I would get the raw skin if I used creams for almost week, keeping everything on as long as I could. Then once it would chunk off it would feel raw. It normally doesnt feel raw. My lips will usually peel every 2-4 days w/o creams, depending on my habits. I get the whiteness and everything just wants to come off, starting from the inside of my lips to the outside, it peels upwards. I have this condition from biting and ripping the skin off my lips with my teeth.