Haha, I might actually try lotion or cream, if only for the dryness, because I actually had a teeny droplet of blood form on my nipple a few days back from dry skin. Originally, I would get stingy pains once in a while, and now the pain more resembles an ache that something like ibuprofen might help with. I might try that next time I have a bout of it.
Funny how it only seems to be painful once in a while, and not chronically.