 Poster: A snowHead
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Snowheads ..
Suggestions please - I keep suffering dry & blistered lips in spite of applying / trying various creams / balms etc ..
Anyone found a best cure for this ???
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Make sure it's got good sun protection?
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Personally, think the worst thing you can put on your lips is lipsalve.
But once you start, I don't think you are able to stop.
Just leave my lips au nature and they are still ok by the end of the week.
However, if I was out there for a season the story might be different.
Do you use lip salve in the UK?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I find Blistex the best but this season I've used nothing and my lips are Ok. But I'm not out all day every day by a long way. Important not to lick them.
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@kiteman69, a few sunny days and mine are a mess without protection.
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Thanks all
Dont use lip salve in UK
Just returned from a week in Les Arcs & lips have take a trashing from sun / wind / weather ... looking to solve the recurring problem
Tried Blistex but not resolved .... maybe I am just too soft & should follow the rules
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@Phyllis Stein, Factor 50 suncream every morning, and again whenever stop for coffee/hot chocky.
I put standard factor 50 cream on face and lips in the morning, then carry something like this:
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Do you have a habit of licking your lips, @Phyllis Stein? My little grand-daughter suffers from sore lips and skin around the lips (in the UK) and we struggle to try to dissuade her from licking.
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I must admit. I do use a high SPF on all my face (applied once when I'm getting ready in the morning)
" ambre solaire clear protect spray spf 30 "
Perhaps that is what is protecting my lips.
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I have to use a high factor sunscreen on my lips whilst skiing (or any other activity that includes exposure to sun and wind) and I always pack a cream such as Zovirax, containing acyclovir. If I get even the tiniest tingle anywhere on my lips I use the Zovirax cream immediately and it nips potential blisters in the bud. Before I introduced this regime, and before high factor sunscreen and acyclovir was available I had lots of problems with blistered lips! I sympathise @Phyllis Stein,
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@CaravanSkier, That makes two of us !! -- took me years to realise that my 'Cold' sores were caused by too much sun!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Please excuse me for butting in - I'm a newbie! I figured it was about time I signed up - at least I can talk about skiing on here without people completely switching off! Plus added to that, I am just back from Austria and in the early stages of "snopression"!!
As for dry lips, I personally use Vaseline in those little pots, the blue one - not the Aloe Vera. It's the only thing that has ever worked for me! I feel that I may be alone on this!
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Poster: A snowHead
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I use this stuff. Apply through the day and it's brilliant. I used to get very dry lips, but no more!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've been using Carmex and steriopane (Carrefour) and they have saved me.
Chapped lips are agony and they make my lipstick look terrible!
My friend uses a baby's toothbrush and Vaseline to gently exfoliate them- it does help but not when they're already sore!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Vaseline is white soft paraffin, which is the base ingredient for most of the lip balms mentioned above. It's a good place to start as it's non allergenic so is often used in wound dressings etc. However it won't protect you from UV rays so if you're skiing in sunshine you need to have a high factor sun screen ingredient in there too. UV exposure is a potent trigger for herpes simplex 1 virus reactivation so if you are prone to these then Caravanskier's advice about acyclovir is "spot on", if you'll pardon the pun.
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I use an spf stick or balm and put it round and up my nose a bit., also spf50 sun cream
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I recommend uvistat factor 50 lip screen
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I use factor 50 lip salve on the slopes, and Vaseline the rest of the time, but wearing a snood/neck tube, and keeping my mouth covered is the only thing that stops me getting blisters. Sometimes can be a bit warm, but I have had quite painful blisters in the past whilst skiing, so it's worth it.
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| Conor93 wrote: |
| It's really down to what works for you I think. |
Me too - Vaseline and Carmex, for example, do nothing for me, nor does Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream (which I use for lots of other things) - though I lent my friends some EA 8h and it did wonders for them for this purpose. I have finally found something that works for me (though to be fair I've never been at the point of blisters) - Caudalie 'lip conditioner' (cheap here, not sure about the UK) whilst not on the pistes and La Roche Posay factor 50 lip balm whilst skiing/hiking etc (again, no doubt cheaper in France than the UK).
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Rub in lots of moisturiser, then vas aline/lip balm over the top.
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As has been mentioned, vaseline/lip salve etc. is not enough. You need to make sure that your lips have sun protection as well as a moisturiser. Your lips get burnt by the sun just like any other part of your skin. If they get burnt, they will dry and peel no matter how much moisturiser/vaseline/lip salve you apply.
In conclusion, make sure your lip salve has an SPF or use the same SPF cream as for your face and avoid licking it off.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I suffer soooooo badly with dry, unbearably sore lips. The best thing for them is virgin coconut oil mixed with raw honey. Coconut oil is expensive (jar is around £15) but there are hundreds of health benefits - skin, lips, consuming it.... 
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Good news ... It worked .. Can't recommend Uvistat Factor 50 enough!
Thanks @3VSki 
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You know it makes sense.
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Prevention is better than cure
Dry lips can be the first sign of altitude sickness along with nose bleeds. Sure, sun can make it worse, but drink loads of water to combat the altitude sickness and you are half way there.
Cheers
Smag
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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This time of year, just chuck anything on your lips that you have around.
We have a selection of lip balms/creams/sticks which we've acquired over the years and there really does not seem to be much of a difference between their performance. More of a problem is their acceptability to the recipient! We've found Lush products https://www.lush.co.uk/products/lips to be acceptable to our youngsters and not too expensive.
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Poster: A snowHead
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As a "cure" MrsS uses Sudocreme on the granddaughters lips. A couple of them tend to lick lipsalve off during the day which makes them sore, and the Sudocreme does really seem to work.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| smagsmith wrote: |
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Is it?
I get them every year.
I just assumed it was due to the change in pressure.
(Sometimes I get them on VERY hot days in the uk)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Strong sun when skiing more often that not was triggering truly horrendous cold sores for me. So I invested in some high protection sunblock for lips-apply it liberally first thing and after a drink or lunch-no issues since.
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I've had terrible blisters on my lips in my early years skiing and did some research.
Vaseline is great for afterwards but has no sun screen in. Clear lip balm and vaseline can actually act like a lens if applied to thickly. It's essential to have high uv block protection. If you forget your lip protector, normal high factor sunscreen will do - it just tastes dreadful. The total block products do block all UV but also dry out. I find a High factor UV specific lip balm the best. I found the products in North America brilliant but can't remember what they're called.
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