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[Mandy Ann]

Who elses lips are going through absolute hell right now? haha. I swear, I have to keep applying chapstick like every 10 minutes because my lips just suck up all the moisture.. and then they start to flake like crazy... Espessially in the corners! Tonight was pretty embarrassing... I hung out with a bunch of my guy friends for hours tonight, and when I got home, I look in the mirror and even though I had chapstick on.. I still had flakes all over my lips! I hope my friends didn't notice too much lol

[keith.]

how long have you been on accutane now

[Mandy Ann]

Coming up to the 3 month mark

[keith.]

how's everything goin 3 months into it??

[Mandy Ann]

It's going great! Except my damn lips haha

[lamarr1986]

If severe dry lips is the only problem, you are very lucky mandy!!

[Overload]

mandy! my lips have gone mental, i think their gonna fall off soon lol

theyre so red and sore everyone at work keeps asking why im wearing lip liner (when im not!)

[Azrael]

my lips are so dry and flaky too. and i've only been on isotretinoin for 19 days!!
not looking forward to the rest of my course.....i hope it will fly by.

[Majorman]

Yeah the lips are a bummer. I play the trumpet so it's been bothering me quite a bit. I use beeswax whenever I get the chance. Pretty much unless I'm playing the trumpet I'm keeping my lips like constantly moist with the beeswax.

[Mandy Ann]

mandy! my lips have gone mental, i think their gonna fall off soon lol

theyre so red and sore everyone at work keeps asking why im wearing lip liner (when im not!)

My friend kyle recently looked at me and was like "Woah! You are wearing some bright lipstick there".... i'm like "nope, just carmex " haha

[katy89]

Hooray for Carmex!

My lips are likeplug holes in a bath - they are taking all the water away. Mine sting and it feels like I have a plastic cover over them!

[dragon10]

Who elses lips are going through absolute hell right now? haha. I swear, I have to keep applying chapstick like every 10 minutes because my lips just suck up all the moisture.. and then they start to flake like crazy... Espessially in the corners! Tonight was pretty embarrassing... I hung out with a bunch of my guy friends for hours tonight, and when I got home, I look in the mirror and even though I had chapstick on.. I still had flakes all over my lips! I hope my friends didn't notice too much lol

this happened to me last week! So I went with friends to go-karting and before I went my lips were nice but as time went by my lips were peeling and flaking...

[pgb123]

I am on my second month of my second round of Accutane. When I took it in highschool, I was so dry!!! This time around, I haven't had any of the drying side effects exept a little on my lips. My derm told me from the get go to take 800 IUs of Vitamin E every day to combat against the dryness and flaking, and it has helped so much! For lips, try Aquaphor by Eucerin. Get the one in the tube. You will find it with the lotion (it's an ointment). The wax based lip balms suck the moisture out of your lips while the Aquaphor traps the moisture inside. It is scent free, so it won't irritate your lips/skin if yours is as sensitive as mine! I hope some of that helps!!

[Wynne]

I am on my second month of my second round of Accutane. When I took it in highschool, I was so dry!!! This time around, I haven't had any of the drying side effects exept a little on my lips. My derm told me from the get go to take 800 IUs of Vitamin E every day to combat against the dryness and flaking, and it has helped so much! For lips, try Aquaphor by Eucerin. Get the one in the tube. You will find it with the lotion (it's an ointment). The wax based lip balms suck the moisture out of your lips while the Aquaphor traps the moisture inside. It is scent free, so it won't irritate your lips/skin if yours is as sensitive as mine! I hope some of that helps!!

Excellent tips.

[ready already]

I feel your pain (literally). I read about people on here using Aquaphor on their lips so after everything else was failing I tried it and it's the best. I still reapply it like every half hour b/c my lips are dry like the desert, but it feels so good and lasts for quite awhile. I'd try that and also using an extra-soft baby toothbrush once a day or every other day very gently to brush off some of the dry skin. It's really helped me. Goodluck! Get some Aquaphor!

[flossy]

do you guys go for a while without anything on them?? i find i HAVE to keep them gooped up at all times.

[Overload]

Ive found my holy grail of lipcare!

emu oil. its so simple lol. i only put it on during the day if im at home because its shiny, but at night i smother my lips in it. in the morning i wake up and their fine