My kindergartener has horribly chapped lips as well as the area all around his mouth. We have been putting Avon kids stuff on him, but I think he likes the flavor and licks at it, totally defeating the purpose. I was wondering what brands of lip balm or other treatment you Moms would recommend. His face looks so sore!
Try Vasoline Petrolium Jelly (especially at night).
Carol
I use Mary Kay's "extra emollient night cream"....I've had it for years...use it for everything from open sores, chapped lips, dry skin on knees and elbows, etc.
It's fairly cheap and will last forever......
I stay away from products with menthol or anything else like that in them (blistex, etc.) they dry out lips too.
If that doesn't work, take him to pediatrician who can prescribed something.
I've used Aquafore for the same issue. Worked wonderfully - I put it on at bedtime so it can stay on overnight without being licked off.
Blistex is the best. I have suffered all my life and now my kids do. I've tried everything OTC and this is the best. At night when it is bad I put a 1% cortizone cream around the mouth but not on the lips and tell him not to lick(I'm sure he accidently has). This works the best and I will add a little Benadryl when it is real bad (he has chapped around mouth and on mouth). I think some of it is caused by allergies so that is why I add that but only hwne it is real bad. I even will use a little VICKS vapor rub and put it on my own lips when they feel tender and it always soothes my lips.
I prefer Burt's Bees. It's not flavored, but it has peppermint oil on it, which is a natural antiviral. No more cold sores.
My dad used plain old chap stick in the black tube on us girls fr years, it has no taste and has great staying power.
I have always liked carmex, it's medicated so it actually heals the chapping rather than covering it up. Best of luck. Merry Christmas to you and your family!!
I use Shaklee's flavorless, natural lip treatment. It works great and I do not need to worry about any of the ingredients being harmful to my little guy. I can give you more info on how to get some if you like. I have a 21 month old son.
I use Aquaphor on both myself and my kids.
My son does the same with a big red ring around his mouth. We use the blue tub by Blistex called LIP MEDEX available at any drug store. This is the only thing that works and needs to be applied all day and night.
We use Johnson & Johnson's Soothing Naturals. Its usually in the baby products section (its in a wide tube in a pale green color) of the store and is also wonderful for chapped cheeks or other skin that is wind or sunburned. It is tasteless and is not waxy or tingling for babies and small children to be annoyed by the feel. I even put it on the tops of my own hands when they are really dry.
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Been there. Use neosporin around the outside of the lips and regular blistex on the lips. It was the only thing that worked.
Good
luck.
Recently I had a cold sore that wasn't going away quick enough even though I was using Abreva. A co-worker told me she used something called Carmex for chapped lips and it helps get rid of cold sores quickly. I bought some in a 3 pack in the Health and Beauty department at Walmart. It helped right away. I gave one of the tubes to my son and its really helped his chapped lips too.
My first grader was having the same problem...we went with Burt's Bees - the honey one. She doesn't like mint. It doesn't have a lot of flavor so it doesn't encourage licking and it stays on well. I also let her take it in her pocket so she can reapply before heading out for recess. I use carmex on my own lips when they get really bad, but she doesn't like it. Good Luck!
I recommend A&D ointment. Works Great!
Chapstick 100% Naturals.
or Avon's Care Deeply Lip Balm.
Hi! My 6 year old always is having dry chapped lips and sometimes cracks in the corners of his mouth. ouch. (i suspect eczema (sp?) could be to blame.) Anyway, his favorite (it has a very lite fragrance that he likes) and mine is the Johnson's Soothing Naturals that a previous poster mentioned in the lite green dispenser. I found it in Target in the baby section.
Second favorite is the Chap Stick that says cocoa butter in the name. Sorry our one stick has gone missing this morning so I can't tell you the actual name! It has staying power, isn't waxey, and doesn't burn his lips like some others when they are really chapped.
Hope that helps! Oh, and I ALWAYS apply one of the above right before bed so those lippys have some healing time during the nite! :)
Hi! The best one I've used for both me and my son is Burts Bees-- they have them in several different flavors and strengths...and they are all natural. You can also get them in a little tub or on a stick. Good luck, poor guy!
Bert's bees is a good one. So is blistex & carmex