Just FYI, when I first started using Kava (which was about a month ago) my lips got really chapped. Then, I started getting like red hives on my sides and back.
Granted, I've been switching up the kinds of Kava I'm using. But, things seem to have started clearing up. No more hives, and less issues with chapped lips. Maybe my body is adjusting? My biggest issue now is my hands have gotten really dry. I've been using latex gloves the last week during kava prep, but the dryness hasn't gone away.
I just wanted to pass that along. There's hope that things will clear up on their own!