LIP BALM ADDICTION
myth or fact.

today while I was surfing the internet, i found out something very interesting.
There's a website dedicated to this page called: LIP BALM ANONYMOUS.

it sounds weird to some of you, but the word anonymous is usually used in groups of people who seek to overcome some sort of addiction. common examples include alcoholics anonymous, weight watchers anonymous, etc. (actually i dont know anymore)

so there.

before you throw away your lip balm, i just want to let you know HOW this thing happens.

firstly, its more of a mental problem than a physical one. its like some lipbalms have an ingredient that causes MORE drying, instead of soothing. so this drives YOU to apply more, thinking it'll help. and this turns into a cycle.

so just look at your lipbalm, and see if there are any ingredients like: phenol, lanolin, parabin.

or, if upon applying your lipbalm, you feel a tinge or a menthol feeling, its safer not to use it and perhaps switch to a different brand. if you really need lipbalm because your lips are prone to drying.

I personally use an organic lip balm that mostly contains ingredients like beeswax, jojoba, shea butter, and stuff like that. so i think thats safe.. right?

yeap. so thats all. :D

p.s. did you know your face absorbs things 13 times faster than your hands?

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