OMG finally that's what i was thinking too. That's why i asked in another topic if the cortisol level for our whole body is low/high or if it's just localized to just our lips.

theres two types of inflammation.


acute inflammation. You need inflammation to heal a wound. Acute inflammation heals the wound and it goes away, no more inflammation. Cortisol comes and regulates the inflammation quickly with no side effects.



chronic inflammation. When acute inflammation happens for long(chronic trauma) it becomes chronic inflammation(non healing wound) and this causes chronic cortisol. Thus the side effect.

heres an article that may help


http://www.prolonews.com/inflammation_the_key_to_healing.htm


There is nothing different about the lips. Apart from it doesn't have sweat and hair glands. So it gets dehydrated easily. If i kept picking at a scab somewhere else on my body and aggravate it constantly.. the same effect will happen. The wound won't heal.

Peace.

montrealhomegrown who says cuts heal?? have you tried picking a wound on your arm for example?? if you had a cut on your arm and picked at it constantly then applied hydrocortisone you will probably develop something simalar to EC on your arm.

Isn't it that they almost over-heal? Doesn't it seem to go too far and then become chapped, then peel and then start again?

If it is over active, I wonder if it is a type of skin cell that is affected by cortisol.

I had a serious health trauma that caused a lot of problems. One of them was my adrenals freaked out as a result of the trauma. It went on a long time. My skin went through some changes, I got new flat nevi/freckles that were pretty dark, and some of the existing nevi got bigger. It wasn't all types of skin proliferating.

Then, after three years of chronic heavy survival type stress my lips became chronically chapped. Flash forward to today where I think I have a handle on it. My set back seems to be caffeine, which adjusts cortisol. I had to do a couple of detoxification tests, which require administration of caffeine tabs, and my lips were chapped the next day. Both times.

I have found that potassium helps me, as you all know, as I have mentioned this before. Caffeine is related to potassium and calcium levels. I had blood tests showing deficiency.

Before taking the potassium, however, I worked for two years on getting my adrenals back from exhaustion or low functioning. It is a drag.

I don't know why, but caffeine and potassium affect me. People here don't really report the same. Good luck.

Lips are different because lips contain salivary glands. Salivary glands emit saliva laced with cortisol. Cortisol in saliva is mostly the "free" type, whereas cortisol in the blood or serum is mostly bound to proteins. Saliva gives the BEST measure of what cortisol is truely available for use.

Let me tell ya, my lips were badly peeling the entire surface upper and lower TWICE DAILY! I just started Hydrocortizone 10 mg for hypoadrenal function. After only 6 doses, my dark, peeling, dry, bloodied lips are almost perfect! ITS AMAZING!

There are studies linking peeling dark lips to low cortisol. Unfortunately, many doctors dont know this! They are not reading medical journals and keeping up with evidence based practice! Its a shame!

Do your own research from reputable peer reviewed scientific studies! The answer is out there! You just have to find it!

AND I FOUND MINE! EXCESSIVE PEELING LIPS CAN BE CAUSED BY LOW LEVELS OF CORTISOL AND ADRENAL FATIGUE!