Weird problem with tiny blisters around mouth - ideas??

[StaceyinLA]

I have been having the strangest problem lately.

 

I have always gotten fever blisters. I've had them ever since I was a small child. I don't usually have more than a couple a year, but when I get them they are usually really big, make my lip swell in the area of the blister, and throb badly.

 

Lately though, I have been getting tiny, and I mean tiny (like they don't show) blisters all around the edges of my lips where the lip meets the skin. They are itchy and almost feel like a fever blister, but they go away in a day or two and it almost seems like they respond to my using lots of lip balm.

 

I was thinking they could be a reaction to my lipstick, toothpaste, or even my anti-depressants since they cause dry mouth.

 

Any ideas? This is getting very annoying!

[Crafty Mathy Mom]

It might be an allergy. My oldest dd is allergic to pineapple. She gets swollen,red lips and tiny bumps where the lip skin meets her facial skin.

[bluemongoose]

I have a different kind of eczema on my hands that looks like tiny blisters that itch horribly. Maybe it is something like that?

[stormy weather]

Does it dry up after it blisters? Does it get better or worse after you use the lip balm? Could it be from stress?

I get something like that if I use the wrong cosmetics . It was once just Mary Kay, Covergirl and salicylic acid, but lately several other things seem to have set it off. I can't figure out what ingredient it is though. Mine always starts at the corners of my mouth and will spread over my whole face if I'm not careful. :001_huh: :glare:

[StaceyinLA]

yes, it does seem to improve with lots of lip balm.

 

I was considering that it might be something in my lipstick (though it shouldn't because it's Bare Minerals and/or Burt's Bees). I also thought maybe it was toothpaste because I read something about Sodium Lauryl Sulfate causing fever blisters. I have gone back to my natural toothpaste because I realized that I had been using my son's whitening Colgate and that it could be the cause.

 

I guess I'm just gonna have to play detective, but I was thinking maybe if someone else had dealt with something like this, they might be able to offer up some suggestions.

[Sahamamama]

Pineapple?

 

Strawberries?

 

Kiwi fruit?

 

Sometimes those things make my lips itch (but never cause little bumps). :confused:

 

Could it be a heat rash?

 

Did you drink something too hot?

 

Have you had too much vitamin C lately?

 

Drink more water, see it that helps.

 

Leave your lipstick off for a few days.

 

Could you put lip balm and/or vitamin E oil and/or aloe on your lips?

 

HTH.

[Nakia]

I don't know about the blisters, but I was wondering how your daughter is, Stacey. Still praying for you all. :grouphug:

[LauraGB]

If you have recently gone vegan (I saw your other post), it may possibly be some detoxification. The only thing I can think of at the moment is to take some L-lysine and see what happens over the next few weeks.

[4kiddies]

I have gone back to my natural toothpaste because I realized that I had been using my son's whitening Colgate and that it could be the cause.---

 

 

I get small blisters in that area, almost like pimples, when I use whitening toothpaste for an extended amount of time. I'm assuming it is somthing in the whitening ingredient. I just switch off and on every few days and I'm fine.

[Misty]

Sounds like a food allergy and could even be something like Celiac Disease.

[Misty]

I have a different kind of eczema on my hands that looks like tiny blisters that itch horribly. Maybe it is something like that?

 

I had this too (for 12 years) until I found out I had celiac disease.. When I stopped eating gluten, the rash completely disappeared and hasn't come back. I hated that rash! It was always in the same place on my right hand.. Alway so itchy!! Don't miss it at all.