Constant moisture has helped many people on this forum from mike pylon and healing, to daniel who's progress has been remarkable, to jk216, to mike355, to vunk, its unquestionable that the constant moisture method has shown the most improvement out of any treatment for us as a community. Every single derm, who is familiar with this condition, presents a constant moisture protocal. Every one. If you sterilize your lips before applying your barrier cream your lips will be much better protected from bacteria with a barrier on. Call the rest of us crazy, but we're going to focus on the treatments that are working, and also suggested by the derms who actually understand the nature of this condition. Instead of trying to discourage people from doing the one treatment that's actually shown real improvement for multiple people on here campesinos, maybe you can get longterm to pm you the next fruit or vegetables he plans on applying to his lips. Or leave your lips dry(that worked out really well for everyone). Good luck dude.