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When i was about 13 i started using lip balm. a lot. like 24/7 and they were never chapped. now a few years later there always chapped. i've researched it and it seems my lips have stopped producing their own moisture, i tried stop using lip balm and so f

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

See your DR: I suspect that you are compulsively licking your lips. There are techniques and meds to help you control this. There are a few diseases which cause dry mouth. There are meds which may do it. Large doses of Vit A (pills, not food) will do it. Mouth breathing or compulsive rubbing will do this.

Answered 9/24/2014

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A member asked:

When i was about 13 i started using lip balm. a lot. like 24/7 and they were never chapped. now a few years later there always chapped. i've researched it and it seems my lips have stopped producing their own moisture, i tried stop using lip balm and so f

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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