Lots of good suggestions being given out here . I have tried some of them and here are the results so far :
- The most common sense thing is to do is to stop playing long enough for the lips to heal. The most practical and also the hardest to do . Even the oldbandnerd needs his woodshedding time !!!
- Water .... I drink a lot anway so dehydration is not an issue. I was on the Atkins diet for 1 1/2 year and this is the only good habit that I managed to retain after going off the diet. I prefer to drink water over softdrinks or tea. If I wanted to drink anymore I would have to grow gills .
- Blistex DLT ....it worked fairly good. It helped give some relief until it dissapeared . Probably a good mantainece item but not helping me to heal up.
- Burts Beeswax ... of all the O.T.C. type solutions this has done the most . My lips felt better as soon as I put it on. It lasted a long time and did not leave mys dry when it wore off. I could do without the peppermint oil though. It stings at first. It also seem to be helping to heal.
- Vaseline and Aloe.... AAAAAHHHHHH ...Relief..... That feels good. It is really slimy having this crap (vaseline ) on my lips but it holds the moisture in and fills the cracks so they stop hurting. I have also been using the Aloe . I am not sure if it is helping any . I just started today with these two so I don't know for sure if this will do the trick but it looks good so far.
