Interesting he said to apply the ointments to wet lips. I'll have to do that from now on.
Another word of advice for you. Vaseline is pretty thick and hard to spread on your buildup without wiping them off. You will see what I mean after awhile.
So what I do is heat up the Vaseline (I use the smaller tubes not the big buckets) so that it easily spreads on. Believe me it will help to cause as little trauma as possible.