Pacifiers = Chapped Lips

Hey everyone,

I notice that sometimes when I go into little mode and suck my pacifier for an extended period of time, that my lips get dry and cracked. I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem?

Follow up question, do you know what might cause this?

There are times when I use my pacis for literally hours and my lips won't chap at all, but then there are other times, like tonight for instance, where my lips get dry and my bottom one splits.

Now, I am pretty sure it is not an allergy thing, I own two different pacis, one has a latex nipple and the other has a silicon nipple and I have had this problem at times with both.

Am I maybe sucking my pacifiers too hard? or could my lips just get dry from time to time? I think the latter could be the issue at hand, but if it is I don't notice my lips chapping as much when I'm not using my paci.

Any thoughts?

It's the excess saliva. Same thing happens when you wash your hands too much.

You can prevent it by trying to make sure your lips aren't constantly wet and can fix it right up with some good lip balm like Chapstick.

Sheepies said:

It's the excess saliva. Same thing happens when you wash your hands too much.

You can prevent it by trying to make sure your lips aren't constantly wet and can fix it right up with some good lip balm like Chapstick.

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Thanks for the diagnosis Sheepies

I do notice I salivate more when my pacifier is in my mouth. I'll try to make sure my lips are moist if I'm using my paci for an extended period of time. If that doesn't work, I have some good lip balm on standby should my lips start to crack.

Thanks again.

Poofybutt said:

Thanks for the diagnosis Sheepies

I do notice I salivate more when my pacifier is in my mouth. I'll try to make sure my lips are moist if I'm using my paci for an extended period of time. If that doesn't work, I have some good lip balm on standby should my lips start to crack.

Thanks again.

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Other way around actually XD
Try to keep your lips dry not moist. As counter productive as it sounds, saliva strips your lips of moisture causing dry, chapped lips.

Sheepies said:

Other way around actually XD
Try to keep your lips dry not moist. As counter productive as it sounds, saliva strips your lips of moisture causing dry, chapped lips.

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Ok, thanks for clarifying. Dry lips it is, with the lip balm on the side.