have you got patch/strip testing done? and prick testing? it looks like contact dermatitis

I also had angular chelitis and extremely chapped, cracked, peeling lips for many, many years. Like you, I tried just about everything, with no luck until recently.

I have switched to ALL natural skin care (no chemicals of any kind), which helped my skin in general, but the step that finally cleared up my lips was when I totally eliminated Sodium Lauryl Sulfate from my life, including switching to SLS-free toothpaste, mouthwash, and all skin care products.

It took a month or so after the change, but now my lips are totally normal and soft for the first time in years, and the angular chelitis is gone as well. And they have been clear not just for a day or two, but for more than a month. I really think this is finally the permanent cure for me.

It is cheap and easy, so very worth a try, imho.

I don't know anything about your condition but pure shea butter is a good natural alternative to commercial lip salve as it has no additives. You can buy it online.

Hi,

There are virtually no syndromes and/or diseases that are not reversible. If you are interested in taking control of your own health [and I sincerely hope you are], the following will give you all the information you need:

Any of the discourses by Luigi Cornaro (available free online);

Any of the books by Horace Fletcher (available free online);

Any of the writings of Arnold Ehret.

Just like virtually everything else in life, it is all ultimately up to YOU.

You have all my best wishes for a successful journey and resolution,

David

I realize that your post has been up for 3 months already and while I do hope you found something that worked for you, I wanted to come and make a suggestion for you. I've had eczema my whole life and my face has always been very sensitive so I always had a bit of a rash - especially around my eyes and mouth. I used to just cover it up with makeup. However, about a year ago, I had a scaly crack in the corner of my mouth along with the usual rash and it was terrible. So painful... nothing got rid of it. Not polysporin, not cortizone, steroids, nothing. I had it for about three months and was getting desperate. Then I read about using honey as a face wash and decided to give it a try. After a week of replacing my usual face wash with a teaspoon of honey on a warm face cloth, the crack disappeared along with the rash around my eyes and mouth! It never, ever came back. I still wash with honey at least twice a week and it has changed my life. It's worth a shot! Hope it helps. :)
Lily

Hi Rachel, Last year I had the same pink around my lips. It really started after I started using a lip balm stick. I told a skin doctor that my lips were dry, even though I was using the regular name brand lip balm sticks, and he suggested Burt's Beeswax. I bought that - it had peppermint in it - and started applying it around the edges of my lips. I developed the same pinkness that you have and could not get rid of it. After the winter was over, and I stopped using anything medicated on my lips (I have no problem with lipsticks), the pinkness slowly disappeared - but it took months. This year I found the Burt's Beeswax Lip Balm stick from last year with Vitamin E and Peppermint, and I stupidly applied it around my lips. Immediately, the next day, my upper lip developed the same pinkness as last year. So now I know there's something in the Burt's Beeswax formula that is causing this. It could be the peppermint, the beeswax - I don't know. But once I get this pinkness, it lasts for a long time. In the past day or so I've applied my standby moisturizers which don't harm me around my lips, hoping that would help, but it hasn't. I think the best thing is to leave the edges of my lips alone as far as moisturizers and creams are concerned, and hopefully the pinkness will go away. I will buy a colorless lipstick to keep my lips moist at night - like a lip gloss. Like you, I don't know what to do about the pinkness around the edges of my lips, now that it has developed again. Sorry that this is not more help, but I just wanted to let you know that the same exact thing happened to me with my lips. And, by the way, I do not have eczema or any other skin or health condition. I am in good health. That Burt's Beeswax did me in!

I have eczema and angular chelitis as well. Although my allergy tests came back negative for everything I know my skin problems are caused by what I eat. What I've learned is that certain foods can still have a negative effect on the body even though you may not be "allergic" to them. I've been doing food Elimination Diets for the past couple years to determine the causes and now I cut out gluten dairy milk eggs vinegar (and anything with vinegar in it like mustard) and citrus fruits (anything too acidic). It's a lot to eliminate but my skin looks amazing now... and when I have cheats here and there my problems come back. These foods are just not worth it to me. Hope this helps.

I think I had the sMe thing as you and the only thing that worked was wadhing my face with cold water after having a hot shower or washing it with hot water I just did that and I haven't really gotten it again

Hi Rachel,

I had the same lip symptom as yours and I don't know exactly what this lip disease is. It occurs occasionally and cures itself within a week or so but I found a cure for it. I don't know if this works for you but every time my lip disease occurs, I usually cure it with Petroleum Jelly every before bed time and it heals the rash 100% within 2-3 days. I'm still trying to figure out what is the cause of this lip rash of mine.