i give up

today is the SIXTH! day that i want to rip my lips off my face. my lips are chapped beyond belief.

day one: slight crack on the side of my mouth

day two: slight crack worses, religiously applying chapstick etc

day three: the peeling begins. hate hate hate this part. carmex is institued

day four: peeling stops mid day. continued carmex usage.

day five: my esthetician friend, and she told me "chapped skin is just dead skin that needs to be exfoliated." that made sense, so i exfoliated my lips. now they are really red, and seriously hurt. neosporin has since been the only thing applied. maybe this isn't the best idea, but i am at a loss.

day six: co-worker told me about Aquaphor. apparently if you read the top 25 uses, it will cure everything. i am getting some at lunch.

i have tried the following:
-chapstick (the real brand kind)
-vasoline
-carmex
-neosporin
-exfoliation
-aquaphor (i will let you know how it goes)

if anyone has any good remedies for this, PLEASE let me know. i am worried it is just going to keep getting worse, and i don't know how much longer i can handle this.