My experiment with not wearing any lip balm is
over. It lasted a day-and-a-half.
Thursday night I stopped at CVS to check out lip
balms. I bought Burt’s Bees. I didn’t like it. CVS only had one flavor – with peppermint. Not only did I not like the peppermint, but
after I applied it, I felt like I needed to apply more.
Friday night I went to basketball game. While watching, I realized that my lips were
peeling and then I began biting some of the skin off my bottom lip. That didn’t feel good. On my way home I stopped at Walgreens and
found Lypsyl. It is a natural lip balm
made in Sweden. I got the Vanilla Plum
flavor. I LOVE it. It goes on smooth and not too sticky. It lasts a long time. The flavor is great. And it has coconut oil and shea butter. No menthol.
Monday I stopped at Walgreen’s again for other
things, and came across a clearance section.
I spotted a tub of Yes To Carrots lip balm that is certified
organic. I bought the Berry flavor. Yuck!
It tastes (and smells) like lard.
(I know lard – my grandma used to cook with it.) And I felt like I needed to re-apply it
too.
During my short experiment I realized that like
skin, my lips feel (and probably look) better when I moisturize them and take
care of them. I don’t know that I could
ever just not wear some kind of moisturizer on my lips. It’s too painful. Now that I have found a really good lip balm
with better ingredients, I feel better about my “addiction”. I could be addicted to worse things,
right?
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