmex too, love the flavour. Recently tried the new cherry flavour but prefer the original

cee_jay

I swear by Carmex as well - I have original, strawberry and cherry flavour
My hands and skin get very dry - so use E45 hand cream and body lotion.

*eadaoin

i know exactly what you mean, my lips get torn to shreds as soon as there's the slightest hint of cold weather i go to singing lessons every week & work in a job where i deal with the public so it's kind of embarassing to have cracked, peeling & bleeding lips.

i try my best not to lick them and drink lots of water in the winter time. i also try to make sure my lips are covered by a scarf if there's a cold wind blowing.

i've tried a ton of different lip balms, labello, vaseline, carmex, burts bees etc! the one that works best for me is the palmer's coco butter one or just the palmers coco butter cream directly, it really moisturises instead of sliding all over my lips (works great on dry skin too if your knuckles are prone to cracking in cold weather like mine!). i apply it constantly during the day when winter arrives and it really helps you can buy it in boots.

Styleiser

Silcocks Base is also very good. Only about €5 for a big tub that will last a month or two

Namlub

Elizabeth Arden at night on my lips, and the skin on my browbones which gets really dry for some reason, then during the day I use La Roche Posay Ceralip. It's awesome.

susanroth

i think the blistex that you get in the tube is the best, its like a lotion. My doctor reccommended la roche posey products for my skin, but haven't tried them.
I like the aveeno moisturiser a lot.

Styleiser

The latest from Maybelline contain honey nectar is apparently very good at protecting lips and very reasonably priced

sam34

vaseline is a disaster all right

8hr cream is great but doesnt look or taste nice

Quality

For once in my life I have to agree with irish bird... Miracles happen at xmas..

Burts bees. is t the best for the lips...

Pythia

Have been using Labello but found a pack of Carmex so have moved to that. My lips are really cracked on both sides of my mouth. It looks awful!

Quality

well i was hit with the biggest coldsore known to man!! It was a result of a weekend in boston and then 3 nights in hospital with a sick baby!!! the burts bees really sorted out the lips, vaseline does feck all. except remove eye make up, carmex isnt bad.

But burts bees is definetly worth its wait in gold..