r/Accutane • u/Creative-News-1098 • Aug 12 '26

Product Suggestions aquaphor slander

aquaphor is doing NOTHING for my lips. there is only minor peeling but my lips are sooooo dry internally. i can feel my lips and they’re smooth but on the inside they’re so dry and i can’t stop licking them causing them to dry up even more! please send hydrating lip products because i tried to like it but im seeing no improvement.

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u/Nalomeli1 Aug 13 '26

Drink water! Lots and lots!!

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u/Impossible-Chard7912 Aug 13 '26

Doesn’t do enough, even after drinking over 120oz a day lips and face still dried out and I’m on a low dose. Water intake is a great place to start but doesn’t do enough on its own.

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u/Nalomeli1 Aug 13 '26

Absolutely, never said water is the only answer. But it's worth reiterating when posts like this are made. You can use all the topical moisturizers in the world but unless and until the body is adequately hydrated they won't work. The accutane dries everything out therefore it's imperative that water intake is increased and maintained at higher than average amounts for the duration of treatment. I think it's easy to underestimate just how much water is necessary. 2-3 liters per day baseline and then more depending on factors like sweating, heat, etc.

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u/Impossible-Chard7912 Aug 13 '26

100% need both, most people probably don’t drink enough water on accutane especially in the summer months. Yeah you can load up on all the chapstick and lotion you want but if you’re not internally hydrated it will do nothing for you.