[pct-l] blistered lips

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Big sun hat.

On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> My lips bluster from the sun whenever I backpack, particularly at
> altitude and over snow.  I use an SPF lip protection but it still
> happens.  Maybe this is because I am the first member of my family to
> rise up out from my coffin during the daytime in 500 years, I don't
> know.  Anyway, I am wondering what folks use to treat this  
> condition.  I
> have tried Aloe Vera gel and triple antibiotic ointment, Campho- 
> Phenique
> and petroleum jelly, nothing seems to help.  A week- and-a-half to two
> weeks is a long time to stay out of the sun.  Any suggestions?
>
> Shepherd