What the...? Blackheads on my lip-line??!

jenniewb

rosiemumofone wrote: »

Ouch you poor thing, I hope you got it solved x

It's much better thanks; I couldn't afford the Blistex and know better than to use Vaseline more than once or twice in a row (I knew this before my post and regularly tell others on here about the evils of Vaseline so I have no one to blame but myself!).

I don't eat honey so was wary of buying a huge pot to sit unused for years (I hope this doesn't happen again!) I had no option than to leave my lips alone- try not to pick the blackheads (it was too painful and I wasn't getting anywhere either) and my lips are a lot less cracked.

One spot has gone, another few don't feel so horrible/bumpy -it does seem easier to not pick them once I've gotten past the first few days and I think maybe they're not as noticeable if I don't pick at them!

owtfornowt_2

Sainsburys currently have blistex for £1.50. I've stocked up!

HulkRogan

Salicylic acid that somebody mentioned earlier in the thread works perfectly TS. It is very effective.

jenniewb

HulkRogan wrote: »

Salicylic acid that somebody mentioned earlier in the thread works perfectly TS. It is very effective.

(said a few times hence the wink...) It may not be suitable for cracked lips which was the initial reason for the Vaseline which caused the blackheads...

jenniewb

owtfornowt wrote: »

Sainsburys currently have blistex for £1.50. I've stocked up!

Saw it for half price in Superdrug too at the moment, think it's around £1.25 but on offer not normal price.

adouglasmhor

Witch hazel cream (not gel - no use on cracked or broken skin) may be helpful as well.

jenniewb

Well I thought I'd update in case anyone was interested, because what I had thought was a bit of chapped skin outside my lip-line I think has turned out to be something else and I will have to see a Doctor about this if I want to get it sorted.

My chapped skin issue seems to have spread...to the entire lower part of my face- it stings to apply even a basic moisturiser at the moment. My veeery pale dead-look (not by choice!) has now turned into a raw-looking skin tone with white dry flakey skin and it feels as sore as it looks

I've tried a few different creams, everything hurts to apply. I tried just sitting with the pain, thinking maybe it's a case of getting used to it but I'm done with doing this now, it only seems to get worse. I had thought I had caused the overly dry chapped skin with a mixture of pound-shop (read: harsh) tissues and suffocating Vaseline but now the rest of my face seems to have followed suite I am doubtful I've caused it with products I've used. I think I've got some sort of a reaction to something -my forehead is fine! My mother recently adopted a stray cat which turned out to have a skin condition and I'm wondering if it's anything to do with that. The last stray she adopted (she's done it before!) resulted in me getting a skin condition on my hands- turns out that cat had a skin condition according to the cat shelter it came from.

Blackheads have now all stopped forming, I managed to not pick but they still look like blobs on my lip-line, all-be-it non bumpy blobs.

Thanks for your help everyone. I hope I can get some sort of medication to help at least with the stinging because I have very dry skin and avoiding all products really isn't much more comfortable!