# Cracked lips from wine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 26, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lips-from-wine/741384 "2015-12-26T11:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lips-from-wine/741384/1 "2015-12-26T11:55:51Z")
ever got your lips cracked and peeling off in large pieces? after wine painted lips purple ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lips-from-wine/741384/2 "2015-12-26T12:01:38Z")
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lips-from-wine/741384/3 "2015-12-26T13:56:17Z")
If you have lip cracking problems the usual cure is to stop putting any sort of stuff on your lips. Especially chap-stick. That stuff causes chapped lips. Leave them alone for a week and they’ll be miraculously healthy again. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lips-from-wine/741384/4 "2015-12-26T14:16:39Z")
I don’t know that it can _cause_ cracking, but wine (and berries) can certainly _stain_ your lips, making already existing cracks more visible.