Also Im sure many will say "why the hell is this dude still around, his lips look fine" lol. The reason I have been trying to completely get rid of the inflammation is more because of how they feel as opposed to how they look.
When they are not moisturized, after a few hours they start feeling dry and a bit uncomfortable. But with chapstick they feel fine. So the feeling is the main reason I have been trying to get rid of the inflammation, not how they look.
And also cuz I hated wearing Vaseline all the time, but now that I found that chapstick works just as well, thats not really a problem.