Grandad turned me on to Campho-Phenique when I was really little and my lips would chap up bad. It'll numb your lip quick, and it is a fairly decent antiseptic. It also works well for backing out most kinds of slivers.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)