u/rex_solve

This was the post that i read https://www.reddit.com/r/exfoliativecheilitis/comments/1u5fl8t/cured_after_10_years_with_ec/ . I haven't attempted to cure EC in around 20 years but reading this post i thought i'd give it a go. I've been using it so far (around 1-2 weeks) it has been amazing. I've had Exfoliative Cheilitis for 30 years, grew up with this condition and i've tried dozens of products.

What i've been using for the last 10 years is Burt's beeswax lip balm vitamin e & peppermint, which i think was the best product. Burt's beeswax peppermint(this specifically) allowed me to peel off the skin very easily and the skin underneath wasn't raw/red/bleeding.

So i've had a 2 day peeling cycle for around the last 10 years, which was very manageable compared to my childhood and teen years, which was a bloody, painful and soul crushing. Before Burt's beeswax i used Carmex, which also was good but 2nd place for me when managing EC.

Now i've been trying Aveeno Dermexa Daily Emollient Cream and followed the steps in the post that was referenced, it is amazing. I use it twice a day, morning i wet my lips and gently rub away any dead skin(minimal skin) and then rub on the product and do the same at night. I can now go all day outside without even using lip balm. For me, this is a new sensation. The natural color of my lips are returning and there hasn't been any real shedding of skin in around 2 weeks. I normally peel off "sheets" of skin every 2 days, the whole lips, top and bottom. Ever since using this product, haven't had to peel. The ridges of my lips are returning, and they feel more full, the skin feels connected rather than just "attached".

Something specific in this product is healing the lips or the combination of the ingredients. Either way i'll be using from now on. If you have time to try, please do. After dealing with something so long(30 Years), this product in 2 weeks has been a gamechanger. Thanks to u/Vegetable-Market-389 their post was basically a birthday present for me