You and I both my friend.

crustylip, take it easy, its called freedom of speech.

You post From peeling to healing, yet you still have ec.

Every now and then some one post they think they are getting healed, yet they talk so soon, after only 3 days of taking this new cream or what ever. And then they do not follow up, because they find they are still in the same ship.

Relax

I've tried, hydrocortisone cream and ointment, e45, beeswax, vaseline, cetaphil, epaderm, lemon on lips, do nothing method, exfoliation method and all possible diet changes. I know there's more, but this spans over a long time, so I can't remember all of it right now.

Right now it cycles around every 36 hours. The bottom lip was completely torn off (I'd had enough) when I took those pics, but within 2 days it'll be back looking like the top lip. The skin is usually white, which contrasts heavily against my skin tone, but hydrocortisone can in the very least, even out the colour :(

Hi there. I'm Edward. I had this same thing occur to me too. I had it only 11 months and got to a point that it made me depress, it was that bad. Here is what I did:
1. Any lip skin that gets wet, push it and massage it into place. Continue this until for a 3 or 4 days.
2. After the third/fourth day (when the lips start looking bad from it wanting to peel off) grab a toothbrush and brush the dead skin off (It'll look bright red but don't worry).
3. Grab toilet paper and pat your lips dry and add a really small amount of aquaphor by dabbing it and pressing is on to your lip (don't smear or rub it against your lips)
4. The next day you wake up, brush your teeth tilting your head upwards so very little toothpaste gets on your lip (try and avoid any food/drinks that can tint your lips or get the dirty). Dry your lips with your finger by patting down on your lips. Then add very little aquaphor, (don't add a lot through out the day, too much is bad). Repeat this whole process until you see results of your lips sticking back into place.
5. Once you see results, your lips will last longer without them getting dry or wet from drinks or showering.
6. Showering, try avoid the water hitting your lips. Shower every THIRD/FOURTH day so it can follow the time frame of this whole process. If you do shower on these days (3rd/4th), brush the dead skin off your lips in the shower.

I hope this helps. It has for me and I've been doing it for a month in a half.

have you tried a water fast? have you tried a strict diet like lees for minimum 6 months??? why dont you order the calendula ointment which people are seeing some good relief and better symptoms??? have you tried a raw foods diet or juiceing fast followed by healthy diet? i would suggest if your at the end of your game try lees diet!

Ok, you don't understand how happy I am to read this. It's like a ray of hope, as I haven't tried tackling it as an infection. Would you recommend something like savlon? or just Manuka honey?. I recently started using Listerine, but I'm not sure whether that will help.

By gunk, I assume you mean the skin on the lips?. If so, I've always had a hard time removing it all in one go. I like my lips to look even and flat without white bits hanging off it and I'll usually get very aggressive with it, resulting in very raw lips.

Hey, that must have taken a lot to take leave from your job like that man. I'm sorry it had to come to that. I really do detest this condition. I couldn't imagine having to interact with people within close proximity, with a condition like this. The sad part is, I know if I had a month where I could just recluse myself, I'd be able to see the extent of the damage and if I'd be able to "wait it out" should I want to.

Coconut oil sounds like something I can try. Anything towards finding a potential cure, or at least a maintenance routing.

I hear you. I have a date tomorrow and I've had to carefully plan for the condition of my lips, by tearing them off, so they'll be normal for tomorrow. How sad is that?. I haven't tried Psoriasis treatments yet, but I'll definitely look into it. It seems like I've got a lot of shopping to do XD