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I woke up and suddenly my lips were extremely chapped and irritated. i tried to moisturizer and exfoliate to help speed up recovery but it seemed to make it worse and it seems like perhaps some sort of puss is coming out as my chapstick gets watery quick
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Take it easy!!: Exfoliation of chapped lips? Excuse me while I step outside for a moment to let out a scream. Go easy and keep lubricated. Lips will heal quickly. Vaseline or Aquaphor GENTLY applied 10x a day will help you. "Exfoliation" is seldom a useful process for any kind of skin, but is guaranteed to devastate chapped lips. If your lips are like potato chips just lubricate them.
Answered 4/9/2015
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