sirpies have you thought about adding in a a ointment like ketacomb for like a week.. its got anti-bacterial and anti-fungal and a mild steriod.. i just think its good to throw this in if your doing moist treatment just in case your lips have gotton a secondary infection... even just throw it in for 4 days or so... i find sometimes during treatments my lips get infected... as soon as i throw one of these combo creams its always clears up nicely.. and if your doing moist treatment it wont hurt becasue i believe the kick boxing guy combo with a anti biotic ointment for a period of time during his treatment! if youv got an infection it wont start healing! just a thought for you