Who's a Lip Balm Junkie!

[Buff Hooligans]

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I HATE that. When I'm outside in the wind, I'm constantly trying to blow away the hair stuck to my gloss. Ahhh, what we do to be fetching!

 

[AllChookUp]

OK, I've found help for us all:

http://www.kevdo.com/lipbalm/

Yes, there is such a thing as "Lip Balm Anonymous". Perhaps we could start a BYC Support Group....

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[Buff Hooligans]

On the radio on the way to work this morning, I heard that dumb song "I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It" in its entirety for the first time. And guess what, the "kisser" LIKED the cherry Chapstick of the "kissee". Take that all you anti-Chapstick snobs!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Oh no, we really ARE junkies, both "real or imagined"! All my fellow-balmers, read this:

Lip Balm Addiction: Real or Imagined?Tuesday, November 04, 2008

It may not be as detrimental to your health as smoking a cigarette or taking drugs, but the cost of lip balm addiction is real, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Lip balm addicts spent more than $378 million last year, according to ACNielson Co.

“It’s been about 13 years, six months and two days,” said Kevin Crossman, of how long it has been since he last used lip balm. “I went cold turkey.”

Crossman is founder of Lip Balm Anonymous. There are other groups dedicated to the ‘illness,’ such as Facebook’s “I Think I’m Addicted to Lip Balm.”

In fact, Dr. Marcia Driscoll, a clinical associate professor of dermatology at the University of Maryland, told the newspaper when she polled three colleagues about the addiction, all three of them pulled lip products from their pockets.

“This might be more common than I believe,” she said to herself.

Nature can take a toll on delicate lips—the wind, sun, cold air, dry air and cold air can cause chapped lips, she said. And, if you are a female who wears lipstick, glosses and moisturizers to begin with, Driscoll said you are a prime candidate for lip irritation.

Driscoll said people with irritated lips should avoid lip balms with phenol, lanolin, parabin or anything that has a fragrance, as they may seem soothing at first but will be irritating in the long run. It’s the irritation that may cause users to become dependent on lip balm.

She added that old-fashioned petroleum jelly is as good as anything to prevent and sooth chapped lips and will not lead to dependence.

 

[debilorrah]

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OMG That is too funny!!!

 

[AllChookUp]

I heard the interview with Kevin Crossman on the radio this morning and thought of y'all.

Or "us all"?


I'm down to the last part of one small tube right now, and need to replenish my chap-stock.

 

[Bebop]

I'm making my own lip balm in the next couple weeks, just looking for a local beeswax supplier! Going to have watermelon, bubblegum, and chocolate mint flavors!
>^.^<

 

[debilorrah]

I had a chocolate mint one once - ONCE. I went through in about 3 weeks and could never find it again.

I am emotional tonight.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

I dunno about you other Lip Balm Junkies, but I don't have the heart to wear color anymore. It's clear and flavorless for me for a while until my spirits improve.

 

[amyquilt]

This WAHM makes the most AWESOME lip balm. She's currently out of stock, but that's because she sells so much of it.

http://hyenacart.com/truevineherbs/index.php?viewall=1

I LOVE the Chardonnay!