A cowboy rides in to town, ties off his horse, and leans down to dip his finger in a fresh pile of horseshit. He smears the horseshit on his lips and heads in to the saloon.

Another cowboy asks "Dry lips?'"

The first says "Yup".

The second asks "does that help?"

The first responds "nope, but it keeps me from licking them."

Seriously trying not to lick

My dentist put something on my lips that was very helpful when I was in his chair and had badly chapped lips. Like Vaseline without the smell.

I'm going to apply Vaseline now

It’s a .05% steroid ointment that worked for me when nothing else would.

Non-prescription, available on Amazon, cheap. 1% hydrocortisone, no flavors, scents or sunscreen.

I also take some meds, and maybe this is side effects. But They're new

A friend of mine, who is of Italian heritage, told me about this. During a typical day at the pediatric office, I'd probably wash my hands upwards of thirty times a day, and getting to the cracked-and-bleeding knuckles point was pretty common. I used to call myself Lady MacBeth.

I tried the olive oil suggestion, and was astonished at how effective is was. Fast, too. I put it on at bedtime, and there was huge improvement just overnight. Soaked right in, and didn't leave me feeling greasy.

Something to know about Vaseline - it's a good barrier, and helps keep moisture in, but is not a source of hydration on its own.

Also, make sure you are not using something intended to heal cold sores. Those products dry things up. Many an unknowing person has used this stuff the wrong way, and kept applying and re-applying it, thinking they weren't using enough because their lips kept getting dryer and dryer

I'll buy some tomorrow

she still uses the Lindi skin care products.

https://lindiskin.com/products/lindi-lip-balm#:~:text=Lindi%20Lip%20Balm,-66%20reviews&text=VITAMIN%20RICH%20FORMULA%3A%20Lindi%20Skin,protective%20layer%20to%20parched%20lips.

I had your problem for the longest time, so bad that my lips would crack and bleed (and I was in a very humid climate!). The VitE capsules were the only things that helped.

Sending healing vibes.