Well, I don't lick or bite my lips, and I was fairly sure it wasn't a vitamin/mineral deficiency. The Blistex alone seems to be working really well. Main problem before was that every couple of days I'd pick up my beeswax lip balm, which was by the side of my bed, and put it on again. Now I've stopped. I'm looking and feeling almost normal (I suspect it will take another day or two to be completely healed).