Treating Painfully Chapped Lips

1. Exfoliate. Dry your lips. Take some granulated sugar and rub your lips with the sugar. This is a pleasant way of removing dry flaky skin.
2. When you're done, wash away the sugar with a little water and pat your lips dry with a towel.
3. Treat and protect. Apply an (extremely) small amount of coconut oil. Coconut oil is solid at room temperature; a tiny amount goes a long way.
4. For the first day, reapply as necessary. You should see a significant improvement in 24 hours.
5. Afterwards, as a general rule, reapply as infrequently as possible, waiting until you really need it. Applying too often seems to make things worse.